Film Rough Draft

Production Team

Eman: Actress, editor

Nour: Actress, camerawoman

Ramsha: Camerawoman

Sasha: Camerawoman, editor

The first day of filming really did not go the way we planned it to. Once we started filming we realized how difficult it is to film a fight scene. Although we tried to do it to the best of our ability, as you can see in the rough draft, it did not end up looking really good. While trying to edit, we noticed that even though we slowed/sped up the shots after putting them in order, the scene was still awkward to watch. We couldn't even use transitions to fix it because then the scene itself did not make any sense.  

Another thing that we had overlooked was the script. None of us had remembered or even planned to make one. We had decided on early while doing our research that we would stick with action and not words. That proved to be very difficult once filming had begun. 

Once we realized that a fighting scene would not work at all, we decided to add some unplanned scenes into it, which once again, did not work out. The people acting had to improvise a lot of the dialogue which was difficult because every time we filmed another shot again the audio had to be changed due to them not remembering what was said previously. 

The audio itself came out pretty weak because by the time we started filming the dialogue filled scenes, more people had arrived so the background noise was too loud to properly cut out. 

Although the shots were of good quality, I doubt we will be able to use them due to the lack of coherency. We might have to change our idea completely or film someplace more private. 

Due to this experience mt team and I learned how crucial it is so plan everything in detail beforehand-even things we think we may not need. I am quite disappointed that a day was wasted, but this was a learning experience for all of us, and hopefully, will not happen again during future filming days.