Filming: Camera testing

Before  starting the filming as a team we had to see if the the camera produces the images which we wanted. by testing the camera, we where able to see its strengths and weakness, and then adapt the opening to this, which would then allow us to produce the best quality film owning possible.

In our opening we had to overcome lighting issues, as the opening was set at night, so we had to see how the camera coped in the dark and what sort of images it produced.

The first shot we had to test was the establishing shot. this shot was set outside, but at night. tho meant that we had to balance the lights from the surrounding environment, and the lack of light focusing on the house, so we could get a clear recognisable establishing shot. In the shot below we had to make sure  we could clearly identify which house the establishing shot w meant to represent, this meant we couldn't let it get to dark so we could still get the silhouette of the house as the light came from behind the house. in this shot we also had to make sure that the lamp we where filming next to wasn't to bright, and didn't disturb the lighting of the shot.



Another shot we had to test was the interior shots. in these shots we had to make sure that we could clearly see what was happening in the shot, but at the same time we still had to have the room dark, as the person in the shot was sleeping. at first the shot was to dark as we didn't have enough light, then we decided to shine a torch, on to the white ceiling so some of the light would be reflected.