Filming - half term

Over half term, Gina and I rented a school camera to begin filming small sections of our film and draft the basic ideas and camera angles we will use in the real thing. Some footage worked out extremely well and may just be used in the final piece such as aerial shots of the OCD girl cutting up fruit in the kitchen. The naturalistic lighting appealed in these shots, spilling though onto the scene through carefully angled shots while other's, such as those shot in the bathroom, failed to capture enough light making them seem increasingly cold and dramatic.
We struggled with the steadiness of the camera during shots where the angle and most awkwardly height of the camera was hard to sustain. We had to improvise, using things such as a broom, chairs, stool, tables at one point a washing rack and very sturdy handyman skills.
One scene we were dissapointed with was the most important shot of them all, the final shot that focused on the OCD girl, crying silently into her breakfast. The angle felt slightly unstable as well as the scenes in the dining room. These may have to be filmed over again.