When doing the interview scenes I found that directing the cast was much easier than my previous AS work as I didn't have to stick to a rigid script. For the scenes were Duncan was acting he gave us feedback on the script and didn't feel that he would be able to deliver some lines well. We adjusted the script to lines that he would be able to deliver better. We had also briefed him on the character role and film before hand which gave him time to understand the character he would be playing and their thoughts and feelings.
When it came to setting up the interview shots we used 2 cameras on tripods so that they stayed still and didn't have any wobble. One camera was facing the actor while we used another for side shots or close ups of hand movements etc. The face on camera is to be the main substance of these scenes but with the close ups to break them up slightly and add more emotion to the characters and Short itself.
We also used special lighting to create shadows and create the more "on the spot" feel we told our actors they needed. This worked well and I think, all though not really noticeable, made the shots themselves better and created good shadows on the black curtains.
We did have some trouble framing the shots so that it didn't look like we were in a class room, we had to re arrange tables and litter etc before hand and then for the side shots we struggled to keep only the black curtain in. So instead of filming both at the same time we had to film the face on camera and then turn the actor sideways and film again for the side shots. This gave the impression that they were in a room where all walls were black curtains which is what we wanted.
This then lead to more problems as the actor would have to deliver the lines at the same pace as they previously did and we would then edit the voice over this but thankfully they did this well so I think in editing it should work out ok.
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