Where?
- Isaac's dad's apartment
- On the street outside Isaac's dad's apartment
When?
- Sunday 19th January 2014, from 11 o'clock to 18 o'clock.
- Sunday 2nd February 2014, from 11.30 to 18.45
How?
We used multiple pieces of camera equipment:- Canon 600D DSLR
- RODE shotgun microphone
- Fig Rig (homemade)
- Tripod
- Portable Lighting Rig
- (2nd of Feb): Tracking Dolly, which was incredibly useful and gave us some fantastic shots
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| The four polaroids used, with Isaac dressed up as the Overseer |
- We added a "5" carved into the left hand of our protagonist
- Instead of using post-it notes, Isaac came up with the idea of using his polaroid camera, wherein he would hold the numbers dressed as the antagonist
With whom did we go?
- Production crew
- Isaac H - Camera operator, Director, Cinematographer
- Georgia P - Assistant Director, Continuity-control, Shoot Management and lighting
- Alexander D - Actor
What was successful about the shoot?
- We discovered that as a team we work very efficiently and effectively together, without deconstructive criticism and an uncanny ability to create a productive, energetic mood
- The lighting was excellent, despite us running out of daylight early on
- The entire crew was aware of the importance of mise-en-scene, meaning that everyone was able to contribute to the character's traits and non-verbal language
- We focused even more on mise-en-scene on the second shoot as we realised it's importance upon reviewing the first shoot's rough cut
Particular shots that were successful
- We all agree that the shots were very successful in creating character exposition, especially with the even more successful lighting and the addition of track shots
- On a lesser note, we all agreed that the close-ups were composed excellently, which will hopefully help the positioning our protagonist with audience
What was less successful?
- Time management was definitely something that affected us greatly, and is something we will have to keep in mind for future productions.
- Occasionally, the actor would feel as if he was falling out of character. For future productions, having a 100% clear idea as to how the lead should act out the character will be vital to maintain mise-en-scene.
- Continuity was at times off, for example when the actor forgot to wear his glasses or when the curtain in the background would change positions
- On the second shoot, we accidentally forgot to capture the sound on the first 8 or so shots. To get around this, we will have to record dialogue and add it in later.
How important was the storyboard in the filming process?
- Relatively. It was good in terms of the chronological filming of the story, but for the planning of the way we wanted to shoot it became less relevant.
- For example, the original storyboard showed the actor immediately putting his hands to his head after getting out of the bed. However, when we then began filming, we ended up making the character get out of bed, feel slightly woozy, weakened walk a few metres before collapsing on the floor.
- Because we had completed the cinematic by the second shoot, we had a much clearer idea as to how we wanted our opening to be like.
- Additionally, we managed to use the first shoot for our rough cut and could therefore also decide which shots to cut out and which to leave out, so we keep the time contained. (Rough cut will be added soon).
What will we be shooting next and when?
- The only shot we need next is of the TV displaying the threatening messages, something that Isaac should be able to do before the deadline.
- The above has been completed, with a slight change. Instead of having just text being displayed, we filmed Isaac holding cards with threatening messages on them, as to add to the conventions of horror and thriller. Thus, we are down to the final edit and the final touching up that needs to be done before deadline.
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