Final Shoot CAR

I was most excited to shoot this scene. I’d realised exactly how i wanted to shoot it and was excited by the lighting and aesthetics of the shots. I’d test shot this scene twice and though that I had everything under control and ready to go until I looked at the shots on my laptop. Like a rookie, I realised that I set my shutter speed super low and the shots look as if they are lagging. I was so angry at myself, because the shots themselves like really nice and the lighting and everything was exactly what I wanted. I didn’t have time to reshoot as my actor was no longer available so I was left with the footage I had. I decided that I shouldn’t let it bother me, as it is part of my investigation and it is a mistake I will never make again. It’s a shame because I’m most proud of the scene but equally annoyed about it. I guess you live and learn, never doing that again!

Having said the previous, I’m really happy with the framing and aesthetics of the shots. I think visually the nicest scene I’ve shot so far. The lagging effect doesn’t even seem to bother me too much because I think the shots are really beautiful. For this scene there is a focus on the visuals more so than the sound, as some of the other scenes have more dominant sounds. The greyscale grade I’ve put on the shots really amplifies the night lighting and street lights, I think its really powerful. Sean’s acting is really simple and appropriate and I think because this was one of the last scenes I shot I was really comfortable with where I wanted the scene to go and how to direct it. I learnt the most through this scene and feel like the process of filming and editing it was a big learning curve.

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