"Who's Watching", Director's Reflection

Director’s Reflection

            Now I appreciate direction, blocking, and rehearsals even more from doing this project. What I was going for with this scene is a man trying to work out on the bench press as others are around him. I wanted to share how the equipment is stationary and will sit there until someone comes and uses it for their gain. I wanted to show how much weight one will put on the bench press and struggle that they will go through in order to get stronger. I was wide for the majority which I wanted to show the space he was in however, I should have gone in tighter more to grab more emotion. I only had one time to shoot this due to time because my brother and I had to leave for a family gathering. I wished I could have rehearsed more. I had a hard time pulling focus when I zoomed in, so that was a fail. Also, I had to cut the beginning which I really wanted. I didn’t time when I was shooting and that hurt me because with the him walking into the gym, it was too long. I filmed more of the other people in the gym while he was setting up but again it was too long. I totally had a fail moment when I walked by the bench press and saw myself in the mirror. I should have staked out the gym more and notice where all the mirror were at. I should have filmed more of the specific weight that he was putting on. The camera movement isn’t as smooth as I hoped for. I appreciate marks for actors and knowing the blocking so much more now. It was fun to shoot this and I loved how I was spend time with my brother in the gym while he was in town.