Thriller // Time Laspe

India made a time lapse of our shoot from when we got into the studio at 9am to when we finished shooting at 3pm:

Thriller // Evaluation // Part 1

The day before the shoot we went to the studio to see the set that Paul and Matt had built us. The set was better and larger than what we had expected so that was a good start to our shoot.

We saw that there was a light that had an orange filter over it, this made under the floorboards look really creepy and we got the lines of light which looked really effective.

On the morning of the shoot I was quite nervous because I didn't know if the shoot was going to go smoothly and I felt nervous because we were the first group shooting however, I knew that we had everything organised and ready so that made me feel less nervous and more excited to start filming.

We were quite prepared for the shoot as we had our shot list and all the times were set. However, before we started shooting we and to do that makeup, this took longer than expected and we were sat around for about an hour while Sasha was doing everyones makeup. But it was worth the wait because the makeup looked really effective.
We also had to think about what shots we wanted to shoot first and what order we should do them in. In the end we ended up scraping the order of our shot list and did it in chronological order because this was the easiest way to shoot our sequence.

The studio was quite plain apart from our floorboards so this meant we had to be more creative about what we were going to do.

Sasha did the makeup because she had experienced in that area and knew what to do. However, when it came to filming we all did equal amounts and took it in turns to film and watch the monitor this was good because it made sure we all got a turn in helping out in some way and we all have equal input in what we did.

I think that I did particularly well with helping to manoeuvre the set, because I was constantly moving the floorboards to make sure it looked right on the monitor. I also helped with thinking about what angles to have the camera so it would look effective when we edit it.

Thriller // Evaluation // Part 2

The problems we had on the shoot day was the order of shooting and what we shot first because when we got there our schedule got messed up so we had to reorganise it with the help on Matt and Paul because they knew what was the best order to film in.

I think the part where we did a tracking shot on Rosie when she discovers the bodies because we used the skateboard to put the camera on so we had a smooth piece of action so this made the shot look really interesting and it gave our sequence a whole different feel to it. I also think the effect and idea we had was shown in the clips that we captured and hopefully when we edit it together it will look how we imagined it.

I wish our planning had gone better because at the beginning of the shoot we were all sat around for about an hour while Sasha did the makeup so I think that we could have done Rosie's makeup first and while Sasha was doing the others India and I could have started filming Rosie's close up shots.

I enjoyed all of the shoot once we got going and got comfortable with the cameras and working in the studio because at first it was quite intimidating but as the shoot went on I felt that I started to enjoy the process more and it became interesting with the more ideas we had.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the effect of the floorboards was captured and if we did it justice. I am also looking forward to seeing that tracking shot of Rosie because it looked really interesting on the monitor so it will be exciting seeing it when we start to edit.

I think that our production group worked well as a team because we all had our roles to play and we all took part in helping to film. We also all helped with giving creative ideas that we could use and we all had an input in the angles and shots we wanted to capture.

I think that we learnt that we had to be more prepared and know exactly what we wanted to shoot and in what order. We also know for next time to make sure the makeup and prep is done sooner so we don't waste lots of our shooting time on it, but overall I think that our shoot went how we wanted it to in the end and it was a great process to be involved in.

Production Planning // Dilemma Averted

Loz (the wardrobe mistress at Hurtwood) has given Sasha the makeup we need for the shoot so if it doesn't get delivered we have a backup.

She has given us:

• Fresh scratch (for scratches and grazes)
• Burn wheel (to create burns)
• Skin makeup (to make the cuts more realistic colour wise)
• Fake blood
• Pads to apply the makeup

Sasha already had some kit left over from a previous project, so she is going to use that aswell:

• White and black face paint
• Nose and scar wax
• Coagulated fake blood (more gloopy than ordinary fake blood)
• Fake blood capsules (for in and around the mouth)
• "Horror flesh" (for a different texture of skin)
  

Production Planning // Organisation

In the lesson we worked on organisation of our shoot.

We finalised the cast:
Rosie Lumbard
Molly Shapley
Simy Murphy
Alice Henderson-Begg
Phoebe Wright
Georgia McKinght

Organised what we needed for the makeup:
- Liquid Latex
- White Tissue Paper
- Nose and Scar Wax
- Bruise Wheel (face paint)

Sasha, India and I spoke to Jason and he said that on Thursday afternoon we need to meet in the studio and set up our floorboards ready for the shoot on Friday. The floorboards will consist of 2 walls and some floorboards that we be placed on top.

We also made a shot list so we know what we have to do on Friday:

Production Planning // Dilemma

In media we have been making our final plans for our thriller which we are scheduled to shoot on Friday the 16th. We organised who we wanted in our shoot, costumes, the shot list and planned what we need for the SFX makeup thing.

When Sasha ordered the makeup she thought that she would have the weekend to get everything ordered and plan what she was going to do. However, we were told on Wednesday that we were filming on that Friday so Sasha was scared that her makeup order wouldn't come so Sasha had to change the delivery from 5 days to 1-2 days, but the confirmation email said that everything will arrive to school between Thursday and Saturday.

Sasha then emailed the costume mistress in the school, Loz Tait, and asked if she would have anything that we could borrow for the shoot.

Later that day Sasha got a rely from Loz: 

Hopefully Sasha can talk to Loz and we can sort out our makeup situation.