Shoot #2: Adapting Car Shots Without Light

   After finding success with using the light for our opening scene, we decided to use it while we shot our scenes within the car as well. During our first time filming, shooting in the car did not produce the results we had intended - using just the lights within the car didn't give off enough light, causing the resulting footage to be poorly lit and grainy. The advantage of using the extra light for this scene is that it matches the orange color of light given off by the overhead lights in my car, so despite it being an extra light source, this extra light would appear to be motivated by the lights within the car.

    However, after we set up the shot using the light, it was knocked over and broke as a result. Initially, we panicked but realized that the lights in the car produced enough light as is. The shots came out beautifully and everything was extremely well-lit. Setting up the shots took a few minutes since I was going to be in them as well, but once I adjusted the focus everything came out well. 

    When shooting these scenes within the car we acted out the full scene from both sides thus allowing us to use the other's reaction more in our final product. It gave us more options for footage to use after in general, as well as following our peers' advice of shooting more "coverage" footage.