The Filming.

When it came round to filming our preliminary task, the equipment we decided to use was a Tripod and two cameras. We did not use the dolly as we thought it was too wobbly and it wouldn't be good for our film. We found using the equipment relatively easy as we got shown beforehand how to use them correctly and got to use them before we started filming for our preliminary task. This allowed us to get use to the equipment and it allowed us to experiment with all the different features on the equipment. We knew how to operate the cameras as we were told what settings needed to be in place to start filming. As with the tripods, we just found that when we wanted to adjust he height of them, it just got a bit fiddly, meaning that it wasted a bit of crucial time that was meant to be time for filming. I don't think that it was a big problem, but we would've been less stressed if we got things done a bit quicker allowing us to have more time to film.

When it came to filming our Preliminary task we split our group into two parts for the first bit of filming. One part of the group filmed the cowboy’s scenes and the other part of the group filmed the opening for the mummy. I was part of filming the beginning bit for the Mummy. It required me to film some scenes of the Mummy walking to the door and opening the door. I found filming with a person in my group to be quite useful as we both got to film different parts for the scene. We made sure that we both filmed equal amount which meant that we got to shoot different things and we thought it would give us more to choose from when it came to editing and putting our film together. When it came to filming as a whole group, things got a bit chaotic. I found that having four people trying to film a scene together made the filming harder to share out equally. Also, when it came to relying on our storyboard to direct us on what to do when it came to filming, we didn't include what angles we would us when we shot different things. This means we were a bit unorganised and we sometimes didn't know what to do.

We did change some things whilst filming as we weren’t very clear in our storyboard how we were supposed to shoot some things. We changed the camera angles from being a high angle to being a low angle. The reason for the change was because we thought that it would be more effective if we shot a certain scene in a low angle as it created more impact and intensity in the scene. We also added stuff in that we thought of before. For example, we added in an over the shoulder shot to show the Mummy opening the door. We did this because it  made it more eerie and it would make the audience feel included in the films it is like someone’s is looking over the shoulder of the Mummy, watching secretly what they're doing.

We did have re film one scene of the film as we forgot to add in some crucial dialogue that was vital for the scene. We did film the scene correctly but without dialogue, as soon as we realised that we had missed out some dialogue, we got the actors to act out the scene again for us so we could correct our mistake. I think that our group were prepared for to start filming as by creating a storyboard, it guided us what to do and how to do it. We also knew how to operate the cameras, so we did not get confused on how to film. We also made sure that we spoke to eachother and worked as a team so we all knew what we were doing, so our teamwork was quite effective.

I think our group worked well when we were filming our preliminary task as we made sure that tasks were shared out equally so no one did more than another person. By splitting the group in two parts and having a camera per pair within the group it meant work got done quicker as our group were doing two things at the same time. This meant we were busy at all times when we were filming as we all had something to do. The thing I enjoyed most about filming was being able to experiment with different shots and see which one worked best in our film. It was quite a bit of fun as our group got to bond more and get to know each other more.