What was and wasn't successful about our piece

• Coverage - Some of the shots needed several more takes to provide enough coverage in the edit; this was down to changes in light levels, unanticipated movement from the actors, or the actors making mistakes/not giving quite the performance I would have liked. We did run into problems towards the end of the day, though, namely camera batteries running out and not having any spares. I also think the cast and crew were getting tired and fed up of trampling through mud at the end of the shoot, which is understandable, and could have been avoided with call sheets and a proper production schedule. However, we ended up with some really good quality footage in the end, and although I'm not so keen on some of the shots, others I am really enthusiastic about, and personally I think Hannah has done a fantastic job of cutting the myriad of footage we had into something visually appealing and narratively sound.
• Aesthetics - The Canon DSLRs really came into their own in this environment, and gave us some shots with beautiful colours and scenery. The soft focus lenses Poppy made use of also gave the film a definite recognizable look - I really loved how some of the shots came out when I went over them with Hannah in the edit.
• Storyline - I'm not sure the whole story came across properly in our final film - but then that may have been because I wrote the script and had a different image already in my head. The way I had written the first scene ended up too long, but Hannah agreed to cut some of it so hopefully that will be a lot better upon final viewing.