Filming Schedule

Thursday 3rd January 2013

Beth and I met up on Thursday at 12 o'clock as we wanted to plan what we would film and then travel over to the location which was in Ashtead. We managed to film a few scenes that will look quite effective in our trailer and we thought of a few more shots that we could take as we were in the location which gave us lots more ideas and we really benefited from it. My favorite shot that we took today was the villain dragging our victim across the floor as it looks very mysterious and gruesome and would make the audience very frightened.

Saturday 5th January 2013

Beth and I met up on Saturday to plan and film our trailer. We met up at two o’clock so that we could write down exactly what we wanted to do today and so that it wouldn't be too dark after we had made a plan. We were one actor down which meant that we could only film in one of our locations so we tried to make the best of what we had. We used a car as a prop and showed it in different shots and scenes. However when it came to putting the footage onto the computer we found out that it was much too dark and it would have to be all re filmed. This is very frustrating as we felt that we had filmed lots of good shots which would be really effective in our trailer. Although the only advantage is it will be easier when it comes to filming it again as we will know exactly what we are doing and where to put the camera. When we re film this footage we will have to remember to take it when it is a little lighter as the character will be seen more clearly and their surroundings.

Saturday 12th January 2013

Today Beth and I met up to film some new shots, that we thought would look effective in our trailer. We re-filmed some shots from last week that were too dark, and tried to come up with new, interesting angles that would show creativity. We filmed slightly earlier than last time, but still in the evening as we did not want our film to be too dark. A problem we encountered was that very bad, rain and wind. This meant that we were not able to do some shots outside as it was simply dreadful.

18th, 19th & 20th January 2013

These three days were snow days which was a big advantage to us and our filming. When it snows, the sky reflects onto a white surface so it is generally always lighter than usual. This was an advantage to us as the snow gave us new ideas for shots, and meant that we were able to capture the snow in some shots which could create the idea of a 'snowed in' situation for our victim, where no one would be able to help because the snow restricted anyone getting to her. It also gave our shots something different, and meant that not everything looked identical. Our filming was spread over 3 days as, as the days went on the snow got heavier and better to film with. 

Saturday 9th February 2013

In our filming today today, we decided to add a new killer, along with our first killer. We had this inspiration through our killer's brother being home. At the time we had two masks, one of which we painted, and the other that we left blank. By having two masks, it reminded us of the film 'The Strangers' which has 3 killers, and is very frightening as their identity is concealed. We chose white masks as they show up brilliantly in the darkness, and are so simple, yet scary. The use of a new killer creates the sense that one could be following our victim, as the other one waits in the shadows for her to appear.

Tuesday 19th February 2013

Today we were one killer down. Due to this, we had to be inventive with the shots we were doing as we only had one killer available. We decided to reshoot some of our car shots, and just refilm any shots that were too dark. We also decided to do some shots with the stairs and landing as we had not really used these before. It is quite good that we only had one killer, as when only one killer is shown, it creates questioning with the audience about where the other killer is.