Final Film

Final film

I like this shot of the abbey as it shows the audience some strong Gothic architecture which was the main aim of our film.

A problem we faced in making this shot, is that we did not get hold of the Abbey until the day, which limited us to how long we could film before the public came in. We should have contacted the Abbey before the day of filming to allow us to plan our filming around the arrangements we would have made.
The main problem with the film is that the footage we captured was shakey. therefor this was hard to edit together and may not be easy to watch. If i had to film again i would plan more still shots using a tripod to balance out the movement of the other shots. Using a tripod would also allow me to use lost of different filming techniques such as panning and zolly shots. Another problem we faced whilst filming was the fact that we were filming in public places. The best way to overcome this is to go at a quiet time. However, as we went to one of our locations later in the day when there were less pedestrians and cars about, it began to get dark. This limited us to a short time of filming as the camera wasn't picking up the footage we wanted, However, it did give our film and eerie effect. Some of our footage was ruined because one of the members of our groups legs can be seen in the shot. This was because we rushed this shot which didn't give us time to clear the area. It is important to make sure there are no distractions that can be seen on camera when filming, so we should have been more aware of obstructions before we started shooting.
An ongoing problem we had when filming, was bringing a battery with us. On multiple occasions we had to run back to college to collect the battery that we had forgotten, which limited the time we had to film. Next time our main priority before leaving will be to make sure we bring everything with us and double check before we leave to our filming destination.