Construction Post 5: The back-up shoot

Due to a couple of shots needing to be re-taken, we went ahead organising a back-up shoot. We referred back to our sequence up until that point, plus any new shot ideas and produced a back-up shoot list, as well as publishing our sequence's progress to YouTube - we found this very useful not only to detail progress up until that point, but also as a reference tool, as we could view how the set was dressed, where the actress stood and other technicalities when we were preparing to shoot.

Some examples of why we had to re-shoot

In the end, the back-up shoot went well. Although initially it started poorly - we couldn't find the bag containing our actress' clothing and wasted time finding it, and didn't replace any of the moodboard photos for the re-shoot - it eventually ran smoothly and just on time. I thought our shots were accurate and well-planned, as we took multiple takes of each scene to ensure we selected the best one when editing, and glanced back at the main shoot video for accuracy. We were maybe a little too meticulous, as we just finished before our planned wrap time. 

Having experienced problems with the back-up shoot, I would definitely put even more care into listing and organising every detail, as we were perhaps a little more casual in preparing for a shorter shoot. This would then ease with the shooting process, as we had to alter certain shot plans midway through the back-up shoot as they wouldn't work without certain props.