Journal (edited as shoots completed)

Film shoot 1 - Waffles Coffee Shop, 21.11.2014

The first shoot for our film went very well. We weren't entirely certain of what shots we wanted and how to move around the coffee shop so our shot list wasn't strict, however there were some really good opportunities to get good shots, for example the reflection of the two characters in the sweet shop window outside of the main location. There was also no dialogue in this scene, so no extra sound equipment was necessary and therefore all three of us could focus on getting the best camera work we could. 

Film shoot 2 - Bodmin Jail, 28.11.2014

The second shoot went as well as the first, and we used our shot list much more, but still experimented like before with interesting shots. The day as a whole saw us film most of the film, and although the day was cold, we managed to do it to a good quality. We filmed the scenes chronologically, because this was easiest for us to follow and allowed us to move from outside to inside of the old structure like the characters do. We finished the day and went into the the main attraction for some find, and I managed to get a really good shot of the outside part of the establishement which we filmed in form above and this will be a really visually interesting shot in our film.

Film shoot 3 - College, 19.12.2014

Our third shoot was the final scene in the film, so here we delved from our former chronology, and this was much easier to access due to it being in the college. The shoto went particularly well, as we gave the actors mostly free roam to say what they wanted and improvise this scene and we think the overall effect of this was much better than the scripted version because it allowed all reactions to be sincere and allowed the police detectives to give as much information as possible.

Film shoot 4 - College, 02.03.2015

The fourth shoot was the doctor's scene that allowed us to have some footage overalayed on other footage to make the film visually interesting. This scene consisted of using a spot light and a dark room to get a dark and eerie shot of the doctor diagnosing Frankin. This allows us to see into Frnaklin's mind within the most tense part of the film.

Film shoot 5 - College, 25.03.2015

The final shoot was the car scene, as finding someone to play the roll of Franklin's mum was difficult. This was an interesting shoot that allowed us film in a moving car to get the real effect of this. This differs to Hollywood film shoots where they mostly using greenscreening, so it was more difficult to control for us, but we had fun and got all the shots we needed.

Equipment and Props

Props:

Scenes 1, 2 and 3

• Drinks for cafe scene (to be purchased on location as part of the film) 
• 32mm camera for pond scene 
• Film magazine

Scenes 5 and 6

• Hammer 
• Tripod
• Canon 500D SLR camera 
• Pill bottle with pills inside (labelled for medication used to treat schizophrenia)
• Backpack
• Bandages
• Gas Mask 
• Lab Coat

Scene 7

• Sound recorder
• Laptop 
• Crime scene photographs

Equipment (to be taken to all shoots): 

• Canon 6D SLR camera 
• Canon 5D SLR camera 
• Batteries x20 
• Sound recorder 
• Tripods x2
• All lenses for these cameras
• 64GB SD cards x2 
• Boom mic
• GoPro

Make Up and SFX

In our film we want to have some gore, so knowing how to create these believable wounds is essential. 

1. Fake Blood 

To make fake blood, we're going to mix red food colouring, blue food colouring, water, and golden syrup. This gives us a liquid of a good consistency that looks realistic. 

2. Black Eyes 

To make the black eye look, it's really about colour mixing until you end up with a purply brown coloured circle across your eye. For this we used eyeshadows and face paint of colours red, brown, purple, black, blue, and yellow. 

3. Hammer to the Eye 

To create the eye wound after being struck by a hammer, we're using cotton pads to cover the eye, liquid latex to cover it and stick is to the skin, toilet tissue to add texture, and fake blood to make it look recent and realistic. This overall wound is effective in looking realistic and believable. 

A tutorial for a missing eye shows the kind of look we're going for, and we're going to follow this, in the general sense, but experiment and do it our own way to make our make up unique and interesting. 

Risk Assessment

When filming on location, it is especially important to consider and assess the risks of shoot before going on to the shoot so that you can anticipate where any problems may arise and seek to avoid them before they happen. Here is the risk assessment I made for our shoot at Bodmin Jail, the only shoot where I could really see any real risks occurring. 

Risk	Explanation	Prevention
Travel to locations	·         Traffic Accident	·         Ensure all passengers wear seatbelts ·         Travel in college checked minibuses ·         Have a responsible, licensed teacher drive
Fall/slip	·         The mud and the scattering of props (e.g. the fallen tripod) on location could cause a slip ·         Climbing over the gate could cause a fall ·         The gap between the cells and the main ground cause be misjudged/forgotten and people could fall down into the trenches	·         Make sure everyone is aware of the dangers and make sure they are careful when around them
Being punched	·         During the filming of the fight scene, actors could accidentally actually punch each other, causing injury to the other actor and potentially themselves	·         Film the fight scene in slow motion and speed up in editing ·         Make sure to direct the actors to punch each other VERY lightly so that the punches will look believable in editing but will cause no harm in filming
Struck by hammer	·         When filming a break in with a hammer or the hammer smashing a victim’s face, the hammer could hit a person	·         Direct the actor holding the hammer to keep a tight grip, and, where possible, keep the hammering away from other people, and yourself ·         When filming the murder, make sure the hammer is swung in very slow motion so it can’t accidentally hit someone in the face, and again, keep the tight grip so it won’t be dropped on anyone
Ingestion of make up	·         The SFX make up could be swallowed, i.e. the fake blood ·         The eye makeup could get into wearer’s eyes	·         Use edible fake blood, made with a base of golden syrup, so that eating the fake blood would not be harmful, but instead taste great ·         Be careful with the application of makeup, and come prepared with water to be able to remove any in-eye make up immediately

Rehearsal

In preparation for the film shoot, we rehearsed scenes 5 and 6 with our actors. Of course, this was not a dress rehearsal, but the acting was good. 

