Reflective writing practice

Reflective writing practice
Scenario 1
What happened
I was out on a shoot in Nottingham to film a music video, the performers turned up 1hour late that cost me £20 as I have to pay for the green screen studio p/hr. we then took out the green screen and film on a black background as this was the only way to get the video done since I couldn’t book out the green screen because I didn’t have any money left.
When I got back to the computer I found that the footy with the green screen was badly lit and the footage with the black background was properly lit and useable although there wasn’t enough footage.

Feelings
I felt annoyed that the artist turned up late, which in result ruined the entire production.

Evaluation
The experience was good and allowed me to learn from the mistake and make the video even better next time I do one.
Analysis
I found that I should arrange meet ups 1/hr earlier than expected, to make sure we are ready to go shoot.
Conclusion
I could have done nothing to prevent this.
Action plan
If this were to happen again I would have a back up plan to accompany the situation.

Scenario 2
What happened
I went to film a documentary and i took a camera that I have never used before with me, I filmed for most of the day and decided to go home early as thought I had enough footage. When I got back I found that the majority of the footage was out of focus and dark.

Feelings
I felt annoyed that the footage wasn’t how I wanted it to look. And that this could lower my grade.
Evaluation
The experience was bad because the un-ascetically pleasing footage would ruin my grade. The good thing was that I now know what not to do and how to prevent is next time.
Analysis
I found that I should have asked how to use the camera before heading out to shoot with it.
Conclusion
I could have asked how to use the camera or looked online fore how it works. Taken a ND filter [neutral density filter] to lower the brightness of the overexposed areas. Don’t shoot into the sun…
Action plan
Colour correction/brightness and contrast… or take filters with me/ don’t shoot into the sun.