Possible Shooting Problems

In order to make sure filming goes smoothly, we have come up with a number of possible problems that could happen during shooting, and subsequently decided how we are going to combat such issues.

Weather Conditions

As some of our scenes are filmed outside, it is important that we have the correct weather conditions. We do however have a few different scenes to film, so if there is bad weather on our planned day, it is possible for us to shoot another scene so that we are not wastingvaluable time. Ultimately, if it comes to it, we will have to work with whatever weather conditions we have, whilst making sure everything is safe and equipment is protected. 

Changes Of Natural Light

Due to the use of natural light in outside scenes, it is important that we have have some control of lighting in our filming for continuity. We plan to have filming done in a chosen slot of time, when the sun is as its highest. During this time the lighting shouldn't change significantly, meaning the lighting throughout the scene should be consistent. If it comes to it, we do have artificial lighting available, although this is a last resort. We cannot completely eliminate this problem, as a slight change in lighting from hour to hour is inevitable.

Actors Not Showing Up

If the people we have acquired to act in our film are no longer able to do it, we have a number of people available willing to step in. If necessary, we would also be able to act the parts ourselves, as we know the scripts and shots.

Travelling between locations

All those involved in filming have a bus pass available for use, which will be used for travelling between locations. If this option becomes a problem, the different locations are all within a reasonable distance of each other, and it would be viable to walk between them.

Producing The Same Shots And Camera Angles

We have planned out shooting schedule so that the majority of the scenes are filmed in the order they are shown, this means that shots that are meant to be from the same angle will be, as we will not be repositioning the camera and moving mise en scene and actors between shots. This will allow for good continuity.