Over the holidays we decided we were going to re-shoot some of our film, using a different actor and trying to show more skill using the HD camera.
We started out re-filming some of the first shots. Our first problem came when we were attempting the tracking shots outside near the garage. The dolly (a dolly is a device you can attach the tripod to that has wheels on so you have more movement in the camera) that we had borrowed from the college didn't have big enough wheels to make the shot smooth. We tried a method of putting down planks with grooves in them for the wheels to sit, but unfortunately the wheels kept sliding off. In the end we got a trailer from Rory's garage and he climbed in with the camera and tripod. We had to check it was safe first so we pulled it along with just Rory to see how stable it was. It seemed fine so we tried it with him and the camera. The shots were a lot smoother and we managed to get some smooth tracking shots that we have decided to use in our film.
The rest of the filming went a lot smoother and we managed to get all the shots we wanted, as well as some backup shots if we need them. We are now in the process of editing.
Shame you don't have photos to illustrate this.
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