The main controlling idea for our short film is water. Because of this a majority of our film is filmed in and around water. For most of the filming we have had to use a tripod and camera to film alongside the water, but after uploading and starting to edit with this footage the scenes didn’t have the right effect we wanted.
After trying to resolve this problem as a group we had the idea of being able to film underwater, particularly the shots of the protagonist diving or “falling” into the water.
To be able to film underwater the camera needed to be in a water tight box or casing. We had many different ideas of making the camera water tight from putting the camera in a clear sandwich bag to rapping it up in a clear plastic bag. We didn’t really like this idea as the camera would be at great risk and the electrics and water would breach our risk assessment.
After searching around the house for something to use I found a large clear plastic box that could be partly submersed into the water, just enough so the lens was below the water line, this would ensure we could film some shots underwater.
Once these shots were uploaded and edited into our short film, we felt that these shots gave the scene the effect we were looking for.
