The mistake that we made during both our test and final shoot was not shooting enough coverage. We only shoot the beginning of the film up to a certain point rather than letting it all play out. Doing this would have allowed us much more footage to play with in the edit. Thankfully though, the assembly cut that I managed to put together was well received and there is no need for us to re shoot anything.
A problem that arose during the shoot that we managed to greatly overcome was the fact that none of our actors turned up. Normally it is would be a disaster to cast 3 of the 4 of in our own film, but in this case it turned out great, (largely thanks to not having any dialogue to worry about!). Having studied acting in the past and enjoying playing different characters, I don't have a problem with being on camera at tall, though I won't claim to be a Brando or DeNiro. I just use my face to convey the emotions and try not to look at the camera.
What we really need to think about at this stage is the soundtrack for our film. We were given the suggestion of using voice over, which I think could work quite well if done right. Another idea that I have considered as an alternative is the use of comic book panels to convey what would otherwise be said in voice over, and I am going to investigate how this could be done in Final Cut Pro. We also need to think about music and sound effects.
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