May 5th

I havent been able to leave comments for a while again as my Internet is still playing up and i have been very busy, not finishing work till late. It should be sorted now so i can get back on track!
Today I planned a lot of my storyboard. I decided to do this using seperate panels so that i could change the order around. I also divided the poem into scenes and shots that i can use for reference when working on my editing etc. I used research of cinematography and other videos i have watched to help with ideas for camera angles etc.
In the afternoon i started filming my final film. I chose a costume for my cousin to wear and used my storyboards to help to film it. I also used a CD recording of the narration to make sure that i got the timing right. I did various takes until i got the one that i thought would work well for what i wanted. I really tried to use a variety of shots and techniques as well as keeping the shots to the rthym of the poem. My cousin acted really well and i was really pleased to see that he enjoyed it. I took great care in making sure i kept some of the time period the same so i included no electric sockets or TVs etc in the shots.
I am really really pleased with the amount of filming i did today i will continue filming tomorow. I think that the amount of detailed planning i did both with my storyboard and narration have really helped my filming be succesfull.