Filming - the problems

On Wednesday 30th November I did the filming for the opening sequence. Here are some problems me and my actors ran into:

• Space - It was tough (particularly in my room filming the second half of the sequence) to get the camera into some of the positions and angles I wanted. We ended up having to pull my desk away from the wall and I had to squeeze behind it to be able to capture the shot effectively. 

• Props - Getting the phone to ring at the right time was a bit tricky. Also we had to take a mirror off the wall of my room in order to not get mine and the cameras reflection in shot. 

Finally we got the phone to ring at the right time

• Lighting - We filmed at around 11.30am and unfortunately the sun was out with full force. I had to make sure the sun wasn't obscuring anything from view and ensuring that my shadow wasn't in shot.

• Hilarity - My actors (particularly Heidi) were prone to laughing in even the least of funny situations. We had to do about 8 takes of one shot of Heidi just walking because she found it hilarious. This wasted time but I don't particularly mind because we got it all done and had a fun time doing it.

Unfortunately we found pretty much everything extremely funny

Overall I think today's filming was successful. No one got hurt, we completed all of the shots I had storyboarded and some extra ones just for good measure.