Problems faced - Shooting/editing

Whilst filming our news programme and editing it we have faced and overcome many problems with equipment, shots, locations, software and time. As a group we have pulled together well and overcome many of these obstacles such as;

• Issues with white balancing in rooms with both natural and artificial light. Here the combination of natural and artificial light distorted the white balance of the camera and whilst some locations were easily adaptable, some had to be abandoned.
• Sound issues leading to loud muffled audio with speech. This issue has arose many times during filming and when microphones weren't available, some shots needed changing so the person talking come be closer to the camera. Also some shots had to be re-filmed due to reporters holding the microphone too close or too far away.
• Permission for locations. This issue has troubled us with most locations as we've not only filmed private properties but also council and government owned buildings. Written permission was required for most of the locations especially the government buildings as the 2001 terrorism act banished any government buildings being filmed without permission.
• Change in editing software. This problem occurred when moving to more complex editing software than previously used. Our entire group had become comfortable with the programme iMovie but has had to change to Final cut HD the year to use the more expansive editing techniques.
• Finally the issue of time management. Early in the project our group created a time table that we hoped to stick to throughout filming but due to illness and adverse weather conditions, this timetable could not be kept which has led to our group running behind although extra hours have been put in to remedy this issue.