The Shoot day began by my group and I setting up the set. The set had all ready been built the day before, all we had to do that morning was lay the floor. All the planning had already been completed in lesson time. The set looked very similar to what we had planned in the set sketches and story boards. I feel as a group we were well prepared for the first scene which was filmed in the studio. We could of briefed the actors better so they understood the plot also we were poorly prepared in getting the cast appropriate footwear for the day.
For our second scene which we shot on location, at a local gastro pub which. We had not prepared for this scene as well as the first, this lead to problems, these being the amount of space we had to film, a large mirror that restricted where we could not film with out the crew and the equipment being reflected into the shot. As well the location being open to the public which is unsuitable when using equipment such as a boom or laying tracking on the floor. The location did not look that similar to our original storyboard but was still suitable as it had all the major features that were needed.
The shots we used in the first scene are: With most of the shots we used, we used them to create tension. We wanted to create tension because we wanted our audience to feel on edge or uncomfortable.
Wide establishing shot of the whole of the set- We used this shot so the audience could see setting and the different characters evolved. This shot was also one of the easiest to shoot, this was because the positions of the camera were easy to set up as we do not have track or pan so it was quite simple to shoot.
Tracking in shot of Randell Merit- We chose to this shot because we believe it will create tension. This was one of the hardest shots of several reasons, these being that we had to make sure the camera was straight by making sure the tracking was layer correctly. Also I had to keep the shot in focus whilst another member of the crew held the camera steady whilst tracking in.
Mid shots of the governor, priest and the two policemen- We shot mid shots of these characters so they could all be separately identified.
Close ups of the governor, priest, the two policemen and Randell Merrit- The close ups of the characters helped to create tension.
Extreme close ups of the hood being pulled over Randell's head and a sponge being squeezed- We used the close up of the hood to graphic match the first scene with the second, which can help the sequence flow better.
We used a single shot for the second scene which was a tracking panning shot. We used the shot so we could create a tense atmosphere as well and conveying the story line in a effective way.
For the first scene we shot in our school studio. We shot in the studio for several reasons, the first being that we could design and build the whole set so that it could fit our specification, also it would be hard to find an appropriate on set location seeing as there is no capital punishment in theUK
We chose specific costumes and props represent or signify different things. We wanted to try and be as authentic as possible so that we would not challenge the audience to much.
In the picture you can see several of the main characters of the opening sequence. First Randell Merrit who’s is sitting in the electric chair. We tried to research what authentic prisons wore at that specific time period as well as the police/guards and the priest. We could only find limited information on the process of an electric chair execution, especially involving what the costumes are for the different characters. We borrowed costumes from a performing art department.
We chose the appropriate actors to be cast the parts for different reasons. The actor who played the main character was chosen to play Randdel Merrit because he had a dark look about him also slightly redneck look which was appropriate for where the sequence that was set. We used our teacher for the governor to make it look more authentic. This is because the majority of actors available to us were aged 16-18 years old and politicians would be a lot older and look middle aged. We also cast a pretty blond girl that fitted the usual horror convention of a serial killer target. With the rest of the actors which we cast we picked them on how comfortable or appropriate as there character. We tended to use actors that look older than they actually do.
For our second scene which we shot on location, at a local gastro pub which. We had not prepared for this scene as well as the first, this lead to problems, these being the amount of space we had to film, a large mirror that restricted where we could not film with out the crew and the equipment being reflected into the shot. As well the location being open to the public which is unsuitable when using equipment such as a boom or laying tracking on the floor. The location did not look that similar to our original storyboard but was still suitable as it had all the major features that were needed.
The shots we used in the first scene are: With most of the shots we used, we used them to create tension. We wanted to create tension because we wanted our audience to feel on edge or uncomfortable.
Wide establishing shot of the whole of the set- We used this shot so the audience could see setting and the different characters evolved. This shot was also one of the easiest to shoot, this was because the positions of the camera were easy to set up as we do not have track or pan so it was quite simple to shoot.
Tracking in shot of Randell Merit- We chose to this shot because we believe it will create tension. This was one of the hardest shots of several reasons, these being that we had to make sure the camera was straight by making sure the tracking was layer correctly. Also I had to keep the shot in focus whilst another member of the crew held the camera steady whilst tracking in.
Mid shots of the governor, priest and the two policemen- We shot mid shots of these characters so they could all be separately identified.
Close ups of the governor, priest, the two policemen and Randell Merrit- The close ups of the characters helped to create tension.
Extreme close ups of the hood being pulled over Randell's head and a sponge being squeezed- We used the close up of the hood to graphic match the first scene with the second, which can help the sequence flow better.
We used a single shot for the second scene which was a tracking panning shot. We used the shot so we could create a tense atmosphere as well and conveying the story line in a effective way.
For the first scene we shot in our school studio. We shot in the studio for several reasons, the first being that we could design and build the whole set so that it could fit our specification, also it would be hard to find an appropriate on set location seeing as there is no capital punishment in the
We chose specific costumes and props represent or signify different things. We wanted to try and be as authentic as possible so that we would not challenge the audience to much.
In the picture you can see several of the main characters of the opening sequence. First Randell Merrit who’s is sitting in the electric chair. We tried to research what authentic prisons wore at that specific time period as well as the police/guards and the priest. We could only find limited information on the process of an electric chair execution, especially involving what the costumes are for the different characters. We borrowed costumes from a performing art department.
We chose the appropriate actors to be cast the parts for different reasons. The actor who played the main character was chosen to play Randdel Merrit because he had a dark look about him also slightly redneck look which was appropriate for where the sequence that was set. We used our teacher for the governor to make it look more authentic. This is because the majority of actors available to us were aged 16-18 years old and politicians would be a lot older and look middle aged. We also cast a pretty blond girl that fitted the usual horror convention of a serial killer target. With the rest of the actors which we cast we picked them on how comfortable or appropriate as there character. We tended to use actors that look older than they actually do.
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| Here we used naturalistic lighting, the location was lit sufficiently for us not to use any additional light |
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Here we used the lighting available to us and a blond head light. |
Are sound on the day was dialogue we used a boom to record a sufficient sound.
our team work was consistently good, we all got on and agreed with each others ideas, i felt everyone got an equal amount of say in shot choices and directing.
After the day of filming i felt good about it and exited to start editing. it was thoroughly enjoyable and i would love to work with the same people again in another project. I wouldn't change a huge amount if i did it again i would not have filmed in the pub as a location as sounds and shots were differently because the obvious reason of the location not being designed for filming.