 

This rehearsal was mainly so make sure the actors knew their lines ready for the upcoming film shoot at Bodmin Jail and I think at this point, and the flexibility of our shoot, that they are ready to film and will do very well on the day. 

Shot List

Shot	Angle	Movement	Explanation
Long shot	Low to Eye Level	Tilt	This opening shot shows the viewer where the action is taking place. It is especially important in this scene because the action of the scene takes place indoors, so an outdoor shot of the location allows the viewer to make sense of this. The shot is outside of the shopping arcade and shows pedestrians and cars passing by the entrance, out of focus.
Long shot	Eye level	Pulling the Focus	The camera stays in the same position as the last shot as this one follows on from it. Once the camera has tilted down to eye level, the focus is pulled so that the cars and pedestrians come into focus.
Long shot	Low Angle	Still	The camera is far away from the subjects and looks up at them walking towards it.
Long/Medium	Low	Still	The subjects walk past the camera as the camera is viewing from the side.
Close Up	Eye Level	Tracking	The camera is handheld as it follows the subjects from directly behind, hinting at the presence of a stalker.
Long shot	Low angle	Still	Now faces the subjects from the front, to the left (the opposite side from before), as they walk towards the cafe door. Looks at reflection of them before they walk into shot.
Close Up	Eye Level (subject = door handle)	Still	The subjects walk past the camera and open the door. The door is pulled and swings towards the camera before the door swings back to a close.
Long Shot	Low angle	Still	The camera views the subjects ordering at the cafe counter from a side on position, looking up at the boys.
Medium Shot	Eye Level	Still	The subjects walk over to a table/booth where that the camera is already facing before they arrive. They walk into shot and sit down with their drinks, reading and discussing the content of a film magazine (indicating their love for film and filmmaking).
Close Up	Eye Level	Still	Close up of the subjects’ faces. This shot happens for both.
Long shot	Low angle	Still	A shot of the two subjects by a pond with a camera, filming the pond.
Long shot	Eye level	Handheld	The view of what they see through their camera.
Medium shot	Low angle	Still	GoPro camera place on car dashboard looking up at subject in a car.
Medium shot	Eye level	Handheld	A shot from behind of the two subjects driving in a car.
Medium shot	High angle	Still	Looking down at the subject in the passenger seat from the perspective of the driver.
Medium shot	Low angle	Still	Looking up at the driver from the perspective of the person sat in the passenger seat.
Establishing shot	High angle	Still	Looking at the asylum from a distance above.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	The subjects walk down the hill towards the camera.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	The subjects walk towards the entrance to the asylum.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	The camera is set behind the subjects as they break in to the asylum.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	A view of the break in from the other side of the door.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	The camera is back outside and shows Franklin talking to a new character outside, whilst Sam has gone inside to explore.
Close up	Low angle	Still	Seeing each of the subjects outside in more detail with a close up.
Close Up	High angle	Still	Sees Franklin taking a bottle of pills out of his pocket and tipping pills onto his hand.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	Shows that Franklin is now alone outside.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	Camera now inside looking at Sam, who comes out of a cell.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	Shows Sam in foreground and Franklin in background, as Sam calls Franklin in, Franklin walks forwards into the asylum.
Varying	Varying	Handheld	A timelapsed long take of wandering around the asylum. Not essential to the narrative but visually interesting.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	The two boys come out of a cell and head back towards the door. The camera changes position in the next shot to view this. Still still and eye level to see them at the door.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	The boys set up the tripod to start making their film.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	The camera is placed in the corner of the room to see Franklin operating their camera in the foreground and Sam going to investigate in the back ground. Then, people start walking towards Franklin.
Medium shot	Eye level	Still	The camera sees each of the figures individually as they stand and stare at Franklin from Franklin’s perspective.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	From back in the corner we can see that there is actually no one there and the Franklin is seeing things.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	Facing the door we see the anonymous figure from before walk into the room, shut the door and push Franklin.
Close Up	POV	Following motion	The camera is of Franklin’s POV and follows his movement as he is punched.
Close Up	POV	Still	Shows Anonymous’ POV of Franklin pushing him to the wall.
Close Up	POV	Following motion	Shows Franklin being pushed down onto the ground by Anon.
Close Up	Low angle	Still	Shows them wrestling on the ground and Franklin getting on top of Anon.
Medium to Close Up	POV Worm’s Eye	Following motion	Follows Anon’s perspective of being hit in the face with a hammer.
Long shot	Eye level	Still	Shows Franklin standing up, dropping the hammer and running out of the building.
Establishing shot	Low angle	Pan	Shows change of location to the police station.
Medium Close	High angle	Still	Police officer looking down at Franklin.
Medium Close	Low angle	Still	Franklin looking up at Police officer.
Extreme Close	Eye level	Handheld sidewards movement	Staggered, wobbly movement around Franklin’s face shows his instability.
Medium to Close	High angle	Zoom in	Zoom into the computer screen showing Franklin who he really killed.