We decided that it would be highly advantageous for us to carry out a second test shoot. Due to the level of direction that our first shoot gave us we felt it would be necessary to do this for a second time to give our shoot an even more specific outcome. The purpose of the second shoot differed significantly from that of the first. Whilst Test Shoot 1 allowed us to get a feel for the acting and performance aspect of the video, including some technical elements such as slow motion practice, we considered it necessary to carry out a shoot at our location. By doing this, not only could we practise the exact shot types that we plan to film, but also experiment with colour grading knowing that it would be transferrable into our final piece, given that the weather conditions are similar. We learnt a huge deal about camera work during this test shoot, and having the opportunity to experiment with different shot types and camera movements largely influenced our shot list and storyboard.
This test shoot was very successful, and gave us the opportunity to understand where to improve our camerawork and other technical skills. Experimentation at this shoot also gave us additional ideas that can be used on the day of our final shoot. The colour grading process that we used on the shots that we took was particularly insightful and gave us a stronger idea of the schemes we will use.
good, I tend to think you should show evidence of your colour grading by adding a screen print which you can easily do…. you should also be more specific about the learning of camera work… was it the camera angles, variation of shots?
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