Shoot Day - Weather

Photograph I took whilst on the shoot

On the day of our shoot we were very lucky with the weather, the sky was blue and there were some scenic clouds which allowed us to attain a really nice drone shot raising up above the canopy to reveal the vast wood. The blue sky in contrast to the vibrant green treetops made for a very different and professional looking opening establishing shot for our Thriller that no other group in the year could attain.  The weather was idilic which worked really well in the shoot as it stressed the serenity and peacefulness of the running girl, totally unaware that a sniper is watching her from a rooftop.

woodland photograph I took whilst on the shoot

Also the high levels of light allowed our video quality to be very high, with minimal grain due to us not having to increase the gain on the camera to compensate for low light, and it created a very scenic and pleasant environment to film our Thriller in which made the day a little bit easier.

photograph taken on the shoot

However there was a setback in regards to the weather and that was the extremely cold temperature! the temperature fluctuated from 3 degrees celsius to -1 degrees celsius all day! This was very bad for Actors, the crew and I, and even the cameras. Due to our runners being dressed in running gear they got very cold very quickly and we were therefore limited to the maximum effectiveness of their acting and energy. Our sniper wore thick clothing so was therefore not effected as much as the two runners. At one point in the video the male runner had to fall over as if he'd been shot. Our actor could only fall about 3 or 4 times before he was in pain due to the solidity of the icy ground and also due to the extremely uncomfortable cold temperature. So I had to step in to be the male runner who gets shot - and it was very cold!

photograph taken on the day of the shoot overlooking the fields.

Un fortunately it took us a while to finish filming so we were filming in morning light and afternoon light, however as the weather had remained the same all day there was not a hugely noticeable difference in the lighting so the shots will only require minor colour corrections when it comes to editing the Thriller.

Khalil drinking tea on the shoot

I think that some of the shots we got on the day of the shoot could have been better as we subconsciously rushed through the shot list and didn't quite perform to our highest abilities due to the cold, also we were less efficient due to members of the group having ti go off and get hot drinks for everybody every 15 minutes, but this was necessary for the morale of everybody involved.

In conclusion, i think we were very lucky with the sunlight and the idilic setting on the day of the shoot, and the extremely cold weather was worth the scenic shots we were able to attain.