- Using our hands to manoeuvre the teddy bear. Our initial planning of moving the bear was by using strings and rods. This was a problem as the strings and rods did not work as well as we expected it to be. Due to this, we had to remove the strings and rods and use our hands and positioning the camera so that the puppeteer was not apparent within the shot. The only way to not include the puppeteer was to only use close up shots which cut the puppeteer out of the frame. Another example of overcoming this problem was holding the bear below the waist so that we can create the effect that the bear is waking along the shot. This creates a “bobbing’ effect.
- Short supply of video cameras. The school has a limited amount of cameras they can supply to students. There was a case in which the year below was using the camera, when we planned to use the camera at the same time. Due to this, we had to wait till the year below had finished using their camera, for us to use it.
- While we were filming at the bus stop the tape had run out while we were recording. This was frustrating as we had to rewind all the way to the beginning of the tape, consuming time, which we could have spent filming. Also by rewinding the tape to the beginning, this led to filming over earlier shots, this was not a problem, however we had to be aware that we would record over footage which we have not uploaded yet.
- While filming within the lounge, we decided to use one of our group member’s dog, Truffles. This created a problem while filming as truffles tended to move, therefore creating an error in continuity. To overcome this problem, we made sure we only recorded footage where Truffles was stationary.
- While filming the flashback sequence, we needed to use a shelf to create the effect that the bear is being up for sale; to show he is in a shop. However, to film the bear in the shelf caused lighting problems, as it was too dark. We overcame this problem by changing the contrast in the editing stage of our product.
- Whilst filming the beginning sequence of our music video, we found that flicking the 10p in the tin was a problem. This is because flicking the 10p within the tin requires accuracy and precision. This was a problem, as it required numerous takes, thus taking up valuable recording space. To overcome this problem the “flicker” simply had to practice flicking the coin in the tin, and the cameramen filming valuable shots.
- During the flashback sequence, the bear needed to be “accidentally’ dropped out the bag, without making it obvious. This was difficult, as there needed to be a technique at which the bear would easily fall out the bag. The actress who accidentally dropped the bear overcame this problem, by only holding the bear slightly, so that when they let go the bear would fall, not making it obvious how the bear fell.
- Dropping the bird poo on the bear was also a problem. This is because we had a limited supply of the droppings. Of course we did not collect the bird droppings, in fact we made the droppings out of yoghurt and mud. Also, dropping the excretion was difficult as we wanted to create the effect that it was a bird, to do this we had to wait for the mixture to slowly drip off the spoon, again this was a problem as it consumed a large amount of recording time.
- To create the effect that the bear was being excreted onto by birds we needed to film birds flying above. Filming birds was too hard; as we found that they move too fast to be able to film it accurately and precisely, in order to get the bird within the frame, especially when we needed to zoom in on the birds.
- From the supply of video cameras, at some days of filming we found that we had used a different kind of camera than previously. Due to different video cameras being used some cameras letterbox footage and some don’t, this led to uneven shots taken. However to overcome this problem, we simply added letterboxing to all shots used in our product. This was done in the editing stage of the product.
- All video cameras used had filmed outside the area that was not visual to the camera men/woman. Due to this problem the tripod leg was apparent in some shots, where we thought the footage was perfect, however, while filming we found that we could not use the footage due to the tripod. Unfortunately we could not use these shots.
- As it is not wintertime, there is limited time available to shoot in London, due to the limited natural light we needed to use. Due to this, we had to leave earlier than expected.
- As required by the exam board, lip-syncing is preferred. However in our circumstances, we were not able to lip sync. Simply because our main character cannot lip sync as they are in fact a bear and not a living individual. Therefore it was impossible to include lip-syncing in the video.
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