Now that I had everything set up (audio, lights and camera), I was ready to start filming. In my opinion I think the filming actually went quite well. I’m particularly happy with the positioning of the subject within the frame. I tried really hard to achieve a conventional and well crafted shot, so Im happy with the outcome here. This fills me with confidence for tomorrows shoot too as I will be doing a very similar thing here too. This also includes the rotation and positioning of subjects head as eyeline is very important. To achieve the effect of the subject looking their eye-level directly off frame, I used a technique. This technique was to crouch down and sit still. Although it sounds very simple, when human’s speak with one another face to face, we always address and look towards the other person’s eyes. If I had asked the subject to look at my torso and speak instead, I would take a good guess and bet on the fact that at some point their eyes would have flicked upwards to address and look at my eyes. I know this because my interviewee here is not a professional actor so is unlikely to have the capabilities of doing something like this. To add to this, maintaining eye contact with the subject throughout the interview is also very important for ensuring their confidence. It can be quite nerve-wracking, for some, being in front of a camera and being asked questions, so understanding the position they are in and reassuring them throughout the interview is very important. They are also more likely to say something meaningful and perhaps personal if you show a sign of respect by showing that you are listening. To show this, throughout the interview I occasionally and naturally gave nods of assurance to my interviewee. 

Despite the positives, there were some negatives that I need to think about moving forward. As stated before hand, I found setting up the lighting for the interview really difficult because I did not have three lights for three point lighting like I had originally planned for. To overcome this, I used natural lighting as the key light for my scene. Despite this being a good idea in the moment, the lighting throughout the scene drastically changed due to clouds moving outside. This was not something I had noticed during the recording as it happens so subtly and often in life that you don’t actively think about it happening. When logging this footage, I will have to make the decision to see whether it has affected the filming that much, as if I were to cut between sentences, lighting may differ and make it too jarring for an audience member to go without realising. To overcome this issue, I should have perhaps used lighting sources in the house to light my interviewee. Keeping it as a controlled environment would have been the safest bet for me here, but nevertheless, I have learnt and been able to understand my mistake.

After having completed the interview with Judith, I then returned back to my production schedule to remind myself of the next task that needed to be completed. As you can see below, the next task was to get b-roll of Eddie’s plastic cutlery in the kitchen. This was fairly simple to do and I’m happy with the result overall. When looking at the scene I had to play with (and the objects that would be in the scene). I removed any excess objects such as a tub of butter that was on the counter, as I wanted the kitchen to look tidy and clean. I then gave the surface a quick clean too.