First class back after the break, we split into two groups to shoot exercise 7 which requires the camera shoot through a window outside and then inside, with the goal being to try and match the lighting up for continuity purposes and control the vast contrast in lighting conditions between the two spaces. Being in the dimly lit upstairs classroom, controlling the exposure between the two spaces proved to be an issue as we planned and executed a single shot camera move tracking away from the window into the classroom. We attempted to hone with the addition of some again as less light hit the sensor. Upon reviewing the footage, this appeared to be reasonably effective, an obvious compromise to perform this was the slight overexposure whilst shooting the exterior, apparent on the blown-out white wall. I still felt like this was a fairly viable middle ground between the two locations. I was thinking about this scene on the train home and brainstormed alternatives to play off the contrasting lighting conditions as setting a creative tone. My best attempt was for the actors to be in the same spots as before, and for the camera to start as a POV and then come over the shoulder, but then to keep tracking back until Ron’s feet on the table are closeup in the foreground with Hilda still at the window in the background, focus pulled to the feet as Ron starts speaking, and then when Hilda turns back to face Ron, the focus is pulled back to her. The start of the shot outside would be properly exposed, if anything a little bit under, so that as the camera pulls back into the dark classroom, it creates a silhouette around Hilda, conveying her as a mysterious figure. The shoes on the table too would be blacked out. I feel as though this would really flip the mood of the scene on its head,  and would effectively, and would allow for the use of otherwise unideal conditions to be quite beneficial to the mood of the scene and narrative progression. I also feel as though the camera tracking is a far more interesting way of covering the scene without the need to flip perspectives. We reviewed these scenes on Thursday and I stand by my statements and could even consider doing a retake in this fashion for assignment 4.