DH Reflection on Shoot 1

Our first shoot was on the 26th October at the Oast Theatre, it will probably be the most challenging shoot, since we had a long setup time, had to use lighting, and we had to direct four other people. We took the video camera and tripod, a normal camera, and the track and dolly, in order to get a range of shot types and start getting images for our digipak. We also transported a drumkit, two guitars, a bass guitar, two microphones, and a speaker, all to set the scene and play the song.
My job was directing and camera and also to control the lighting as I had experience with the equipment, while I did this one of our friends was in charge of the camera but we made sure to restrict the amount of shots out of Tom or mine's control.
The storyboard was useful to a degree as there are multiple shots we had planned thoroughly such as the beginning, end, and argument scene, however the rest of the time I decided to focus on getting a range of interesting shots.
One issue we had was the location since the set for the next play was already under construction, however we solved this by putting up a black curtain, although this restricted the stage space, it actually gave a very nice backdrop. This lack of space made it difficult to get close-ups however by moving people and equipment out of shot we were able to create room for me to stand, we also used the tripod so I could stand off stage and still get the correct level.
We took several photos for our digipak, however time constraints and location differences meant we did not get them all, and meant they were slightly different to as planned.
The next step is therefore to plan our next shoot, as well as take the rest of these photos.