Final experiment-A dog's perspective

When I had this idea, I knew that I would use it for my final outcome if I could get it to work properly, which was really difficult. I don't think anyone has ever tied a camera to a dog and then filmed it from their viewpoint, so I tried to do exactly that. Here is the first video that I made using this experiment. 

To strap the film camera to my dog, I used various equipment, such as, a shoelace, his collar, a belt and a piece of string with an attachment to put the string it to stop the string from moving. The camera that I used was quite big but was lightweight meaning it wasn't too uncomfortable for Bongo. Also, the strings had to be quite tight so that the camera didn't move too much and wobble but I didn't want to hurt Bongo so I couldn't have them to tight, they also had to be positioned in a way which meant the least wobble. When the camera was filming, I had to stay behind him so that I didn't get in the shot or interrupt what he would do so that I wouldn't influence him so he could do all the things that he normally would, which meant I couldn't call him away from anywhere etc.

I did encounter a lot of problems when I started filming, the first was that the camera was wobbling so much that I had to keep repositioning it and the film was terrible because everything was blurred and Bongo's head kept getting in the way, I overcame this by using more strings and positioning the camera so that it didn't wobble. Another problem I had was that the lens of the camera kept getting really dirty because Bongo kept sniffing in the plants and trees so I had to position the camera differently so that the camera wouldn't be as near to the plants etc. Because the camera moved a lot, it meant that the sounds recorded were of the camera moving and hitting Bongo's collar, this made the film sound bad and had a big effect meaning I had to edit out the noise and replace it with the tune, this also made the film more entertaining.

I am very happy with the end product because I thought it was very interesting to see what a dog sees and how different it is for us. Also because I don't think anyone has done this before and so it is original and unique. Another good thing was that the film camera only moved when and where bongo moved and so there wasn't too much running except for when he was running. Another thing I like is that the audience can easily tell what Bongo is doing by watching the film, for example, when the camera points to the ground, Bongo is sniffing, when the camera is a bit wobbly, Bongo is running etc.