Construction Post 3: Reflections on our Main Shoot Session

Everyone contributed to the main shoot (both crew and cast) with enthusiasm and eagerness, leading to a very successful collection of footage. We managed to get all the shots that we needed and more to allow us to have a large selection to choose from when it came to editing the sequence together. Our main shoot went a lot better than our test shoot as we had more people to fill up the space and so it was less scarce, making the party scenes appear more upbeat. We also had the correct lighting equipment and so this helped to make our shots less grainy, if at all. Furthermore, the cast were all wearing the correct costume outfits that we asked of them, and this helped to create the right party vibe that we were looking for. After our rough cut we asked members of our target audience what we should add or improve in our main shoot to make it better/more realistic, and the majority responded with the idea that there should be more dance shots of a crowd to build up the party atmosphere and make it seem crowded. We took this advice on board and included more shots of the crowd in order to add a sense of excitement in the party.

A collection of some of our rushes from our main shoot