Shooting: Problems

Although we managed to shoot some footage for our trailer in October, we have gotten to the point where we have begun to edit it and deduced that we need to refilm certain sequences. The problems we encountered were:

- Poor sound quality in a clip where our characters are running.

How we could solve it: We could either refilm the sequence and position the microphone closer to the characters, or try to use the footage we have and record the dialogue again in a voiceover, editing it into the scene in post-production.

- A shaky camera lens in a shot of our characters walking, due to our tripod being broken and thus not secure.

How we could solve it: Refilming the sequence seems the only option in this situation, as it isn't something we can easily disguise.

- Availability of actors- one of the boys we used in our trailer lives in Stamford four days a week, and this tightens our filming schedule.

How we could solve it: We could utilise the time we all have off from school and college by doing our retakes during the Christmas holidays, weather permitting.

- One of our actors, Sophie, has cut her hair since shooting, providing issues with continuity.

How we can solve it: We will have to either reshoot every scene invovling Sophie, or find a way to cover her hair in the remaining scenes- perhaps a comedy hat to fit in with the themes of the film.


UPDATE:

We need to refilm certain parts of our trailer, but have found issues with availability of actors and continuity (mainly due to our main actress having had her hair cut).

We were brainstorming ways of getting around this, and came up with an idea derived from the trailer for new teen film, Easy A. Although the plot is completely different, the dry humour and sense of parody may attract a similar audience, and a technique used in the trailer may be the answer to our problems.

Throughout the trailer, the main character, Olive, speaks directly to the camera, almost like a video diary. This would mean that we could film our actors seperately and when they were available, and it could also explain continuity errors, as it would be made obvious that the videos were made in hindsight.

Here is the trailer for Easy A to demonstrate what we mean.