On Sunday we continued filming, due to severe weather, we have decided that filming down in Hastings will be extremely difficult, impractical, and may put Alice at risk. So at the moment we are discussing alternative ideas to replace this scene. A possible option is at another location, on a lake, where we may be able to gain access to a jetty and a boat.
At the moment we are continuing editing our footage, and today we finished editing the swing scene.
Natalie
Showing posts with label filming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label filming. Show all posts
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Monday, 2 November 2009
That darn weather
On Sunday, we were meant to film our beach scene in Hastings but sadly the weather was against as there were predictions for torrential rain for the whole day! We did, however, decide to use the time with the actresses anyway and re-film some of the scenes that we had previously filmed that were not of the high quality we want for our trailer.
Stef
Stef
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Monday's filming
We had three sequences to cover on monday that have already been mentioned by Stef and Helena.
My responsiblities during there filming were mainly considering the framing of the shot, lighting and using the resources we had available to create the desired shots.
Helena had an idea of using a fan to turn the pages of a book. We discussed what we wanted to happen and the type of book was best, but when it came to filming we found that the books we had chosen were too heavy and it was not achieving the shot that we wanted. I then suggested that we used a bible because it has thinner paper pages. This also had unexpected additional connotations for the sequence of supernatural manipulation of religion or faith.
During filming I took a few pictures and also Stef filmed me doing a small video log that is in production.
My responsiblities during there filming were mainly considering the framing of the shot, lighting and using the resources we had available to create the desired shots.
Helena had an idea of using a fan to turn the pages of a book. We discussed what we wanted to happen and the type of book was best, but when it came to filming we found that the books we had chosen were too heavy and it was not achieving the shot that we wanted. I then suggested that we used a bible because it has thinner paper pages. This also had unexpected additional connotations for the sequence of supernatural manipulation of religion or faith.
During filming I took a few pictures and also Stef filmed me doing a small video log that is in production.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Camera's rolling...
Helena, Jack and I managed to film some more shots today including the key falling off the table (which was done through stop animation), the door slamming and the pages of a book blowing over (done with a fan). We even managed to suprise ourself with the book shot as Jack managed to blow the fan so that the book shut itself which looks very scary. Helena and I shared the role of filming and I also focused on the overall placing and framing of the shot.
We have more filming to do on friday with the two actresses so we are getting along well.
Stef
We have more filming to do on friday with the two actresses so we are getting along well.
Stef
Monday, 12 October 2009
My thoughts on the day
Filming went very well and I think we are well on the way now. We are planning to show Jack all of our footage so far to make sure he's happy with it and anything that looks a bit odd we will film again. Our two actors were absolutely brilliant and weren't afraid to get stuck in. We are going to split their train fares between the four of us and also made sure we fed them during filming. They both turned up in the costumes we asked them to.
Some of our next shots will involve close-ups of the girl's faces so make-up will have to be considered. I am going to draw up a make-up plan for each girl and hopefully put it up on here as make-up can help to promote a certain character an actor is trying to convey...
Stef
Some of our next shots will involve close-ups of the girl's faces so make-up will have to be considered. I am going to draw up a make-up plan for each girl and hopefully put it up on here as make-up can help to promote a certain character an actor is trying to convey...
Stef
Camera, Lights and finally Action
Well we have had a very busy weekend with our first official day of filming. Stef, Nat and I filmed today's scenes (Jack was on a uni visit) We started off on Sunday morning in Kemsing which was our first location of the day. We went through with our actors what we needed for the first shots.
I've just realised that we didn't post the list of shots we were planning to do on Sunday, I think that may have been my fault sorry! So I will list those and then list the shots we actually going to do.
These were the shots that we were planning to do
2) Fade transition into establishing shot of girl swinging alone in a park
3) Straight cut to wide shot behind the swing of Mary swinging with diegetic sound of chains squeaking
4) Point-of-view shot of Mary on swing leaning back, repeated four times with Catherine not there then suddenly appearing
5) Close up of Mary’s feet digging into ground to stop swinging
6) Over-the-shoulder shot of Catherine who says “Hi. I’m Catherine.”
7) Reversal over-the-shoulder shot of Mary replying “Erm, hi, I’m Mary.”
8) Long shot of the two girls talking along with non diegetic voice-over of “Mary’s mother” saying “You’re such a lonely girl Mary, why don’t you try and make some friends?”
9) Long shot of girls leaving the park as voice-over continues (sound bridge)
Our actual first shot was one that we weren't expecting to do.
21) Long shot of Mary running
24) Long shot of Mary running part 2
We did this as when we arrived at Kemsing park there were people on the swings as we were wondering what we could do while we waited we noticed this clearing inside a forest area. As a result, we decided to film the running shot.
When we had finished our filming of this shot, the swings were clear so we started on the main shots on the swing.
We had a second problem however which was a child arrived with their grandfather and was playing on the equipment, so instead of having a reversal over the shoulder shot (shot 7) we had to have a continued over the shoulder shot from behind Catherine. This was so you could not see the boy.
Another problem we faced with filming in the playground was the noise of the boy. We have decided that we will have to mute some shots and luckily he wasn't making any noise while we were filming the talking scenes.
