PCB shoot

Yesterday I went on a shoot with a cameraman, Duncan also my Dad, and a director, James, who were shooting a 2 minute promotional video.


Although PCB's (circuit board) manufacturing doesn't sound all that interesting, doing the shoot emphasised the level of intricacy that the employers work involves everyday. Hand wiring, soldering joints etc through a microscope. Really concentration based... not something I personally would choose to do but much appreciated. 


The promo footage included multiple close ups of the intricate boards and process of soldering pieces together and machinery. Unfortunately I can't stress how the boards are actually amazing close up. 
They look like tiny metal villages on an un-humanly flat landscape maybe sometimes coming across a sky scraper or something. Anyway that's how I would look at them. 


Duncan showed me how they used the depth of field to create interesting shots also how background movement made it more natural and less staged. Unfortunately I couldn't take any photographs but will receive a copy of the final video.