Getting to grips with filming - The Don

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The 7th April was a day for correcting our errors and shooting enough film for our cutaways. The interview with Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat MP went well. He answered all the questions in depth which will be a valuable contribution to our film.

Selecting good questions is an important part of the process so that his responses don’t consist of yes and no answers. I think our questions enabled him to answer fully.
To set up the filming we had to work around his small office. Time was obviously important to him and we all realised that organisation and completing filming to time with minimal fuss is very important. Time is money!
We began by filming our interviewee only. We then followed this by recording noddies of both Hannah and Don Foster. We also recorded several over the shoulder shots of Hannah and some of her asking the most important questions.

With the lighting we had to position the camera away from the window and set the white balance. Fortunately the desk was in the right position in the office adjacent to the window allowing reasonable lighting conditions for the interview.
We asked if it would be possible to record the entrance shot of Hannah entering the building which was no problem.

We completed our paperwork with release forms and location agreements after the interview and Don wished us well for the completion of the film. It was a very productive day for filming. Now, back to editing!