'River': Test Footage

'River': Outdoor Test Footage

As the director, I thought it would be a good idea to test how we would shoot and edit certain scenes. This would insure that we would have less problems setting the scenes up, when it comes to the actual production. These tests also let us get used to certain production equipment.

We did not use the final actors for the film due to time constraints, instead casting ourselves in the roles to save time. This footage is only to show how certain scenes play out, as we experimented with different camera angles and editing techniques.

We used a Google Pixel 2 for most of the filming, but we did not use external audio as we did not need to test it at the time.

Some of the footage was shot with a camcorder, which proved more difficult to use but had the advantage of attaching to a tripod. We do have a tripod holder for a smartphone, however we did not have it with us at this time. 

Overall, the Google Pixel 2 proves to be the highest quality camera we have used. This is due to it's higher capture resolution and smaller form factor. The Pixel 2's camera does not have any modularity, in terms of lenses.