Filming ~ Day 1 | Production

Within our first shoot day we planned to film our interview with Katie and our step by step guide.
We started by setting up our set for the interview.

Setting Up
The day before the shoot we decided to take the two sofas and two tables from the baseroom into Lecture Room 2 to arrange our set, while also stacking the chairs that were already in the room. This gave us more time to set up the lights and camera before the interview.
Our cameras consisted of:

• Static camera ~ close-up of Katie ~ operated by me
• Camera on tracking dolly ~ wide shot of both Josh and Katie ~ operated by Nisserin

Within our set, we wanted to show off our brand so we made sure to get our branded cue cards in the shot as well as the mugs with our logo on them. We then wanted to show some references to viral videos:

• On the clapper board (in the background of the shot) we wrote the numbers '9', '10' and '21' as the scene number and number of takes - this is in reference to a viral vine. 
• We also had a pineapple in the shot - this is in reference to the viral video 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen'. 

When setting up the lighting, two of us sat in as stand ins - this is so we could have an accurate representation of how the shot will be lit. We deliberated a lot over the lighting and what look we wanted. The shot, we had decided, needed to be warm and have an almost comfortable feeling - we experimented with the tungsten light filters and agreed that they were perfect for the shot. To add to the comfort of the shot we added a lamp, found from the library, and angled it towards where Katie would be sitting. We felt this made the set casual and it would give a good comfortable vibe during the interview.

Step-by-Step Guide

Once the set was all done, we had some spare time so we decided to film some of our step by step guide. The last step, we had planned to be shot with the set so it made sense to film that first. We had two cameras:

• Static camera ~ midshot of Josh ~ operated by me
• Camera on tracking dolly ~ wide shot of Josh ~ operated by Nisserin

We wanted Josh to start by looking at the static camera, and then, after the cut, he would look at the camera on the dolly. This was we get a variety of shots and also we feel it will be a smooth transition from one shot to the other. Josh wore a clip mic for this which was
recorded from the zoom, operated by Ida. 

Interview

When we started the interview with Katie, we made sure not to keep her too long as we wanted the shoot to be comfortable and not tiring and long. With the lights set up, we only needed to re-focus the cameras and put them in the right position. The clip mic was placed onto Katie and the mics on the cameras were turned on so we could get some ambient sound. Then once all of this was checked, we started the interview.

There were a few cuts during the interview where feedback was given to Josh and Katie and to check if everyone was happy with either the cameras or the sound. Josh asked a few more questions than the ones we planned, just in case we didn't have enough. Once everything was asked, we ended the interview and said goodbye to Katie.

We decided that Josh would import the footage from the camera onto his laptop and we would then watch the interview back.

• This gave us a good idea of what the final outcome would be, but also I was able to write the questions that Josh asked down, so we could film him asking them.

Ida put the clip mic on Josh and Nisserin arranged the static camera so you could only see Josh. To make it easier for him in terms of eye level, I stood in as Katie and told Josh the questions he had to ask.

Step-by-Step Guide cont.
We then moved on to filming the rest of the step by step guide.

• We only used one camera which was operated by Nisserin.
• To make our guide look interesting and to give a variety of locations, we chose to film in multiple different spots in the baseroom.
• As our style is quite informal, we decided to have shots of the crew in the video, so there is one shot of myself and Ida along with Josh.

Once all of that was shot, we checked the shot list and made sure we had everything filmed. We then imported the footage and packed away.