Shooting that became Testing

I shot my film on the weekend it decided it would snow. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. It was so cold that my tripod snapped and the grease inside it froze. So after shooting for around thirty minutes I called it a day and decided that this footage would now become test footage.

It was a good test in the end, as it allowed me to evaluate certain weather conditions and making extra provisions before heading out into the freezing weather. It also allowed me to see what shooting in the snow was like, so that I would be prepared for that eventuality again.

I did managed to get some really nice shots in the snow, and I think that they would've looked really good had they been used in my final piece. I particularly like the framing in the shot and the way the sun light is coming from between the trees; it is very picturesque.

Cinematography Testing from Laura Johnson on Vimeo.