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I have never been able to get my original one-shot film to turn out exactly how i wanted it to despite the amount of variations I produced. I decided to try and film, star in, and basicaly do everything for a one-shot film.

The result:

When shooting our one shot film the location decision became obvious. We decided to start our shooting at the Co-Op site in Wollaton. The decision was made as it was the location with the most positive aspects and which everyone could locate in order to do the shooting. Whilst on location we tried a number of different ideas, all linked to the different storyboard ideas with a number of different narratives methods and improvisation at times.

After a while it became obvious that the footage was 'OK' however could be better. One member of the team did not show up to the location and as a result the remaining members could all be transported in a single car. As a result we decided to go and try out shooting at the Cossal location.

Most filming's taken on the day went fairly successfully however the move to another location was wise as the best shoot was taken in Cossal.

My edit of the final film is shown below:



As you can see from the embedded YouTube video there are still a number of issues surrounding of the edit - despite being edited fully in a PAL format the size of the video is still incorrect.

All comments welcome, and if anyone knows why this has happened please let me know.

As with any film location is a prime choice and being from Nottingham I took it upon myself to be the location scout for our one-shot film project. Below we're the most likely shooting options:
Sainsbury's, Beeston, Notts:

Pro's: Large Space, many different camrea points, all storyboards could work here
Con's: Strict security, difficult to get to for all members


Cossal Lay-bye Car Park, Cossal, Nottinghamshire


Pro's: Secluded Place, no security issues
Con's: Hard to locate, only work for 2 of 3 storyboard ideas


Tesco, Ilkeston, Derbyshire:

Pro's: Massive space, would work for all storyboard ideas
Con's: Tight security, very busy at all times, hard to locate for team


Ilkeston Retail Park, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

Pro's: Large Space, little security
Con's: Possibly too busy, also hard to locate


Hemlock Stone Pub, Wollaton, Nottingham



Pro's: Easy to locate, would work with all storyboard themes
Con's: Very small area to work with, potential security issues


Co-Op Wollaton, Wollaton, Nottingham

Pro's: Easy to access, large area, would work with all storyboard themes
Con's: Small security risk


Bramcote Park, Bramcote, Nottingham

Pro's: Varied Landscape, 2/3 storyboard themes could apply, large space
Con's: Hard to locate