1ST Filimg session

Today we went to Candy's house to start the opening of our thriller film. We decided that we were filming in Candy’s house it would be easier and logical to use her as the main character because she would look more at home and relaxed in the environment which she is comfortable and familiar with. The first thing that we started to film was the bath scene. This started which an extreme close up of the plug hole which then progressed to the Candy running the bath. I found that this was particularly effective in setting the tone and theme. We felt that this shot would be ideal for a long and slow opening sequence which would leave the audience anticipating what was next to come.



The image opposite shows the first shot that the audience will see.



We decided to use the hand held camera technique to show Candy's point of view when running the bath and we did this because we wanted to use a range of shots from a range of perspectives.

We used a range of different shots and camera movement techniques to show Candy walking from her bathroom to her bedroom. E.g. A point of view shot of the journey, Panning from the bathroom to the bedroom, tracking, and also use of a still camera which we set up so that we could see Candy from her room in the bathroom and then walking to towards her room. When we move on to editing we will be able to choose which shot we think will be the most effective.

We then decided to focus on Candy who would go to her room and take out a document which is of high importance. We wanted to show this importance and I feel that we achieved this through a variety of shots that we had. First of all when Candy opened the draw we shot this from behind her and had the camera at waist level, this shot suggests that she is trying to hide something and the low tripod use makes it clear the what is in the draw is important. We also had a close up of the draw as it was being opened and this was because it created tension and we felt it would make the audience want to watch on in order to see what was in the draw. When Candy had the document in her hand we decided to have a low angled shot as it made her look superior and powerful suggesting she had power and control.

We faced a lot of problems throughout the day which meant that we took a lot of time meaning we didn’t get as much filming done as we had hoped. This included having to clean rooms and space so that the camera could fit and also so that the audiences attention wasn’t diverted to unnecessary Mis en scene, However, this was not entirely our fault as we had not planned to film today and therefore the necessary preparations had not been made. Other problems that we faced were that we weren’t very confident with the camera and tripod; we had a lack of concentration and focus, and moving the camera when it was on the tripod.

Next lesson we will be going back to Candy’s house to get some exterior shots and shots of another person who will be travelling towards Candy’s house.