We decided just to film the corridor part of our sequence because the part with the floorboards would have been hard to film at this moment in time and this is one of the main parts of the sequence that we will film so we wanted to make sure that it looked okay.
What substitutions did you make in the test filming and why?
We used Sasha and India to play the parts of the characters because we filmed this during a lesson so the actors who we are going to use weren't around for the test filming.
When Sasha first walks down the stairs we didn't have her dragging the body because it could have been dangerous to drag someone down the stair when we don't know exactly how we are going to go about doing it.
What camera angles and camera movements were you testing?
We were just filing the basic camera angles of this scene so we could get a feel to how it would look.
We did a high mid shot at the beginning of Sasha walking down the stairs:
Long shot of India being dragged by Sasha:
Mid shot of Sasha opening the basement door:
Low angled mid/long shot of India lying on the floor while Sasha walks around her:
Low angled shot of Sasha going into the basement:
Did you find this process useful as a group?
Yes, we found this process useful for the group because it helped us imagine what we needed to do for the day of the shoot and what type of shots we had to get. It also helped us to see where we are going to shoot our final sequence.
What worked well?
Our setting worked well because we were able to see where we needed to shoot out sequence and it gave us an image in our mind as to what it will look like in the end. The camera work went well because we were able to see what angles and movement worked well and what we might change. The location was good because it was where we wanted to film and it worked out and fitted what we wanted to do.
What didn't go well?
Some things didn't go well, this was one of the angles were Sasha was going down into the basement, tis didn't work well because we would have to be inside the stairs to film the shot and the stairs are really steep and narrow so may be hard to film. The timing was okay but we need to come together to talk about the exact timing we want to make the sequence look good.
We lost a bit of the tension when filming because it wasn't the actual thing so we didn't have the right lighting, costume, makeup and actors so this may have made our pilot have less tension than our actual sequence.
The location did look right but we have to work out how we are going to film the floorboards and make it look good and effective. We also have to be careful of when Sasha pulls the body under the floorboards because the corridor is made of cement and not wooden floorboards like we want.
How has this influenced you with the next stage of your idea?
This has influenced the next stage of our idea because we need to figure out small details and just make sure we all have the same image in our head of what we want our final piece to look like. It has also made us think of how we will capture the tension in the film and not make it look to overdone.
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