In class, Agatha, Demi, Sophie and I discussed the ways in which we would successfully shoot our antagonist, Jack, looking into a mirror without the camera being in focus. We agreed that the reflection of Jack should be clear, vivid, in focus and easily recognisable as him. As we are in the process of filming scenes we wanted to make sure we were prepared to shoot this particular scene correctly as it can cost valuable time if we come across difficulties such as the camera being in shot of the mirror coincidently, the character Jack isn't in focus or the mirror is reflecting brightly creating a 'beam' of light shining into the camera therefore ruining a take.
Therefore, we came to the agreement that we should tilt the mirror (Demi is holding the mirror at the back of the photo) to the opposite side of the camera. For example, if I am holding the camera (I am on the right side of the photo), the mirror, reflecting Agatha's image (sitting in front of the mirror), should be tilted to the left. As a result, the camera isn't in view. We will take this into account when we are filming so we ideally get this shot in one take.
Good to see the planning side of your shoot.
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