Production-Filming Scene 3

  Hey guys! Today we'll be going through the process of filming scene 3. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to film scene 1 as it has been rainy and very cloudy. But today I filmed the last scene which takes place in the kitchen. To film this scene, and to keep it cohesive I used my phone and stabilizer once again.

Overall Shots Used

  In the third scene, I used many still shots to give focus to the certain aspects of the food the main character was making to show representation of a common part of south asian culture. I also lets the audience hear the diegetic sound of the bread touching the pan and the spoon being used. It slows the pace and plays into the little dialogue used in scene 2.

Angles

   As for angles, I utilized shots that are overhead to capture the main character setting up for dinner and to give a full view of the action taking place. When it came to the main character I used eye level and shoulder angles to capture the conversation she has with her father on the phone. As this scene is supposed to show the main character also feeling a little bit uncomfortable, I used low angles, and a dutch angle towards the end to instill that while using close ups.

Lighting

  And this scene is a continuation from scene 2 which takes place at night, I used the practical lighting of the ceiling lights in the kitchen. I didn't mind these lights, but while filming they were very bright which had its ups and downs. 

  As for things that went well through filming, I would say I really liked how the overhead and static shots captured the food being made as well as the tea. Originally in my story board I hadn't used overheads, but I ended up using them when I came into some hurdles during the process which I'll get to. I also think the types of shots I used were perfect as they set focus on the objects and how the main character was feeling.

  The hurdles that I mentioned ended up changing some of the direction and plan I originally had for my story board. When I went to film some of the shots of making food like putting bread in the toaster, I ended up not liking the visual so I changed it from this to those overhead shots. I also had trouble with filming the scene where she is talking on the phone as I had to time the notifications at the perfect time as well as making sure my actor is leaving enough room for dialogue for the main character's dad to talk on the phone which I was planning to record separately.