Preliminary Sequence

Detailed storyboard

This is just a section of the detailed storyboard that we created.

How our filming went

We planned to shot on the Sunday however we had to cancel due to the fact that we did not have our storyboards and the weather was to windy for the scenes we planned to film. So instead we filmed on Tuesday after school. We all arrived on time at the correct meeting point, and began filming straight away. 

We had to carry all of the equipment when a long hill to get the place where we where filmed the establishing shot. We did several takes of this to make sure we had the shot at the right speed and focus to give the opening of the film the right effect. 

There were a few problems that occurred whilst filming, for one we forgot the lighter which is a key prop, so we improvised and used matches instead. However in the end the matches give off a better effect, the glow of the flame reflecting on Max's face is more effective feel to the opening. It makes the opening much more scary. 

Another issue that happened was the lighting, as we needed it to be dark, so we meet at 5:30 and but it got incredibly dark quickly. By it turning very dark we had to find a way to get round it and still be able to shot. So we used street lights, this was hard as we had to pick a spot that had a street light but still be able to fit into the set that we imaged in our storyboard. 

The weather was another issue, it was so cold that we had to delay filming. The cold made it very difficult for us to hold the camera and use the zoom properly. So we chose to end filming as we did not want to carry on and make a poor quality film. Instead we are planning to meet up again and carry on with where we left off. 

A thing that we managed to complete though was the first flashback scene of the victim and his lover. We used a teacher's office so that we could use the space away from the rest of the school. We wanted this because it was a good location that showed the woman at work, we were going for secretary finishing her work, as her lover surprised her.

Story Board

Group t story board

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Plans for our first shoot

We have, as a group, decided on a location for filming. This is a street in Loughton that also overlooks the town, allowing us an establishing shot which is needed for the beginning of our opening sequence. The street is also long enough to allow us to follow the characters down it, which is needed in the next part of the opening.
We have decided to shoot on Sunday, this weekend, but there may be a cancellation due to the chance of heavy rain. This will set us back a couple of days in the process, as we need dry weather in our opening sequence, not rain.