CONSTRUCTION: RE-FILMING PREPARATION FOR DATE SCENE

We decided it was best to re-film some of our footage on monday due to audio and dialogue issues. I discovered there might be issues with consistency in our shots so we solved this by changing the costume so that the main character would wear a dressing gown. When we uploaded the footage we spent time re-filming on monday we realised it appeared grainy on the screen. There was an issue with the settings on the camera that altered the size and quality of our image. After fixing this we also reflected on the lighting within the shots as it was particularly dark and the dressing gown did not work as well in the shots. It created more darkness and it was less aesthetically interesting or appealing to our audience as the shirt I wore previously. The shirt suited the "girly" and delicate personality of our main character far better than a dark grey dressing gown. We decided it was best to re-film once more to get the perfect footage. We filmed again on thursday making sure to fix the lighting and the camera setting. This provided us with better footage and there was more consistency with clothing than previously. 

Casey Neistat is an American film director and producer. He has a YouTube channel depicting his "Vlogs" and his videos/short films. This week I have decided to take inspiration from his Vlogs which he films using an app called Snapchat. I use this technology a lot so I have decided to use Snapchat stories like Neistat does to document how I got on with my group when constructing. It was an interactive way to work as images or videos captured can be personalised with captions, filters and drawings. For Casey Neistat snap-chat is not a professional thought out piece of work but the chance to view videos or "stories" in life as they happen. I thought this was an interesting concept and another way to show how we have constructed our short film. 

This "Snap" shows the way in which the mise-en-scene helps to create a relaxing and romantic atmosphere. The lighting is soft and it creates a delicate mood representing the way the girl is delicate and is in a relaxing environment as she gets ready for her date. 

This Snap demonstrates how we used height with out tripod when filming. Experimenting with the camera angle helped us to get a good view of the set. The mise-en-scene again can be seen to help with the shot as it includes props such as makeup which would show the personality of the character.