Re-shoot

After going through all of our footage during a group meeting, we noticed minor errors in the filming, such as reflection of camera equipment and operator as well as misplaced props i.e phone. Although we could have ignored these faults,  we decided it would be more professional to correct it as we want this piece of work to show our skills in media to our highest ability.

Filming Mistakes

We could not use this clip because the actor was without a significant prop - the cardigan, this would have a big impact on the opening sequence as it would have confused the audience, because she had previously been seen walking up the stairs wearing it and the shot following she was wearing it again. 

We was unable to use this clip also because the tap got stuck, this caused the actor to generate humor, which is the opposite effect we wanted to create.

In this clip the secondary actor; who did not appear and was only used as a voice on the phone, spoke when not required to as well as the actor being out of the frame.

Our actor walked out of the shot causing her to no longer be the main focus. To fix this problem we marked an 'x' on the floor so she knew where to stand.

In this shot we filmed with the light on then realised this did not look scary enough, nor did it make the character seem intimidated so we re-shot.

We could not use this clip because the camera operator did not follow the actor's movements at a fast enough pace. The key also got stuck in the lock and took to long to open.

Filming of Opening Sequence...

The filming of our Opening Sequence generally went really well. Would have liked to have more time, (perhaps started slightly earlier) and probably would have been a good idea to film at the weekend rather than mid-week, as towards the end, both director (me), camera operator (Maisie) and actors (Shauna, Freya, me) were exhausted and gradually becoming agitated. But apart from that, enjoyed it very much. Haven't yet discovered any faults in filming during editing resulting in the re-shooting of that particular scene so touch wood! I expected there to be minor complications such as family being in the places we needed to film in the house, however was proven wrong! Overall, great success.

Filming our Opening Sequence

Filming took place on Thursday 3rd February. It was very successful, I think that we got all of the shots we needed. Our opening sequence is set at night, therefore it needed to be dark. We were filming at my house with Shauna Caroll being our main actress and Ella and Freya Catmur-Hill also playing parts, I was filming it. They all got to my house and we started filming. Although we filmed it all in a different order to how I will be shown, I am very pleased with our footage, we also managed to film it in HD which has made it of a much better quality.

Notes for Filming and Editing

Short hand version of the general order and vague details of the going-ons in the opening sequence to keep nearby when filming. And then again when editing to save time.

Filming Date

Filming was suppose to take place Sunday 30th January, however due to complications with various factors such as unavailable actors and unsuitable weather, therefore it has now been postponed to Thursday 3rd February.

Filming Checklist

This is a brief checklist for our filming. It tells us what we need to remember when preparing to film and during filming. This will ensure nothing is forgotten.