K.H. Reflection on Shoot at Freya's house, Action Line 1

• At the second shoot I was in charge of music again, although this was more of a responsibility here as there were considerably more people reliant on hearing the music
• The shoot at Freya's garden was considerably more complex than the shoot at Eleanor's house as we had to work with so many more people (roughly 20) which forced us to work with a certain level of efficiency to ensure that people didn't get restless and want to leave - they were there on their own time, and in light of the cold temperature they had to endure we didn't want to keep them there longer than necessary.
• The high number of people did make filming much easier and gave a certain density of detail to most of the shots that really elevates the quality of the footage. Everyone came wearing the 1920s dress code which helped us maintain a consistent aesthetic and aided in filming because no one needed to be excluded from the frame
• I also operated the camera for some shots, the most noteworthy of which was the sequence where Eleanor bites a member of the audience in the final shot of the video. This proved to be more difficult than we anticipated as we had a limited number of light sources found that while operating the camera we cast shadows over the actors. We had to experiment with different angles to ensure there was enough light that it was clear what was happening, but also ensure they don't have enough light that the bite looks too light-hearted and not gothic enough. In the end we decided to position the camera in such a way that it lit Eleanor's face and the victim fairly well until she bit her victim, which dragged them both into shadow
• The lights contributed significantly to the atmosphere we were trying to create, giving us a defined space to work in which was beneficial on not only a practical level but also on an aesthetic level, giving the illusion of scale
• The fog also contributed to the aesthetic, filling in empty space and creating a interesting combination of traditional gothic visual motifs, such as that usually seen in a graveyard, and a more glamorous visual motif from the way the floodlights captured the fog
• When fitting the fangs for the band members a problem emerged in that most of the band members fangs wouldn't stay in place using the gel provided. The solution we arrived at was a little crude but worked well enough, the band members like George and Tiernan who couldn't get their teeth to fit were simply not shown opening their mouth, and Miles managed to hold his fangs in with his lip, which does look quite comedic but also stops the tone from becoming overly gothic. As James' fangs were the only one's that fit, we had a specific close up showing them in order to emphasise their importance
• Overall we are very pleased with the footage we captured, and believe the visual style works well with the other lines of action we were planning