Evidence Clicks.

During the start of the production process,Abira and I divided our duties. As I was good with the workings of the camera, she took control of the shooting while Abira assisted in the setting, lighting, acting and the other aspects of the shooting procedure including taking evidence pictures while I worked. We took test shots wherever they were required.

Me on Camera

Confirmations

Last Shoot scene 4 (flashbacks) Withe

Today we decided on completing our shoot finally. All we had to do was reshoot the Jamal shot which we had done wrong and complete the Hammad's flashback shots. So we firstly did the flashback shots whereby one was to be done in my lawn while the second one was to be shot on a road. Flashback 1 required directions to  Hammad's on-screen father in terms of body language and Flashback 2  was to include a 180 degree rule which required a series of over the shoulder shots to get the right continuity in the scene. We managed both of these shots as Abira helped in directing Hammad and his father while I shot and Abira instructed. 

Abira (my partner)

When we moved on to Jamal's scene we faced a major obstacle which dealt with the broken table that could no longer be used as its top had eroded owing to heavy rainfall. We used an Art board to overcome this, however the art board required fixing if Jamal was to stand up from it to prevent it from falling down. For this, Abira supported the table with her head so as to prevent it from falling while I was on the camera. 

Instructing

Abira supporting the table
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Me on camera

with the cast

Shot listing

My Cast

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 5

My props

Scene 2

(Jamal and Surraya)

A book

Lantern

A doll

Torch light

Broken study table

Scene 3
(Makeshift School)

Scene 4

(Hammad)

A battery and a bulb

A tool box

Bracelets

Candle and match box

Donation boxes

Shoot 4. Day 4. Scene 5

This was a completely outdoor shoot. We had decided on doing this scene on the road in a purely natural way however, roads were risky and to be realistic, working naturally with a camera at hand was more than likely to put off people or strike their curiosity levels so much so that it effect our shooting. So we put off that idea and decided on going to another spring festival where we were likely to find many people. As we went therein we were able to see many people but the crowd was a riot. Shooting here meant crowd management on a second level and this time we were six young girls and one young boy only so we rejected this place too. We then thought of places where we could find a good crowd and sufficient room for shooting without any crowd issues. So we went by the Quaid-e-Azam Public Library which was linked to the Lawrence Garden. We got lucky as we came here because crowd was expected to be a major constraint here as well, however the availability of students from an arts institute attracted all the attention and we went by our shoot smoothly.

Shoot 3. Day 3. Scene 1, 3, 5.

Scene 1

1)No charging in the camera
2) busy street. alot of passer by's
3) high angle shot of the skyline in a boom shot
4) tracking forward shot
5) view point shot
6) walking with the camera in hand was not steady enough
7) shot sequence of the vegetable stall not taken properly owing to alot of children trying to obtain the camera's attention.
8)One of the vegetable man was not willing to call out on people to make sales as promotional means.
9) crowd management a major constraint.

Me Capturing the sky line

Shooting

The crowd

Managing traffic

While shooting scene 3, we were able to complete the shoot smoothly and withing 15 minutes as it didn't consist of any camera angles, shots or movements. However, the first problem we faced was the refusal of the teacher to be shot in camera. For this, we required an immediate teacher who could substitute so we consulted the academy owner for help and he provided us with a teacher of just the same nature. Then was the trouble of directing the students on how they were to take turns, answering the teacher and responding to her with the right body language and confidence. Once this was done, we had everything ready. As it was a daylight shot, the effect of a make-shift institute was easily created. And our shoot went perfectly well.