Everyone had to be in from 9am to begin set up, being informed on the shoot schedule, created by Julia (producer) and I, and call sheet, as well as being clearly informed the day before. To begin with, we all had a digital copy of the script which we could access on tablets/ phones, but Thomas (director) requested a physical copy and seeing as everyone there was setting up for their particular roles, I decided to quickly go to the library and print this off, before the actor was to show up at 9:30am. When I returned I decided to assist Harry (lighting assistant) in setting up the lights to save time, assembling and placing two redheads around the set. The actor was even earlier than expected, arriving before half 9, but this allowed us to make introductions with him and give him time to get comfortable before filming. I instructed Lydia to tape down any loose cables around the set and then checked this afterwards to assure that no one would be able to trip over them and that they wouldn't cause any unnecessary danger to the crew or actor. 

Throughout the shoot, I gave jobs out to people who were free and able to help out with other things other than their own jobs (as well as making sure people were doing their own ones). At one point Ulysses (sound) had to stand on a ladder in order to put the boom mic over the top of the set walls to record. However as the walls hid him from the sight of the rest of the crew, I asked Joel (production design assistant) if he would keep an eye on Ulysses' safety and make sure he was stabilised and balanced on the ladder in a safe manner. I also asked Lydia (grips) and Marko (construction) to look after cables and make sure they didn't get tangled as the camera etc would be moved about. Lucy kept updating us on time as she looked after the shoot schedule. We found that we were always very ahead of schedule and that everything was very organised, therefore requiring less time than previously thought.  

At one point when the set had been re-arranged the opposite way, we had trouble getting the correct lighting. I acted as stand in actor to give an indication to the camera and lighting crew how they should light and film the set on the actual actor during the shoot. We also had problems with electric shocks, and Rob got a very strong one around this time causing him to go and take a short break to recover, making us all a bit tense. The lights took longer than expected on the call sheet and shooting schedule, but as we were very ahead of time we remained very calm and got the job done without any worries. Once we were ready and I had gone and got the actor, I apologised to him for having to wait for so long to film, explaining the reasons mentioned before. He seemed very understanding of this and got stuck in with the next scene with enthusiasm. 

At the end of the shoot, we collectively thanked the actor and said goodbye, and Julia took him to sort out payment details. I didn't have to ask anyone to start packing the equipment or taking away the flooring as everyone pitched in with this, knowing their own areas. At the end we ran over the equipment list to ensure everything was there and nothing had gone missing and left it all safely at the side for group B to use for their shoot. 

Overall I feel the entire shoot went really and am looking forward to being part of the editing team next semester to pull the entire thing together.