Problems when filming, day 2. (1/12/14)

During this shoot, we encountered some problems which I had to work out so I could shoot my scenes successfully. These were:

• Lewis and Amber are different heights so Lewis' head was not fitting in the frame and kept being cut off so the framing didn't look that good. 
• The tripod was not level, I did not realise this until after shooting the scenes. 
• It was awkward at first because Amber was obviously not used to it so she was quite embarrassed but she composed herself and was able to perform to the standards I wanted.
• The light stopped working and we couldn't understand why.

How we overcame these problems:

• With Lewis being taller than Amber, I had to experiment with the different framing so that it fit with what I needed, this took a bit of time which we could have spent filming but it did get me the shots I needed.
• I was annoyed that I didn't realise the tripod was not straight and I thought my shots would be ruined but when I looked through them they looked ok and are usable. 
• I got my helpers in the room to turn around when Amber was on camera so she wasn't distracted by them, which would cause her to start laughing, this proved successful and I got the shots I needed. 
• When the light stopped working I thought someone may have knocked the plug but when I looked it was perfectly fine, so I switched off all the electricity so there was no risk of being electrocuted and the reason for the light going off was because something was resting on the wire, therefore cutting off the power. I moved this and then turned all the plugs back on and it was working fine. This wasted some time but I am happy I found the problem.

*Updated 4/12/14*

When I looked through all of my clips for this shoot, the quality of the shots were bad and it was all grainy. I could not understand why they were like this as they looked good on the camera and it was all focused. I was annoyed about this so I spoke to my teacher, Tim, and he said this is due to the lack of lighting. As the lighting I want is very subtle, the camera has auto focused on the lightest part of the video which is the white background, therefore making the footage grainy. Also, some of the shots I took were out of focus, which I do not understand as I focused them before filming. Due to this I have decided to see if I can adjust the problem on Premiere Pro and if not, I have decided I am going to re-shoot them completely tomorrow (5/12/14) as I have booked the green room for some other shots and depending on if I have enough time, I may be able to complete filming the shots of them together in the studio, therefore using my time wisely and getting more done than I planned. Today I am shooting the shots of Lewis in the studio on his own so hopefully I will have all the finished studio footage I need and will be able to schedule when I am filming the rest of the shots at Country Park.