Shot Lists

These are my shot lists for my 3 shoot days. I decided to film Scene 2 in two sections in order to avoid continuity issues and confusion.  

Shot Preparations - Scene 1

In order to ensure that my footage is at its best quality, I went to my intended locations to take images to see if the area was what I wanted it to be and that it translated well on the camera. Here are some of the shots that I took: 

These three raw images were taken from where I intended to place my camera during the picnic scene. As I intended for the shot to be relatively long and beautiful, I feel that this spot was incredibly effective as the background as it was beautiful yet not too over-powering. Importantly, I kept the camera at the same spot for a while whilst the weather changed. This meant that I saw the shot from several different lights and shades. I was happy with each shot individually which meant that, no matter the weather, I could shoot here and always have successful shots.

I also knew that, since this was the first scene of my film, that I needed to film a successful number of establishing long shots. By simply moving around my intended filming area, I was very aware that this space allowed the perfect platform for captivating establishing shots because you could not see signs of modern life (such as telephone poles and football goals) and the shots had resting movement like birds flying and water moving. This type of movement made me think that I could use such shots to show my films titles and to set the film subtly and successfully. 

These photos are just more examples of my experimentation of cinematography within my location. I was sold after spending about an hour here and looking at multiple perspectives because every image I took was interesting yet not too dominant – which means that the drama of my short film would layer beautifully with such landscapes. 

Call Sheet

This is the template I created for my call sheet to give my actors. I filled out the details and necessary information by hand. 

As well as this, I also made sure that my actors remembered by contacting them by text or, more regularly, by Facebook Messenger - to discuss things like outfits and times.

Here is an example: