SHOOT DAY

EQUIPMENT USED
1 SONY PDR 170DV CAM (PLUS BATTERIES)
2 MINI DV CAM TAPE STOCK
1 XLR LEAD
1 BOOM POLE
1 SENNHEISER DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE
1 TRIPOD (INC. HORSESHOE)
1 SUSPENSION UNIT
1 RYCOTE

ON THE FILMING DAY THERE WERE BOTH CHANGES AND ELEMENTS THAT STAYED THE SAME. BOTH ACTORS WERE USED, ALTHOUGH OUR ACTRESSES OUTFIT WAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED ONCE WE ARRIVED AT OUR LOCATION OF LEITH HILL. WE REALISED OUR LOCATION OFFERED US A NEW TWIST ON THE STORYLINE AND DECIDED TO HAVE OUR ACTRESS BEING A SQWATTER IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING. WE CHANGED HER FROM A PAIR OF PYJAMAS INTO A PAIR OF BAGGY JEANS, A LARGE MAC, SCRUFFY BLACK BOOTS AND A PINK HAT. WE ADDED THE PROP OF A LARGE TRAVELLERS RUCKSACK. LUCKILY ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE EASY TO GET HOLD OF NEAR LEITH HILL. ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS ADDED TO HER CHARACTER.

ANOTHER CHANGE MADE ONCE AT LOCATION WAS THE DECISION TO FILM THE MAIN ACTION IN A LARGE BEDROOM, WHICH CONSISTED OF A MIRROR AND A SINK. THIS GAVE US MORE ROOM TO WORK IN COMPARED TO THE SLIGHTLY CLAUSTROPHOBIC ORIGINAL BATHROOM (WHICH HAD NO MIRROR AND WOULD HAVE TAKEN UP VALUABLE TIME TO PUT UP A NEW ONE).

WE ALSO DECIDED TO CUT THE LOCK SEQUENCE FROM OUR STORYBOARD WE FELT IT WAS UNNECESSARY AND THE SLAMMING DOOR ON ITS OWN WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO FEAR.

IDEAS SUCH AS THE BLOOD IN THE SINK AND THE PRESENCE REFLECTION AT THE END ALL LOOKED VERY CONVINCING AND STAYED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL IDEAS. I THINK THE LARGER SPACE TO WORK IN BENEFITED THESE SCENES GIVING US MORE DIVERSE ANGLES TO SHOOT FROM.

TO ADD TO THE FEEL OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING WE DECIDED TO ADD SHOTS OF LEITH HILL AND ITS EXTERIOR LOOKING COMPLETELY UNFURNISHED (FOR EXAMPLE COB WEBS AND PEELING WALLPAPER.) IN SOME SHOTS WE HAD DOORS SLAMMING AND CURTAIN CLOSING, OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE THEIR OWN ACCORD ADDING A SENSE OF MYSTERY.

ONE ASPECT OF DIFFICULTY WE CAME ACROSS WAS THE MOVEMENT OF THE PRESENCE, WE WANTED IT TO LOOK AS IF HE WAS GLIDING INSTEAD OF WALKING, WE SPENT A GOOD TEN MINUTES TRYING TO WORK OUT THE BEST WAY TO LIFT THE ACTOR, BUT EACH TIME WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL FILMING AND MAKING IT LOOK CONVINCING. INSTEAD WE FILMED THE WALKING SEQUENCE AT THE SLOWEST POSSIBLE PACE TO LOOK UNNATURAL.

WE CAME ACROSS A USEFUL ELEMENT FOR EDITING WHILST FILMING; THIS WAS THE NOISE OF THE TAP AND DRAINS. WE USED THE BOOM POLE TO PICK UP THE SOUND CLEARLY. THE WHOLE CAST AND CREW FOUND IT HARD TO NOT CORPSE AT THE HIGHLY AMUSING NOISE MADE, IT TOOK ABOUT SEVEN ATTEMPTS! APART FROM THAT MINER HICK-UP AND THE GLIDING SEQUENCE WITH THE PRESENCE I THINK THE DAY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE ONLY THING THAT COULD OF BENEFITED THE SHOOT WAS FILMING LATER IN THE DAY, GIVING AN EERIE ATMOSPHERE.

SHOOTING SCHEDULE

THE SHOOTING SCHEDULE WAS ORGANISED BY MYSELF AND BRETT. IT WILL ACT AS A GUIDE ON THE SHOOT DAY AND KEEP US FOCUSED. THE SHOOTING SCHEDULE WILL ALSO SAVE US TIME AS WE HAVE ORGANISED THE ORDER OF SHOTS SO THAT SIMILAR SHOOTS ARE IN GROUPS, PREVENTING THE CAMERA BEING MOVED AND SETUP FOR EACH SHOT. IF WE FOLLOWED THE STORYBOARD SHOT BY SHOT IT WOULD NOT BE PRACTICAL.

Bedroom
Shoot:
3(10 minutes)4(15 minutes)

Estimated time taken:
10:00am-10:25am

Type of shoot:
3:High Angle-Close Up
4: Floor Level- Close Up

//Bathroom Shoots:
6(10 minutes)
21(25 minutes)
11(10 minutes)
13(20 minutes)
17(5 minutes)
26(15 minutes)
8(15 minutes)
16(10 minutes)
18(10minutes)
25(20 minutes)
24(5 minutes)
20(15 minutes)
Estimated time taken: 11:00am-1:10pm
Shoot type:
6:Wide Shot
21:Long Shot
11:Over The Shoulder
13:High Angle
17:Over The Shoulder
26:P.O.V Shot
8:Mid Shot/ Fast Tilt Up
16:Side Angle Mid Shot
18:Mid Shot Facing Emily
25:Wide Shot
24:Close Up Of Light Bulb
20:Close Up Of Door


Landing
Shoot:
5,12,9 ( 25 minutes)14 (10 minutes)

Estimated time taken:
10:25am-11:00am

Shoot type:
5:Extreme Long Shot
12:Extreme Wide Shot
9:Extreme Long Shot

GROUP ROLES

Laura Blyfield
Director/ Producer
1) Storyboard Details/ Drawings
2) Equipment List
3) Group Roles
4) Creation Of Folder
5) Shooting Schedule
6) Cast list
7) Contact Details

Brett Sheriff
Director of Photography
1) Storyboard Drawing
2) Props List
3) Costume List
4) Company Logo/ Poster
5) Shooting schedule

George smith
Chief Editor
1) Sound technician
2) Locations/ Floor Plan
3) Photographer For Location
4) Storyboard Details
5) Creation Of Folder

Organising this list helped me especially as producer to keep update and on top of the work that needed to be done. Everyone worked really well together, and the creation of our folder was very successful.