Live Client: Shoot 1 - An Evaluation

Street Play Documentary: Shoot 1
Location: Playworks
Scenes 3 & 4: Rally Preparation at the Office
Time: 10:30 - 15:00

Crew:

• Director: Bindni Karia
• Camera Operator: Sherrilyn Lombardelli
• Sound Operator: Samantha Kirk
• Production Assistant: Diana Andreea-Sabau

Production for the Street Play documentary began today. I was really nervous yet very excited. We were very punctual and the whole shoot ran very smoothly accodring to the schedule. I found it extremely helpful to have time to test the equipment before we set out. Fortunately the crew arrived earlier than expected which meant that we had time to go through each piece of equipment.



I had decided to have a calm and planned approach to today's shoot and feel this worked very well. For example I spent almost an hour introducing the crew to all the characters at the Playworks office. I also allowed enough time to brief the crew on health and safety and describe exactly what I wanted to achieve from the shoot. This meant that we were all well prepared and less time was wasted in discussion as the shoot was taking place. We took our time to set up the equipment and to ensure that everything was connected correctly. It was very important to double check the format, ratio and mode on the camera.

I found that setting up the sound was the most challenging task. Samantha was very confident with the equipment. I have not been through the footage yet and am worried how the sound has been recorded. As a crew, we worked well as a team and I found that staying calm and focused was extremely beneficial when trying to capture shots on the move. As a bonus we captured everything that I had planned to in the shot list. However I decided not to take the shots outside due to continuity issues with the snowy weather.