Planning For Re-Shoot; Equipment

One of our first and biggest downfalls when filming previously was not being organised, therefore, we are going to thoroughly plan out everything we need to take with us, and what we are going to do when we are on location. This is so that we do not run out of time by either discussing what we are going to film and worrying about something we may or may not have forgotten to take with us. Below I have listed and included some images of the equipment we will be taking with us when re-filming.

Obviously, the first piece of equipment we will be taking with us is the Sony HD video camera.We will also be taking the charger with us so that we never have a problem with the battery running out of charge. When filming in a house/building, we will leave the camera on charge so that when we are filming outside we will never have the issue of the battery being flat.

The next thing we will be remembering to take is tapes for the camera. Lots of them too! By ensuring we have plenty of tapes this means that we can always be sure we have a spare in case the one we are using gets full (which is unlikely) or so that we can each have a tape so that no footage is accidentally recorded over meaning no blame can be placed and there will be no falling out.

Next on our list is a tripod. We will obviously be taking this to keep the camera steady and to successfully accomplish panning when necessary.

Of course, our tripod will be no use without a tripod adapter so we will also be taking one of these to ensure the camera is sat comfortably on the tripod.

Unlike on our last shooting sessions, we are going to remember to take the three-point lighting systme with us. This will ensure that all of our scenes are properly lit which is also what will take our film from looking like an amateur has filmed it to looking like our footage has been captured by a professional. We will also use natural lighting where necessary ie. in the woods. We will also use natural lighting as well as the lights we take with us. We will probably only take two out of the three lights as we just want them to highlight facial expressions made by the actors.

The final item we will take in terms of equipment will be a monitor which we will plug into the video camera. We are going to take this so that we can see the footage we are capturing on a larger screen, meaning that we get a more realistic view of it. This is opposed to us seeing our real captured footage for the first time when we get to the editing stage and it will be too late to rectify the issues. The bigger screen also means that every group member can take a more active role in helping to decide things about framing and lighting.

Hopefully, the list which I have made above will already go a long way towards us capturing better quality footage when we next go out to film.