Problems With Certain Footage

So far, we have more or less been able to gather just about all the footage we will need. Further shoots are still a possibility, but we have still a good amount of footage to play with. However, we unfortunately hadn't noticed until post-production that there were a few issues with some of the shots that we had taken; issues that weren't particularly noticeable on the camera's small screen and that only became visible when viewed on a larger computer screen.

 

The most significant of these was several of our shots being plagued by a small level of graininess, such as those seen above and below. Though it is not entirely visible on these screen-shots, it is indeed quite noticeable on a larger screen, especially when the image is moving. A majority of said grainy shots originate from our shoot at Solo's accommodation, which we now know that we had under-lit. Though the graininess is not severe enough to deny us from using the shots, they are a frustrating detriment to the film's overall quality. It is indeed more than likely that this noise was as a result of the relative low-light conditions. Given my inexperience in using DSLR cameras (as was the case for each of the group members), It seems likely that I may have had the camera set to less than optimum settings for the shooting environment (it may have been a good idea to change the exposure, increase the shutter speed, or simply light the room more effectively). Although, as I mentioned previously, we had not noticed the graininess until post-production, at which point there was very little we could do. Our aim was to make this scene seem darker in comparison to the therapy session, in order not only distingiush the two, but to also suggest a seperate plane of reality. In hindsight however, I realise that it may have been more sensible to light the scene normally, and then use colour-correction in post-production in order to achieve the darkness effect. In the future, I will make more of an effort to ensure that the camera's settings are optimally set up for shooting in dark environments such as these in order to prevent any more issues with noise. I will also ensure that I play-back the shots that I take so that any immediate issues can be identified and corrected on the day of shooting.