Filming Day 2

Today we filmed the couples argument scene and it went incredibly well. We arrived at the location and set up the cameras and props ready for our actors to begin. This was all done very quickly so we could get started as soon as possible.

Once we had begun, the filming its self went very well. The actors worked professionally and did not mess around, they knew their lines so we could get straight to it.

There were many positive points to today's filming, I feel we captured all the shots to a good standard and framed them well. The mise-en scene in our location was very good and the props were appropriate. We took a few takes so we could choose the best clips for our final edit and there was not many problems.

The only problem was the positioning of the camera's. As we were filming in quite a small location it was difficult to get all three cameras and tripods set up without them being visible in the frame. We over came this by moving them around until they were in the best position possible for filming.

Overall I feel today's filming went very well and we will start work on editing the scene tomorrow.



















Preparing for filming.























Filming the door scene.

Filming Day 1

On Monday we filmed part of our opening for the first time, this scene was the staffroom scene. We had previously arranged to use the school staffroom but as we were not able to use it we compromised and used a study room, but rearranged it to make it look like a staffroom. We had very good mise-en scene and the final product replicated a hospital staff room very well. We used props such as medical posters and books, coffee mugs, a notice board and medical props such as sanitiser. I feel we overcame the problem very well.

Another problem we had was one of our actors arriving quite late, we overcame this by working harder after they arrived. We got the filming for this scene in done in less than an hour and we planned the time very well. We went in before the actors were arriving to set up the scene to the best ability and so we were ready to film straight away.

Overall I think the filming went very well and was very efficient. We created a very good scene and the actors delivered their lines very well. I think once edited this scene will work well with the rest of the opening.

These are some of the props we used.

Setting up the props.

Preparing for filming.

Props

Another matter to consider before filming was use of props. We would have to make good use of props during our filming to create good mise-en scene.

I believe that the most important props will be the ones which make the scene look authentic. Such as the hospital staffroom scene. We will use props such as medical books, medical posters, coffee mugs and medical products such as hand gel. This will create a setting which well replicates a real staffroom in a hospital.












During the couples argument scene important props will include a handbag and a purse. This will be used when the female character is saying 'I know I had it in here this morning' . She will be looking through her bag and purse to find her money. This will allow the audience to clearly see what is happening.

Other important props will include 'Do Not Cross' caution tape, and number cards for the crime scene, these props are part of the mise-en scene for this shot and will give a clear indication to the audience of what is happening.









List of all props:

Scene 1
• Crime Scene: Do Not Cross tape
• Numbers on sheets of folded, laminated card

Scene 2
• Purse
• Bag

Scene 3
• Coffee cups
• Paperwork
• Posters on nursing, mental health etc.
• Medical books
• Files and folders, patients records
• Hand sanitizer
• Table
• Two chairs


This was the contribution and ideas I suggested to the group, to see what we as a group finally decided, checked the group blog here:
http://cvhs-jall.blogspot.com/

Costumes

Before we could begin filming our final piece we also had to consider the different options for costumes for our characters. This was important because the costumes can connote many things to the audience.

I believed that the protagonist should be clothed in pale and natural coloured clothing to connote innocence and purity, with little make up and a very natural look to connote youth and naivety.














For the antagonist I thought they should be wearing something of a deep red colour to connote danger, blood or death, this would give the audience a feel for what is to come. I also thought the clothing should all be very dark so the character is looking mysterious and eery.















There was an obvious choice of costume for the staffroom scene because it is shot in a staffroom at a hospital and the characters are nurses and doctors so would be costumed appropriately to suit this role.















The male character in the couple should be dressed neutrally, as his connotations are not as important as the other characters. He should just be dressed like an average young man.

This is how I contributed to the group effort, to see the full and final list of costumes visit the group blog here:
http://cvhs-jall.blogspot.com/

Audition Videos

Tayo and Kirst Audtion 1


Jenny and Matt Audition 1


Jenny and Tayo Audition


Kirst and Matt Audition

Location Scouting

Before we could film we had to consider the different options for the location of the different scenes. We had a group discussion and I made several contributions and ideas including ideas about where the park/woods scene should be. I thought it would be good to film it in a park near by, but as a group we decided it would be best to pick a different location as the mise-en scene was much better in that there were more tree's and a better swing for the swing scene, I agreed with this decision. This is the location we decided on. It is in Little Waltham Park.

For the couples argument scene we chose a nearby house of a friend. The chosen location is well suited as the mise-en scene replicates that of an average couples house, which would have a normal couple living in it. This natural and homely environment emphasises the contrast with the dark side to the story. I thought this location would work very well and contribute well to our opening.

These are my contributions to the ideas regarding the location of our film, to see what we finally decided upon check our grop blog here:

http://cvhs-jall.blogspot.com/

Target Audience Profile

Before we could begin filming our opening, we had to consider the target audience. This is so we knew who our target was and could meet their expectations. To do this we created a survey to ask a range of people from the target population.

This was a group task but everyone had individual input. I made suggestions on possible questions that could be included in the questionaire to maximise the information we could gather.

I believed that the majority of our target audience would be from young (around late teens)to middle age. This is because psychological thrillers are more in depth and would appear less appealing to a younger audeince of young teens.

We took our survey out on 6 people, 3 male and 3 female. The majority of these participants believed horror films are watched mainly by 18 - 25 year olds. We will have to take this into consideration and ensure our film appeals to this group. We also found that the majority of our participants did watch horror films, this means we know there is a deffinate market for our film.