Re-shoot

After discussions with Debbie and in our group we decided the best direction for a film now would be to re-shoot the interview we conducted on the Friday of the last shoot where we asked questions about where she grew up and her childhood, her own feelings on her diagnosis and the 'brain tumor story' and finally about her charity work, what she has done and plans to do. The reason we decided to re-shoot this section of the film is because the eyeline throughout isn't as good as it should be due to it being slightly off centre and the framing of the shot being to wide and 'impersonal' for the subject matter that was being dealt with in the interview. We also had a small issue with the sound where the radio mic we were using dropped off its clip and onto Hannah's lap which caused a large rustling noise for the duration of the interview. We set the date for the shoot with Hannah to be Friday 6th and we began preparing for it by writing up schedules, equipment list, shot list and interview questions. Here is the shot list I drew up:
Shot list
Hannah at locations:
• Bridge (already done)
• Park – wide shots + cinematic
• Walls – Depth of field
• Shopping center – crowd shots
• Town center – Clock area, walking around with hoody on.
• University/school – walking in/out, with friends
• Amphitheater - walking through
Charity collecting in town – clock area and around town (if possible) 
Interview – Hannahs room, tight close up with soft lighting, eyeline to right of camera.

Equipment List for Friday Shoot

:-Canon 6d and 600d
:-2×50mm and 28-128mm canon lenses
:-Tripod
:-Dolly
:-Marantz + Boom
:-Wireless Mic
:-Lighting Equipment DEDO Lights
:-Macbook Pro for playback of shots
:- 2 × 32GB SD cards Class 10
:-1 × UV Lense Filter (72mm)
:-1 × polarizing filter (52mm)
:-Extra double AA Batteries for Audio Equipment
:-Extra Battery Packs for DSLR cameras.

List of questions for Re-shoot:

Brain Tumour
- How did you first become aware of the brain tumour?
- How did this make you feel?
- What were the signs/symptoms?
- What was going through your mind while you were waiting for the results?
- Did you find it hard telling people/did they treat you differently?
- Were they supportive?
- How did the experience effect your family?

Charity
- How did you find out about The Brain Tumour Charity?
- What inspired you to get involved?
- How did you go about raising the money?
- Did your family and friends get involved?
- Can you give examples of people that it has helped?
- How much money have you raised so far?
- What was your biggest event?
- What does the money raised go towards?
- How does it make you feel?
- What are the plans for the future of the charity?

- When you do your speeches, do you improvise them or script them?

The main objective was to re-shoot the whole of the first interview we recorded on the Friday the shoot before, so I re-did the floor plan we followed last time ever so slightly, so we all knew exactly what to do when we arrived for filming. 

As all we wanted to do was re-shoot a 10 minute interview, we already were quite confident with the things that went right last shoot we did, so all I had to focus on was the framing of the shot we used for the interview and only have to do a few exteriors/cinematic shots outside depending on the weather.

The Day Itself
We arrived at 12 and instantly went to Hannah's house to set up for the interview. We set up the lighting quickly, briefed Hannah on what we wanted to re-film and some of the content we wanted to ask her about, then we set up the camera and started filming. We asked almost the exact same questions as last time, with a few variations and additions here and there, which hearing it again, lost some of the spontaneity and original charm that the first interview was full of, which could affect the genuineness and quality of the final film. However everything else in the interview sequence was well done, lighting, framing and sound and done to a professional standard.

Comparison of framing on the first (top) interview and the second (bottom).

The exteriors and cinematic shots that we had planned didn't go as well as we hoped as we couldn't complete a lot of them due to the weather and resources available (no permit or hoodies for charity shots). We obtained a few of Hannah making tea and walking her dog, but not really enough for many, if any at all, to be used in the final film.  

Overall, as the cinematographer I am happy with the shots we already had, plus the addition of the newly framed interview, that we will make a solid film that is both interesting in content and visual aesthetics.