well what can I say? Turns out using a camera effectively is harder than i thought. The framing of people was difficult because i couldn't decide if i wanted them in the middle of shot, to the side, lower, higher etc. Same for angle as i couldn't decide if i wanted the 'actors' to show power, look powerless, dramatic, natural etc. Distance was a lot easier to get to grips with as all i really had to do was choose which distance suited the shot, such as close for a realisation, shock, etc, and a long shot for dramaticising the area around an sctor and showing a mood of solitude.
Moving shots were a bugger to get to grips with. Either the 'actor' would not look steady on the film, or the camera would blur the 'actor' as it panned, and that would only work if i was going to portray speed, which i wasn't. Dialogue was not easy either. Having to shoot from seperate angles, getting the 'actors' to try and sound the same each time round, getting the opposite person to react apropriately. A lot more complicated than just "stand there, say this". And the planning was murder. having to look around for appropriate locations, setting up where the camera will be for each different take, getting the camera set into the right position from each location so that the action we want filmed, is filmed. And to be honest, when it comes down to filming from several positions and doing different takes, it is so time filling you barely have enough time for the planning at each location or even getting every scene done. So long story short .... not easy
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