Shooting

Our group planned to do a shooting on the 17th January, however we had to cancel - last minute - as one of our group members wasn't available and our planned location to shoot was unavailable. This resulted in us being behind on our filming. Nevertheless, we rescheduled for Wednesday 21st January and Saturday 24th January.

Furthermore, we had originally chosen James Hall and Georgia Bowers as our actor and actresse in our film. However, neither were available for when we needed to film, thus we had to change and use Jonny Furze and Abbie Jones, instead.

So far to date, we have completed most of the outside shots and have re-done our inside shots.


Wednesday 21st January

For our first filming session, it went well and effective shots were produced. The shots were steady and a variety and combination of different types of shots were used. Communication and team work was effective. Nevertheless, there are some changes that need to be made:

Feedback:

We began with a slow zoom of the door, but while this was an effective choice of shot, the way in which we created it was not. The quality of the camera was not very good, which was quite evident on the zoom, so we decided to change this. Instead of using a video camera to record the zoom, we used a still camera - taking a photo of the door and using the software to create a slow zoom. This was not seen as effective by our teacher; it was quite recognisable that it was a still picture, so did not have the correct impact.

The tilt we used was not very effective; it needed to be held for longer and we did not reveal the male character's face. Instead we cut off before his face was revealed, we originally thought this was best, however it didn't give off much of a reaction to the audience. We wanted the audience to feel anxious and tense and as his face was not seen, there was little for the audience to engage with.

We also did not direct the male character well. As the character had just murdered someone, they should be a certain level of fear and anxiety evident and this should have been shown when he was washing his hands. However, he showed very little fear and the way in which he was washing his hands wasn't realistic.

The way in which the camera was positioned when he is washing his hands wasn't completed well. We chose to do a close-up of his hands being washed to engage with the audience and highlight the aggression he is washing his hands, while allowing the audience to see the blood. However, this was not presented in a clear and realistic light.

Therefore, there are quite a few significant changes that we need to make and so far our verisimilitude isn't very high.

Saturday 24th January

Andy, Georgia and I worked well as a group on our filming; we communicated effectively and were able to establish what we needed to change and what worked well. For example, we decided that our outside shots should be re-done, as they were done in dark conditions and we feel it would be more effective if the shots were completed with brighter lighting conditions

Prop List

Actor: James Hall
Actress: Georgia Bowers

Costume:
Man - jeans and plain top (hoodie, with his hood up?)
Woman - red clothing to symbolise death, love, passion and danger - linking in with the theme of the narrative
Red coat, heels and dress etc - middle class

Props:
Knife?
Blood for face and hands
White hand towel in the bathroom - so the blood can be seen
Chair
Notice board
Pictures of the actress
Desk
Corridor
Keyhole?
Mirror
Sink and tap

Shooting Schedule