Second day of filming
Unfortunately, it was another cold day, so it was nice for us to be able to film in the warm. However when we moved downstairs to the cellar, things became more difficult. With three crew members and two actors, it was easily crowded and due to the furnishings and objects around us, we had to be extra careful not to trip or crash into things. The ceiling was also very low, and most of us had banged our heads on a low beam more than once. Despite these minor problems, the dark and cold environment of the cellar, added to our thriller mood.
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| Setting up |
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| Jodie working with the camera |
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| Jess playing her part |
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| Jess in her role |
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| A few adjustments |
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| Jess tied and gagged |
Problems we had:
- Getting the lighting right.
- Due to some of the obscure angles in our film, we had to do a lot of hand held camera work.
- Daylight coming through the cellar door, added some unwanted light to our film.
- We were using Jess' dads camera, therefore it took us a while to understand how to work it.
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| Rope being cut |
What went well:
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| Lighting all set up |
- We were able to collect a lot more footage than we expected.
- No one got hurt or injured.
- Everyone played their part in making the day a success.
Things we had to change:
- Due to the fact that the staircase was outside, we had to cut out our shot of the male character in a silhouette, due to the lack of darkness.
- None of our crew or actors knew how to drive, therefore we asked Jess' mum to assist us with driving the car, in order for us to capture some of our shots.
- Timings. Compared to our storyboard, we had to adjust some of the timings, in order to make room for the content that we wanted.
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| Greg ready to go into the cellar |
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| More props |
Where to next?
We have now managed to collect all our footage and are ready to start editing our film. We are planning to add some foley sound and music to our thriller opening, to make it more professional.
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| This is the chair we used as a prop. |
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| Another prop |
I viewed your rushes today and i would suggest that you bite the bullet and consider re-shooting. Your framing is a problem, you are far too far away from your subjects alot of the time - be bold and move in closer for imp emphasizing shots. Also, subjects fall out of frame on many of your long shots. You have also broken the 180 Degree rule. This is not a disaster, but re-shooting will result in better footage, you can also improve your lighting, - With the deadline in sight, i will not worry if you can do this over the weekend, but you really need it ready by Monday.
ReplyDeleteYou need to post now about your second day of filming - if you can show the difference between first fiming and second - have some stills to illustrate how your work has hopefully improved.
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