Tyrannosaur Swede

Originally we filmed over the course of two periods, covering the first three scenes of Tyrannosaur which we watched the opening of in class. We were set the task of recreating a low budget version of this... a swede.

We all sat around the centre table and discussed what shots we needed, the best way to film them, and where and when to film. Once all this had been decided, we went out to film during the next lesson.

In reflection this wasn't the best way to go about preparing. We didn't allocate jobs, nobody had a clear idea of what they were specifically meant to do, and the filming was rushed.

From this, we decided to start again. We once again sat around the table, we allocated jobs, including writing story boards, call sheets and a script, allocating roles for acting, filming and directing.

We then set ourselves a deadline for when everything had to be done, and due to constant reminding and a group chat we managed to remind ourselves and have everything handed in by the deadline.

We then went out to film the first scene, with jobs allocated, and timings in place we got 3 shots of every shot we needed, each from a separate angle with the help of using two cameras. Following this we filmed the mext scene, and finally, the last scene, using the call sheet for all three, and making sure we stuck to the timings allocated for each scene.

In comparison, the second attempt went a lot better as we allocated more time to filming, we had jobs, and a better idea of what to film, overall it was better prepared and had more structure, leading to it being a success.