With this film I really wanted to capture the kind of fun goodness that comes with being in a relationship—especially a new one. So I asked Avery and Hunter to be the subjects of this film because they have a good dynamic with each other that is fun to watch and be around.  I also decided to set them in a bowling alley as I thought that might bring out their competitive jokester sides.  So, fully intentioned to shoot this cheesy couple video, I arrived at the bowling alley with my gear.  However, Hunter showed up with Kelyn in tow and that kind of threw off everything I had planned.  Having another person in the mix changed the dynamic between Hunter and Avery and also changed the point of the video, as I had to incorporate this other character because trying to shoot around him was too hard—he was bound to show up at least once or twice.  So the video’s focus shifted from new couple dating to friends hanging out.  Despite this, however, I feel like the three minutes still ended up being nice and fun to watch, because Kelyn has a good enough relationship with both of them and they were all able to interact with one another in ways that imply closeness and fondness.  I feel like this video was successful in capturing the nature of the relationships between the people involved. 

          

However, I feel like I was all over the place with this shoot.  I had trouble trying to figure out what I wanted to shoot, and was often torn between multiple things the whole time.  I made a shot list beforehand, but I don’t think I realized that it was going to be as hard as it was to stick to it when the time came to shoot, especially with Kelyn thrown into the mix.  It wasn’t that hard to do the actual operating of the camera, but it was hard to focus while I was filming.  There are some things that are out of focus because I couldn’t get it fast enough or was too busy trying to compose the shot in the moment.  Overall, it was harder than I thought it would be and this kind of things seems like it would take a lot of skill and practice to master.