TK - Day 1 (20.12.15) Shoot Reflection

During our first film shoot, Mishaal and I both had quite a relaxed attitude to the operation. We both took on the roles of director, exchanging roles frequently and communicating clearly to make sure we were both on the same page. In essence however, I focused more on directing our actors, whilst Mishaal prioritised the camera and camera work.

Working with Lara and Ollie was a very pleasant experience - from the start, the two of them were obviously excited, enthusiastic and supportive about the project, and were both keen to take up their roles in front of the camera with all of the energy they'd promised us. Both were incredible in their roles, bringing authentic performances to our piece that have greatly benefitted it. Ollie was excellent, however we're planning on contacting him again in future to work on some extra sound for the sound mix. Whilst we're at it, we may talk with Lara again about doing some sound as well.

Both actors were very open minded on location, taking my criticisms well and immediately acting on the advice.

The shooting altogether took a lot longer than we had first anticipated - mainly due to us underestimating just how long it would take to complete all the shots. What we had hoped would be around a four hour shoot ended up taking seven, and whilst this was a major mishap on our part, our actors and Tom's family were very understanding, both working together and helping us out wherever they could. Tom's family were very generous in providing us catering (in the form of McDonalds).

Overall, even with all of the setbacks and inconveniences, working together and working with such dedicated and open-minded actors made the shoot a pleasure to work on. The footage we took from it was incredible, the fight scenes in particular were amazing to film, and watch back.