Main Task - Shooting Journal - Production

When we finally reached the shoot day, we knew we were going to have problems when it came to the tracking shot due to the size of the room, and also the available space to move inside the room. We came to the shoot day equipped with a steady cam which all of our group were very new to using. However, after several attempts with the steady cam, we decided to scrap the use of it, and make the most of what we had around us at the shoot location.
Fortunately, we managed to find a small skateboard that gave us the possibility of placing the tripod on top of the skateboard, as we didn't have the budget to create a track for a camera dolly to travel along on, so our easiest, and only alternative was to place it on household object with wheels; the skateboard.
This was very much a balancing act, and involved us watching the camera very carefully to ensure of no damage to the camera. As a group, we were concerned that using this method to record the tracking shot would cause it to be out of focus, and very wobbly. However, when we watched back the footage of the tracking shot, we realised that it was pretty smooth, all things considered.

Another problem we encountered was the severe lack of space we had on location due to 5 members of cast and crew being on set at all times, along with all of the camera equipment, as well as a large desk which played an important part of our set.  Although it was a struggle, and involved being people quite cramped into small spaces in an attempt to film, we managed to get there in the end, even if we were a bit tired, having moved out of the way of other people all day!