OH NO!

Going through the footage we captured today, I noticed that our footage was extremely shaky. Which is so disappointing, as we finally got the location and to only find out that something went wrong. The location was perfect, the shot had great light and clarity.



Due to this, we can't use the footage, so now it leaves us with two options. We can either try and get permission again to film at the church, or we just use the footage for that scene that we already have, which is seen in the rough cut where you see Estelle De La Rose walking and singing. Though this is a great shot, it's not the one we initially wanted to use as our final product.

This is why I have emailed the church once again to try get permission, so hopefully we will be able to use the church once again and without a faulty camera.

The issue that was found was that a previous group had the same issue but because it only occurred once, it wasn't much of a concern, so now that is has happened for a second time, it means there is something up with the camera. And I know that the shaking isn't from the boys behalf, as it wouldn't shake as it did.

Email sent to the Church

But we will take this on the chin, and learn from this. To check the camera before you use it. I'm just glad that I checked this sooner than later otherwise, things would have gone down south. We would most likely not be able to re-film this, so at least that's a positive note about this sad event.

Now it's just the waiting game with have to play out and only hope for the best outcome. Let the force be with us.

As promised, here's a short clip I took after I noticed the issue.

It turns out the camera would click and because of this, it will move the frame either up/down/left/right at a very rapid pace, I tried to use warp stabilizer to try and see whether it could still be used, but even that didn't help the situation, as it was still visible.