Shooting And Lighting Tips

We have chose to film most of the beach. Why filming there, we will have to take things in to consideration. Such as ;

The Sun: The beach is very open so exposure from bright sun is kind of inevitable however, the weather we have in this season will not bring us much sun which is good in that the actors won't be blinded but that might make the film not feel authentic by going to the beach in freezing temperatures. 

The wind: At the beach, the wind will cause many troubles. For one, the actors hair will be going everywhere meaning we may have to film in short bursts. Another problem is the sound, the mic will struggle to pick up the actors voices. This is why we have opted to try not use speech when at the beach.

People: The beach is a very popular destination, maybe not in this season but there are still customers. This will be a problem if they are in the way. A way to avoid this is to ask nicely if they could move. 

Inside the surf shop: When inside the surf shop, there will be lights from above which could potentially mess with the camera lighting. We could also bump into people which could potentially mess up a long take. To avoid the lighting issue, you could bring you own film safe lights. This way you can still see and you won't get the ripple kind of effect on the footage.