What I have learnt about making a film

I made a risk assessment prior to filming that outlined anything that could be a risk and how to prevent any harm coming to the actors, cameramen and equipment. An example of this was preventing the cameramen from standing on tables or chairs to get high-angle shots and this was avoided by getting the actors to lie on the ground with the tripod at its tallest setting.

As there was five people in our group, we had three of us be actors and the other two in charge of operating the camera. The settings used in the film were just places around the sixth form and although the settings weren’t that important as the film is a swede, we tried to find places that didn’t look as much like a school. After watching the footage, I realise that some scenes have classroom posters in the background but I think it adds to the comedy.

Our camera and tripod didn’t have a handle to allow us to shoot panning shots well but we worked around it by using many static shots that cut quickly. The tripod was used at all times to ensure that the shots were steady and professional looking and it gave us good shots that made the overall film clear to the audience.

We were given an hour to film our swede so we stayed near to the media department to save time looking for locations to film. I think that our group was very good with time management because we knew exactly what we wanted to film and how we wanted the camera shots to look.

The film had no budget and we surpassed this by providing our own costumes, make-up and props. I think that the casual clothing added a sense of realism, while the ketchup used for blood added to the parody aspect.

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