Showcase Film

This was the film that we showed as a group to our classmates during the showcase. Everything went according to plan except we hadn't finished the soundtrack in time for the showcase but it didn't affect people's understanding of the narrative or genre. Although, the clip of the red lips didn't export with the rest of the video so it came up "Media Offline" This was a problem as it did affect the control of the narrative but we explained to the audience after the clip what the scene should've been.

Problems with filming

When we all went out for our last filming session, we encountered a big problem that threatened to damage the quality of our film. The problem was the street that had a street lamp that we used for our main source of lighting had been removed. This meant that we couldn't film in the same location anymore and had to find somewhere similar. Luckily there was a suitable light source from a street lamp up the road from where we was filming and we had to edit some our planned shots to try and avoid showing the change in scenery.

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.

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.

Delayed filming

We had to delay our filming this Sunday due to the location of our film has not been decided yet so we will postpone the filming to next Sunday when we will decide on a location during the week.

We also plan to film a flashback scene during school on Tuesday, so hopefully we will be able to do that.

Filming begins soon

We have come up with plans to begin filming this sunday in Loughton. We plan to film the short film in one location near staples road which isn't far from the high street. Ideal for getting the natural sounds of traffic in the background, although that can be added during editing.