The coffee cup
This project presented many challenges throughout the progression of the task. Using one camera is hard on its own, but when using it in a confined space it provides a considerably ready disposition to failure. But in an effort to incur a redoubtable efficiency upon myself I persevered in filming a somewhat valued picture for my fellow compatriots. The idea was to use one camera to observe and document two people whilst conversing. The setting of a call centre seemed adequate so we set about devising a script appropriate with the setting. Once achieving this we decided upon the correct clothing and after finding an empty computer scenario set about filming the narrative.
The room was small and cramped and stuffy. Soon enough we started to become aggravated with our surroundings, but the production came together by parking the camera in corners, pointing it through windows and further places throughout the room. In trying to create the illusion of a larger space, we inserted cutaways of keyboards to maintain the façade of the office environment. We used a single headset on both actors to involve phone communication. As goes for planning there wasn’t much more than script, costume and prop for consideration but this is how we like to work, on location, where you can get much more of a feel for your surroundings, and decide on how to mould your own designs into a reality around the solidity of your environment.
Overall I think the production went well, although we had to lose some of the story in the edit because we only had half of a conversation on film, precisely because of only having one camera. But nevertheless it is amusing and not highly offensive to look at, which might be underplaying it but I am my own worst critic.
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