Starting Day of Filming Blog

Today was my first day of filming for my group. Once again I am filming a commercial for NIKE shoes. After completing my storyboard, I went out to the track field. It was very hot today.  I began by filming the first scene. This scene was in the bleachers at the field. I filmed the first slide from my storyboard of the subject, which was my partner walking down the bleachers. I took 4 clips of this and decided on the best one. After this, I went to the bottom of the bleachers. I filmed the second slide here, where I did an extreme close-up of me tying the shoes. This scene only took one shot! After this, my partner and I ran a lap around the track field to warm ourselves up. I was very tired afterward. After taking a few breaths and drinking some water, I then filmed the third scene. To get a long shot at a low angle, I had to lay on the ground with the camera tilted up slightly. Sophia then ran at me and slowed down as she approached the camera. This scene took us three tries. Lastly for today, I spent around 5 or 10 minutes trying to figure out how I was going to film The tracking shot. I decided to call it a day after and go back to class as I only had around 5 minutes left. Overall it was a very fun experience and I am excited to do it again Thursday!




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