We decided to use the XF305 for this sequence as the movement required its deep depth of field. The low contrast look of the video camera was also ideal for indicating a TV style, and the XLR port allowed me to record sound on board and be therefore be more mobile.
We started the shot with the reporter walking towards the camera in a cliché reportage style. Then, as her eye-line shifts to spot Ed off-screen, the camera whip pans around to the character and approaches him. We blocked the scene to try and provide some visual comedy, with Ed holding the bin bag awkwardly and wearing the red slippers, which I panned the camera quickly between.
From here I zoomed into a medium close-up, and then back out to medium shot as Laurence enters the frame. As we had indicated in the shot list description, I slowly zoomed in on Laurence as he addresses the camera; 'I'd say the Yorkshire Terror is very much a reality', adding to the comedy. From here the camera movements were largely reactionary, as they would be with a live TV broadcast, but I tried to maintain composition between a two shot and a single of Laurence.
After a number of takes, I was much more confident with the camera movements, but I was also careful not to preempt them before the cue in the script. Once we had finished we travelled to the house location and began filming the montage scenes, having blocked out both the camera and the actors' positions the day before.
Our approach to coverage today was much better than on previous shooting days, starting with a clean master shot of each scene and moving in to singles, OTS shots, inserts and other interesting angles. This ensured that even if we ran out of time I would have something to use in the edit.
Blocking the scene on the stairs was initially difficult due to the awkward positioning, and we had tried a number of places around the house prior which did not work. However sticking to the master scene method worked for us here, and we used a Dedo light bouncing off the ceiling to boost the light in the space.
We managed to get the majority of the shots we wanted, and continued after the actors had left picking up close-up shots which did not require them. Tomorrow we are filming both Grindleford scenes, the rest of the montage with Laurence and re-shooting the basement scene in its entirety, as I expressed to the group that the scene would not cut together otherwise.
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