After spending two hours trying to make a mixer do what we wanted it to, we had to shoot a scene. It was a pretty simple scene with only one line of dialogue. Since we’d watched clips from a number of films which made use of long takes with dynamic camera work, Meg suggested we cover the scene in a single shot. We all agreed, because the scene did seem like a simple one (and also because we only had 20 minutes to shoot in). The biggest issue was, ironically, the sound. After working all day with mixers until we were eventually relatively proficient in handling them, we chose to shoot in a room with a super high ceiling that meant the sound was very echoey. It sounded interesting, but I’m not sure if it’s necessarily what we were after.

The process of shooting itself was also a bit different. Meg, as director, chose to cover the scene in a single shot but a lot of the framing and blocking was done by myself and Justin, who was operating the mixer. That’s why I have my feet on the wall. But I guess overall it might be better to practise having more stable and concrete roles when we do these small shoots, because otherwise we’re totally liable to rock up on a proper set and have the sound guys try to tell us how to frame our shots.