Tuesday 2 December 2014

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.