Sleepover Shoot

On November 22nd, we had our sleepover shoot. The location was Olivia's bedroom as we felt out of all of us, it possessed the girly setting we imagined:

• There was a mannequin busily covered in clothes, amongst many other signifiers of teenage girls
• The bed covers were pink, along with the walls
• It had that generally cluttered element that most teenage girls had

The sleepover girls were meant to be a reflection of our target audience, therefore the setting was very important in establishing this connection.

Pros:

• Using the Arri Alexa's we were able to deliver sufficient light to the shots
• Being girly teenage girls ourselves, we were able to act this out in an exaggerated manner quite easily
• The room came across girly in the footage
• As we were actually having a sleepover that night anyway, the snacks and pajamas etc were all authentic, so we think it came across quite naturally in the footage

Cons:

• The Arri Alexas could in no way match the extreme lighting styles we had in our studio shots
• Our acting was exaggerated to the point of cheesiness.
• We didn't dress the set as well as we could have - the space could have been even more cluttered.
• Compared to the excitement and energy present in our studio footage, this footage was boring.  

Overall, I do not believe the shoot was a success. However, we will attempt to make the footage work and come to a final decision at a later date about whether we will include it.