How Our Filming Went

We got to the hall at around 9 o'clock.
When we got there we started to set up the camera and get the correct height and angle for our main part of filming , this was on a table at full length on the stand on the floor. we arranged our props where they would need to be and marked it down with masking tape. We then marked off the perimeter of where the camera could see so that the actors would not be in shot when off stage.
We then took some test footage to see how good it looked.
We opened up the black curtains so that our background was plain white so that the colours and props would stand out more.
We then at 10.30 had to stop to allow another group to use the stage to film.
During this time we finished off our props and made final touches to them. We also went and found ourselves the closest thing to an armchair we could.
At 12.20 our actors started to arrive and we started directing them with when to do what to the song. We worked out which side of the stage to put things on and who would carry what. During the next hour more people turned up and we all taught them what to do. During this time we worked out where the ideal positions for the props and main events was and marked them out with marking tape also.
We got it learnt and ready by about 1.45 When our main Character turned up. We showed him what we had been doing and showed him in detail some of the things we needed him to do.
We gave it a go as a complete run through with the lead (james). We gave it another go and filmed it as our long-medium shot.
We then moved the camera and did another run through but from slightly closer up with the camera actually on the stage.
We then set about by taking the key events ( dropping of lamp, framing of face )
Then we filmed the faster more hectic part of our video from a low angle looking up, to give the effect of being trampled.
We finished off with a short amount of footage of james' face singing a short amount of lyrics near the start.
After this we packed it all up, thanked our actors and left.