Shooting Schedule



Types of shots used - Opening shot

When designing the story board for our Opening Sequence, I decided to include a close up, low angled shot of the girls feet because it was interesting and different. Instead of opening with an establishing shot, I thought this would be more effective in the respect of meeting the requirements of the genre of what the film would be, because this shot conveys a sense of mystery as it doesn't show the characters face, only feet. I decided 'Abbie' (primary character) should be bare footed to further show her drunken state which would explain how she thoughtlessly invites what could potentially (and ironically is) a murderer. I also thought this would make her stand out against the two with their shoes still on. Following this the camera zooms out to allow more focus and understanding of the surroundings for the audience.

Filming

The filming of our Opening Sequence generally went really well and I'm pleased with our progress so far. I would have liked to have more time, (perhaps started slightly earlier) and it 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 become quite agitated. But apart from that, I enjoyed it and view it as great experience. We haven't yet discovered any faults in our clips 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, people forgetting props or equipment - however, I was proven wrong! Overall, great success.