potential shot problems

Establishing shot of the pub
The problem that I am going to have with this shot is transportation of the equipment needed. The crane that I am going to need to use is very large and expensive there fore I couldn’t bring it home myself on public transport. I also live too far away from school for a teacher to drive it to my house and then back to school.


Circular shot of the area
When filming this shot I will need to ensure that I do not obstruct the public. In order to filing in the street I may need filming permission from Southwark council, unless I Film from the pubs car park. It would be preferable to have the crane for this shot also in order to take advantage of its height.

Hand held shots walking behind john
I want a hand held shot however I don’t want the shot to be too unsteady. Therefore I should be conscious of keeping my hands steady as possible while walking. When filming shots similar to this before I found that resting the camera against own body can help this. I also need to ensure that john walks at a normal pace so that the camera is keeping up with him and not him keeping up with the camera.

Low hand held shot of his feet walking
Same as above

Mid shot of camera sitting on table with glasses in view and the rest of the shot out of focus
This should in theory be a very simple shot as all I need is table and glasses. As I am not using a tripod I need to check that the table and floor is level so that my shot is.

Extreme close up of different objects (glasses, cutlery, ash trays ect), out of focus, then steady zoom out revealing object
In order for the change in focus to be steady I should change from manual to auto so that the camera automatically finds the focus. This is even more helpful considering that I have to zoom out simultaneously; its also crucial that zoom is steady.

Close up of plant as being watered, resembles wilderness
Again I am going to need to ensure that the zoom out is steady. Also that john is in the shot but not showing face as this will be part of the opening when we don’t want to establish johns disability.

Close up of glasses and ash trays
When you are doing an extreme close-up everything is exaggerated therefore must ensure that camera is completely steady or will look very bad.

Mid shot of john in garden placing out the ash trays
This again should be a simple shot. All I will need is a tri-pod.

Low mid shot through reflection of mirror showing john working.
When filming this shot i must be conscious that the camera cannot be seen in shot. It will also be hard to get a tripod in place as is an awkward space that is between two tress. Therefore I will need to place against my body in order to keep as steady as possible.

Side hand held shots of john walking with glasses
I will need to hold the camera against my body so that shot is as steady as possible. It is also important that john walks normally and doesn’t slow down for the camera, the camera needs to keep up with him.

Hand held mid shot from behind as john walks with glasses
Same potential problem as above.

Time lapse shot of the pub from a high angle in order to cover much of the working space.
I need to find a secure yet high enough place for the camera to be situated. I also want to try get in as much of the pub as possible.

Interview shots
-mid shots of john and worker communicating with each other
-close up of hands communication
-stylised mid shots of manager mike talking about John as worker and individual also about views on disability in the workplace
-mid shot of customer in their pub environment

The entire interview shots should be easy to film as all I will need is a tripod. However the construction of the shot is crucial as I must ensure that the mise-en-scen conveys what I want to convey, yet it must be reflect the interviewee natural role within environment. The lighting is also crucial I must decide if I wish to use naturalistic lighting or not. The lighting I decide doesn’t have to be the same in each of the interviews however I would like it to for coherency. Each interview should have a different style of shot so that documentary is more visually interesting. While the close up used in john’s interview are crucial to convey his way of communication.