Having other people in the park also meant that we could not film a long shot of the girls leaving the park as it would break continuity and also mean that they were not alone as intended. So we will either return to film this at another date, or substitute this with another shot.
When we had finished this section we decided that we still had quite a lot of time so we went back to Nat's house to film some of the shots we would have done if it had been bad weather.
We decided to film the scenes involving fake blood (which Nat made some more of). We have changed the scenes from the original shot list.
- Close up of tap running and a hand turning it off.
- High angle shot of the sink filled with water and soap and 'Mary' washing a plate.
-Tracking shot of 'Mary' taking the plate out and moving it the side and taking another plate and bringing it back to the sink filled with blood.
- Side reaction shot of 'Mary' with her hands covered in blood
We may not use all of these shots but we feel it has helped us to film extra scenes.
We started on the final shot of 'Catherine' sitting on the floor surrounded by candles but decided Nat's sitting room was too bright and so are going to leave it until we film on our next date which will be after school one day and so should be darker.
Roles I played in the filming was to help adjust the tripod, film certain scenes, keep the shot list updated or work with Alice and Lexie so they knew what they were doing. Stef, Nat and I all took turns in every single job so a fair amount was done by all.
Our next filming date is the 23rd of October and then the 1st of November with our actresses. On the 1st we will be going to Hastings to film.
Helena
I've just realised that we didn't post the list of shots we were planning to do on Sunday, I think that may have been my fault sorry! So I will list those and then list the shots we actually going to do.
These were the shots that we were planning to do
2) Fade transition into establishing shot of girl swinging alone in a park
3) Straight cut to wide shot behind the swing of Mary swinging with diegetic sound of chains squeaking
4) Point-of-view shot of Mary on swing leaning back, repeated four times with Catherine not there then suddenly appearing
5) Close up of Mary’s feet digging into ground to stop swinging
6) Over-the-shoulder shot of Catherine who says “Hi. I’m Catherine.”
7) Reversal over-the-shoulder shot of Mary replying “Erm, hi, I’m Mary.”
8) Long shot of the two girls talking along with non diegetic voice-over of “Mary’s mother” saying “You’re such a lonely girl Mary, why don’t you try and make some friends?”
9) Long shot of girls leaving the park as voice-over continues (sound bridge)
Our actual first shot was one that we weren't expecting to do.
21) Long shot of Mary running
24) Long shot of Mary running part 2
We did this as when we arrived at Kemsing park there were people on the swings as we were wondering what we could do while we waited we noticed this clearing inside a forest area. As a result, we decided to film the running shot.
When we had finished our filming of this shot, the swings were clear so we started on the main shots on the swing.
We had a second problem however which was a child arrived with their grandfather and was playing on the equipment, so instead of having a reversal over the shoulder shot (shot 7) we had to have a continued over the shoulder shot from behind Catherine. This was so you could not see the boy.
Another problem we faced with filming in the playground was the noise of the boy. We have decided that we will have to mute some shots and luckily he wasn't making any noise while we were filming the talking scenes.
Having other people in the park also meant that we could not film a long shot of the girls leaving the park as it would break continuity and also mean that they were not alone as intended. So we will either return to film this at another date, or substitute this with another shot.
When we had finished this section we decided that we still had quite a lot of time so we went back to Nat's house to film some of the shots we would have done if it had been bad weather.
We decided to film the scenes involving fake blood (which Nat made some more of). We have changed the scenes from the original shot list.
- Close up of tap running and a hand turning it off.
- High angle shot of the sink filled with water and soap and 'Mary' washing a plate.
-Tracking shot of 'Mary' taking the plate out and moving it the side and taking another plate and bringing it back to the sink filled with blood.
- Side reaction shot of 'Mary' with her hands covered in blood
We may not use all of these shots but we feel it has helped us to film extra scenes.
We started on the final shot of 'Catherine' sitting on the floor surrounded by candles but decided Nat's sitting room was too bright and so are going to leave it until we film on our next date which will be after school one day and so should be darker.
Roles I played in the filming was to help adjust the tripod, film certain scenes, keep the shot list updated or work with Alice and Lexie so they knew what they were doing. Stef, Nat and I all took turns in every single job so a fair amount was done by all.
Our next filming date is the 23rd of October and then the 1st of November with our actresses. On the 1st we will be going to Hastings to film.
Helena
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
"Thanks for auditioning guys..."
Well, after hosting the auditions (which went really well), we decided to go with an older age group and also audition some year twelves. We asked the head of the drama department to give us the names of all the theatre students in year twelve and have sent them an email to ask them to audition. In the mean time, we delivered the letter posted to the two girls we auditioned to let them know the news.
Helena will upload the email we have sent to the year twelves and we hope they will reply as soon as possible. We will then host some auditions and hope to begin properly filming next Tuesday 6th October after school. Our actresses will be chosen based on both their acting capabilities and that they are able to film on the alloted days we have chosen. We drew up a table of all the days we can each do to film in today's media lesson and have chosen the first couple of days to film and where we will film. In the mean time, we are individually going to do some location scouting to determine which locations we will use.
Stef
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