I found the Lenny exercise to be successful in terms of enabling a practical test run of the way our short film will be shot. What I found worked in our favour was writing down the shots and descriptions of them as they were taken, which saved us much time in the editing suite as we knew the order of the shots and what they involved.  Furthermore, we  found that pre-planning the shots and learning the script before hand helped run things smoothly during filming, thus, after setting up the filming equipment, we were able to productively move through the shots in a correct chronology that was most  time-efficient.

The location proved somewhat disruptive to the action in that many people continually crossed through the scene, causing us to re shoot the takes. Furthermore, although the industrial sounds within the environment added a degree of coldness that suited the situation, they simultaneously interrupted the dialogue. Overall, this opened our eyes to the importance of strong audio to the final product and moreover, the difficulty of editing unclear sounds in post-production.

We also found that we were inspired during the process of filming to frame the subjects in a manner that was not pre-planned. Physically being in the environment with the camera is inspirational in itself as it encourages new ways of shooting the scene in order to achieve more symbolism or strong aesthetic effect etc.

I found when each individual has a clearly defined role and knowledge of that role, the team works better as a unified group. As such, allocation of jobs and understanding their requirements proved mandatory for a successful shoot.