Film Diary

Due to being organised, we were able to film on just one day (30/04/14) and we began at 10:30am and ended at 5:00pm.

 

 Before we began to actually film, we had to set up our equipment and also any props/special effects that we were going to use, for example, while one group member began to set up on set, the other was with the actor prepping them for the takes.

As you can see,  liquid latex was added to the actors hand, and then thickened with more layers, and red/black face paint to give the illusion of a deeper wound.

 

 

The special effect took roughly around 10-15 minutes, which was the time we estimated when creating our plan for the day. Apart from the small complaints from the actor (that his didn't like sitting still) our prep for the day seemed to be going well.

 

 

Later on within the day (1:00pm onwards) we began to film our exterior shots on location. Things were running smoothly with everyone involved, and we didn't seem to have a problem with filming. When looking at our storyboard we began our first shot with that of 'shot 26' which, in theory was an interesting shot, but put into practice, we didn't realise how hard the shot would be to make.

 

 

 

'Shot 26' included one of our group members sat awkwardly in the back of the car nearly falling out of the car itself. This shot took a lot of time to get because although we took each shot three or more times, to ensure that we would have the right shot, the camera wasn't steady, or group members, or the camera would of been seen in shot. So again, we all thought quickly and changed our seating within the car, and were then able to get the shot that we needed.

 

 

 

 

 Still shooting our exterior, we can up to a hurdle yet again. When consulting the storyboard, we then realise that the actor would have to cry so we could get the shot that we wanted. The actor, although capable of our directing, found it hard to produce actual tears. Different tactics were used, such as the actor fanning his eye, and staring at a spot without blinking, but none those tactics worked. So we ended up using a bottle of water to produce the tears for him instead.  This shot was, although rather funny to film, was rather difficult, and when we come to edit,  as a group, we possibly won't end up using this shot because it doesn't look realistic and the camera was a little shaky on all four takes.

 

 

Our final exterior shot was easier than the others, and also was one of the final shots within our story board. This shot was at a high angle, and therefore only needed the tripod to be lifted high enough over the actors head. The shot didn't take long, and meant that we were on time with our plan for the day, and also meant that we could have a longer lunch break as we had finished slightly earlier.

 

 

 

 

 

*When shooting our interior shots, we also paid attention to Health and Safety on set*