We used a range of equipment to shoot our film. Firstly we used a HD digital video recorder to film all scenes and footage. This was easy to transport as it was small and easy to carry. It also connected easily to the computer which allowed us to import it easily into the editing software. We also used a tripod that this attached to, which allowed us to steady all shots so therefore the camera was not shaky. We also used a voice recorder to record all voiceovers.
Filming was a lot of fun for us all, however we found it a great challenge considering the amount of time we had to do it in. We made this easier for ourselves by creating schedules. However, it we had to constantly remind ourselves that we were filming a whole trailer and therefore needed to include the whole narrative. This meant we had to try to keep continuity throughout the filming which lasted a couple of weeks.
A way we overcame this was by checking our footage at the end of each filming session and re-watching it the next day. This allowed us time to be critical of our work and pick up on any mistakes we felt we needed to re-film.
One of the important lessons we learned during filming was that we needed to remember to charge the camera regularly, as we did not do this at first and it ended up running out of battery halfway through filming which meant we then had to leave it wait until it had charged to then film that scene again.
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