The cinematographers role is very important within the production
of the film, this is because they are responsible for all the shots that are taken, this will also be necessary for the editor as they will have to pick put the best shots. The director works mostly with the cinematographer to make sure that the final product is like how the directors wants it to be like. As a cinematographer, it was very important for me to make sure that Maheen, the director and I plan out everything clearly, this included the shots, location, costume etc., and by doing this it helped me to be prepared before the filming day. We made sure that we communicated well and met up regularly so that we can discuss all the ideas. As a director Maheen would tell me all the different kinds of shots that she would want and in what location, and I would see if the chosen shot is good enough .Before I started filming, I researched about all the angles and shots I could use and also what I need to have in a documentary so that I can meet the codes and conventions. When filming the interview and the cutaways of Mr Islam, we used the 700D canon camera to make sure that we get the perfect shots, this camera was also very easy to use as Ive used it before for my previous production, so I had general knowledge of it. When filming the interviews and the cutaways the lighting was very good and we did not face any problems with the camera. When filming I did encounter problems ,one problem was that we did not have a script to follow whilst filming, which was very confusing as we did not know what cutaways to film after filming the interview. We then decided to re-film the whole interview and some cutaways again as we changed our script matching to the documentary, we made sure that we filmed many cutaways in different angles, because when it comes to editing the footage we will have more than 1 footage to choose from to make sure that it is perfect. We did not face any other major problems, as we had a script of all the shots we had to film, so every time we went to film the interview or the cutaways we knew exactly of what we had too. Other than that everything else went well as we had plenty of times to film everything meaning that we did not have to rush anything. Me and Maheen communicated well making sure that we followed out plan so that everything goes well. Overall, this role as a cinematographer has allowed me to use all my skills to make sure that the audience enjoyed our final product. I was able to use a range of different techniques, such as camera shots, angles lighting. This role has allowed me to develop a good
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