On the 29th of September 2014. Me and a group of friends where filming 10 second shots of the following subjects. Which was the "Environment". The idea was too capture the subject, but to also pan out in a very gentle and very fluent way and not make it look like a shaky £0 budget movie.
The first shot I took was by the Digbeth Custard Factory. It was the curve tunnel that a lot of individuals would go pass on a day to day basis. My idea was too start filming from there, then after 10 seconds I would pan out and I would make the shot more wider and thus showing the bridge. The whole filming process was very enjoyable however, my only gripe was that when I was filming a lot of habitants would pass by and though it wasn't there fault (being I was in there way) the shot could have finished ages ago.
The next shot I was going to take was of a weirdly designed yet a very unique, colourful graffiti piece. After those 10 seconds I would pan to show the three lads who where in my group, posing by the wall. Where next I would move the camera to the left to show the rest of the environment. Out of the filming that I did on the day. This was easily the easiest too do. It was simple, there was hardly anyone around and It was done just like that.
After doing "Environment" pieces we would then move on too show people working, in the different environments. I did mine last after everyone in the group. The idea was too show my three classmates, one of them looking at a mirror, while the other two had a piece of paper and where looking at it. Which had something to do with directions. This piece was easily my weakest because even though I had the panning right, I felt I could have done something a lot more original and a lot to do with the subject. Another gripe, was the fact that a few inhabitants got into the film which was all my fault cause I couldn't stop the video in time. But overall that day was a very educational and understandable day. On how to film and what to do and make it work and what doesn't work and what not to do when your filming. So that day in my mind was very helpful.
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