REFLECTION 6 – CAPTURING ACTUALITY

During week 6 we were shooting  small script in class. The tale of Rachel and Barney. It was a brief look at how the set of a film should probably look like, although in a very informal way. I’ve actually had the opportunity to work in many different environments and set procedures. As one of the latecomers to class I had no chance of actually getting a role. The script only required two actors, so no extras were needed, and the main production roles were already given out before I got there. I wasn’t disappointed though. I got to sit back and observe how my peers would act within a ‘professional’ capacity. They got through multiple angles of the classic shot-reverse-shot coverage, and a few mid and wide shots. In the end it was an example of how we should conduct ourselves on a set, and what roles we need to keep in mind. So having a full crew on site would be in the best interest of all the different projects we will eventually create, and in the end we will be all grateful that someone was there to record which takes were bad and which were even worth our time considering in the final piece.