work and dome filming

To get ready for the our first shoot on the 5th, I decided ti draw up a shot list of things that we need. Its going to be a bit of a strange day because we don't know what we need and what we are allowed to get, but i am going to draw up things from the best situation.

Shot List

general needed shots- timeline and filler

track through the doors of the dome
track down the corn exchange corridor
track into and out of the corn exchange
track down the isles of seats
track on stage
outwards curl of camera from roof
still of roof
 still of seats
Pan of the dome inside
exterior shots from garden

Organ concert

People clapping
the organ being played
organ rising up
red seats
people filling in/listening

Episodes

the tunnel tracks down
handheld down tunnel
still
the roof?!

Equipment List
D7000
Flashgun
Sony z1
Tripod
Slider
Photo Tripod
Macro lens
Tapes

Roles
Cal and Ella- Archive
Robyn and Louise- Shooting the dome

we have finally finished the dome shoot (Tuesday March 5th) Today has gone quite well. we managed to get more shots than we thought we might- though the dome seemed strict on not wanting us to film various things, we actually were allowed to go and film quite a few places (though this was not REALLY allowed.... as long as we were quiet) I was the camera person on the day> I let the group down a bit because I didn't bring a spare tape, and we ran out a bit at the end, but we got almost everything we needed, as it didn't matter too much. As a group we worked well. We split into two teams. Ella and Cal had D7000's, and were taking photos of all pf the archive footage that we needed, and the dome provided  I wasn't in the group, and haven't seen any of their photos yet, but i know that what they got should be very useful and good. (though I was disappointed by the light in the room- the archive footage was shiny, but they placed it in a room with sunlight and overhead lights- which make it almost impossible to get a good photos of an old photo.)

Meanwhile, Louise and I took some footage of the dome. We worked well together- we shared responsibility of the camera, and came up with ideas which complemented each other. We found some of the workman's trolleys, and decided to make a make-shift slider, (as the slide we had been given from the media department was missing a piece) it meant that I had to hang on to the bottom of the slider, and Louise had to ride on the top, to keep the camera steady- we got quite a few odd looks, but it was fun and the resulting shots were exactly what we needed as something to put the timeline against. I was glad we had the idea to experiment with these trolleys. We also had access to the roof and the tunnel. the "tunnel" was nothing more than an unplastered and dark corridor (sadly) so we didn't shoot much there. The roof was a great location though, and we got some beautiful shots of the pavilion gardens. In all, the morning went well and we worked well as team.

In the afternoon, we were forced to go to a organ concert. we split up into groups again to cover this- I was with Cal this time. Cal and I had a telephoto lens and were doing close ups of the dome, which was great, and Louise and Ella were on a long shot with sound (as they had the z1) The concert was good, we got several nice shots that we needed, though as our plan wasn't to concentrate TOO much on the organ concert, this wasn't THAT helpful. We also got some music which we can use throughout the piece.

afterwards we had 10 minutes to film inside the dome. again, i think this is a rather strange action on the dome's behalf- why employ us to make a film for them and then not let us film? anyway, we did get some shots but they were quite rushed, and I would have loved for some more time to shoot in the dome itself, which is beautiful. LAos, they were taking down the lights on stage, so it didnt look very nice to film ot, which was was shame. In all, it was a successful day. we got 2 hours worth of footage, and ticked off most of the shot list. There were some infuriating things, but we have concluded that this is something you have to deal with when working for clients- you have to do what they tell you.  As a group we worked well, splitting up time and tasks so we were most efficient, and working in pairs so we could concentrate on what was being filmed, and have one person clearing people away, deciding the next shot etc. I felt that I did do well in the group, coming up with ideas and improvising on equipment and shots. i also felt that as a group we were on task and motivated to shoot lots of things, and that we all knew which shots we needed, thanks to our extensive research. This was great!