Filming Schedule, and how it changed.

We aimed to begin our first lot of filming in the week beginning 7th February. We achieved this target on Wednesday 9th, a time when the whole group as well as our actress was available. The scenes we filmed at this point were the killing scene, the detective scene and the flashbacks. While appearing later in the opening sequence, these particular scenes had been fully planned by this point, whereas the earlier chase had not. Non linear filming is commonplace in the industry, so we felt this technique helped us emulate industry standard more effectively.

We began uploading and doing some initial editing on these scenes in the week after, so we planned our next shoot for the week beginning the 21st. But due to half-term commitments, we moved this date back a week. So our next shoot took place on Tuesday 1st March, at which point we completed the chase scene. We felt this shooting day was more productive, as we had learnt from earlier difficulties by having a clear outline of each shot we needed, and their locations were well-known.

Due to a few unforeseen changes in the screenplay and order of shots, our rough cut was completed later than planned on Thursday 24th. Once the rough cut had been completed, we analysed the footage ourselves as well as receiving audience feedback, an example of this is the video interview later in the blog. After consolidating the changes into new shots and shots to be re-filmed, we gave ourselves one day to complete these shots, to allow time to edit our final cut. This date was set as Thursday 31st March.

Overall, this shoot went extremely well, partly due to the fact that for shots we were re-filming, we already had a basic reference point in the rough cut. Therefore our objectives were much clearer, and therefore easier to achieve. Editing the last shoots footage into the opening was much simpler due to already knowing their placement and purpose. Our final cut was completed on Friday 15th April.

Credits

Film Four

Monolith production Presents

In Associations with Film Four

Cast

Simon Helliwell

Luke Mulligan

Declan Prendergast

Charlotte Crogan

Sam Norton

Samuel Davis

Casting by

Callum Thomas

Costume Desighner

Emily Story

Executive Producer

Luke Mulligan

Simon Helliwell

Directed By

Declan Prendegast

Title

The List

Shot List

We wanted to use a variety of camera angles and shots, which would keep the audience interested.

Over the Shoulder shot- this will be used as the victim is doing the washing up, this will create and tense and eerie atmosphere as it gave the audience the impression that the killer is behind her.

High angle shot- This particular will be used as the victim is looking down on the villain from the stairs, with the use of a hand held camera which will add realism to the shot. High angle shot normally convey vulnerability, which the villain was, as the audience doesn't know who is watching him e.g. someone who is going to get help, but the tables turn and the villain sees the victim and the high angle gradually becomes less dominant which show that the victim is more vulnerable.

Medium Shot- this will make up the majority of our shots as this will show both the scenery and characters. For example the detective scene.

Two Shot- This shot will be used when the two detectives are analysing the situation, when a flash forward to present time of the kitchen, this enables the interaction of both key detectives and allow the conversation to unravel, this also establishes the situation for the audience.

360 Degrees- we wanted to use this particular shot as its a very unique shot, and because its filmed in first person this will create realism. We also wanted to show that the villain has escaped, and this will be a very effective way of doing this shot.

First person shot- The first person shot is used when the victim is doing the washing up, this creates a sense of realism and also offers a different aspect to the audience, as it seems a harmless activity.

Tracking shot- When using this shot we wanted to follow the killers movement to show action, but we also wanted to make the camera seem to go through a beam of wood, to the victim, but this might be very hard to achieve effectively and could effect the overall quality of the final cut.

Close up shot- We wanted a close up shot of the villains brief case, this will give the audience a insight of the villains brief case, which will interest the audience and keep them intrigued.

Panning shot- we wanted to use this particular shot to show action when the detective are chasing the villain, the panning shot allow to follow the action and also increase the amount of scene shown, and also allows movement in the shot.

Hand held- we wanted too add a hand held shot within the chase scene, this will help to create realism and tension. This will also offer a different view of the chase and vary the shots which will keep the audience interested.

Discarded Locations

These were the locations we decided to discard, where the villain escapes from the chase of the detectives. Their were many reasons why these two locations weren't used and this was due to how open both these shots were and we wanted to create a industrial effect to the chase scene which both these shot didn't convey. The first shot was two wide and open but it had factors that i would liked of use such as the barb wire and cctv camera, which show both realism and makes the shot look gritty which is what we wanted to achieve. The second shot didn't represent a indutrial setting which also shown by the houses and so this shot wouldn't be used due to the fact it didn't look gritty and this is what we wanted to achieve.

Settings

The settings in our movie beginning we have tried to tailor to suit the action-thriller genre that we have aimed for. The victims house is our first setting, for which will use a combination of our own houses to reduce our budget, while being able to use the best settings provided by the 3 houses. The second setting will be city streets, for which we have scouted around our local area to find the most effective scenes for a frantic chase. Street scenes are popular in films showing a chase as they create a sense of realism and allow the audience to easily recognise the setting within fast-paced editing. Also, the suburban setting connotes that the killings are taking place within everyday scenarios, making the storyline more real for audiences.

Story Board