Week 7 and 8 Reflection

These past tutorials have been dedicated to planning and fleshing out the ways in which we would like to carry out our first shoot with Jenna. Understanding that she lives deep in the suburbs, away from the city, we wanted to be considerate of her time – as well as our own – and sat down as a group where Grace, Claudia and I, used these past two tutorials to come up with a detailed scheduling plan and shot-list plan. In these documents we organised a thorough list of shots we wanted to capture, from filming establishing shots of Riverslide Skatepark and Alexandra Garden, to close-up shots of compelling details of the subject (including bruises, scars or tattoos), we made sure to leave no stone unturned when creating a variety of shots that will enrich the diversity of our documentary. In addition to this, we put together an equally thorough scheduling list that we organised hour by hour, including additional information and comments embodying everything we wanted to achieve in that hour, how we are going to achieve this and how we will accommodate for any delays or interruptions during our filming.

By putting together a detailed scheduling plan and shot-list, our minds were finally at ease as we all had a clear understanding of what we need to accomplish in the few hours that Jenna is able to come out to film.