When it came to filming this documentary I found it a lot
easier than what some might have as it was a family based project, in my eyes,
but I was still able to up hold a good level of professionalism. For starters I
organised my shoots correctly making sure all the interviewee were in the place
they needed to be at the correct time. I set up to location before calling the
interviewee to place meaning I was able to start right away without wasting too
much of their time. I prepped my interviewees beforehand which I found to be
helpful as it gave the interviewees a rough idea of what they had to talk
about.
I thought all the interviews were a great success as I
received all the information I needed to create this documentary and for a
bonus I only have to hold the interview once meaning I had more free time to
film my pick up shots, find to best songs to match my piece and edit it all
together.
Another success I believe is the actually idea so as to I
was able to turn into a story. I was very comfortable and found it quiet
personal and easy to work on as it was a family issue, it is something I have
lived with my whole life and know most of the ins and outs off. The fact that
other members of my family had it made it even better as I know they wouldn't
mind or feel uncomfortable with tell their story and the fact there are a hand
full of us that have eczema gave me a number of ways to go with this idea.
When I first started this project I was parted up with a
partner and had a completely different idea but due to complications I had to
go off on my own which was when I came up with my current idea. So after
sorting out all of that I faced another problem which was in the pre-production
stage when I actually had to try and get my interviewee during the Christmas
break which is the busiest time of the year. Also the fact that my little
cousin lived far away did cause a bit of an issue.
Considering this was my own individual piece I found it a
lot easier and quicker to get the filming done as it meant I didn't have to
rely on others I had total control of this piece which meant a great deal to me
considering it was a personal piece. It would have help though when it came to
the pickup shots of me as it meant I had to try and get a good angle and stay
in frame as I carried out different actions, for example when I am applying my
makeup I had to set up the camera within the correct lighting and try to stay
in frame which was difficult due to the limited amount of space.
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