We filmed our first scenes on the 19th March for our film opening - SUSPECT.
We set out to use different camera shots like wide angle, panning and tracking shots with the help of a drone. Using a drone in our film feels more professional for the viewer as we are able to capture a variety of shot angles which you can't do with just a handheld camera. We felt this would improve our film massively with the help of this equipment. Our successful shoot consisted of two of the characters, Alan and Herbert as they are first shown to the viewer. Alan fishing on the river bank and Herbert going for a run behind him. Using the drone for these scenes allowed us to get a birds-eye-view of the location, showing the river flowing along the edge of the park. We used a tracking feature built into the drone in order to follow overhead of Herbert. Using the drone also allowed us to capture a shot over the river, looking back onto Herbert allowing the viewer to understand the setting. Not only did the drone allow us to capture more shots, the stability from it also helped with a lot of the scenes.
This shoot was successful compared to our previous attempt as we had a plan and we all knew what we were doing prior to filming. With knowledge of how to use a drone and knowing how we wanted to capture these scenes made us more productive and time efficient.
Your cameraman is familiar with using a done for filming, knows the protocol and you have carried out a risk assessment. The effectiveness of your filming is clear from the helpful photos. You have set the scene and made the character of Herbert convincing with this approach.
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