Construction: Filming Evidence

When producing, we were sure to show evidence of us filming and acting on our roles as directors of the film. Mine and Matthews role in the film consisted of the filming and actor direction. While directing, we were sure to film several times over to give the actors greater understanding in what they needed to do. This is demonstrated on the left as I aid Darren in how he should deliver his role in the scene and showing him on camera where he may have gone wrong. We found showing the scene on repeat in rough, helped us to reduce our outtakes.

In another scene where Darren was being used, Matthew is showing the area in which Darren must appear from in the camera shot.















This was one of the more challenging shots we had to direct, because we needed to vary the angle used in the scene. This meant we needed to film this shot many times. This made it more difficult as were had to keep the camera steady and close simultaneously.

This is the equipment that was used for our filming. We used a brick which was part of the mise-en scene props included for our production. This was needed for a weapon towards the end of scene. The actors props consisted of the their clothing (trousers, scruffy coat, hood, converse shoes and glasses). We also made use of fake blood for the actors to use in the scene. For the camera movements, we decided to use a skate board to improvise on the low dolly shot in the beginning of the scene.

Planning: Storyboards

                                      

When we begin filming, we intend to use these storyboards to structure our main idea in production however, we may need to change a few minute details that may not be part of what we planned. This helps us to find potential problems before they occur, and save time in the process. Furthermore it allows room for experimentation before the genuine scenes are shot. The storyboards we are using consist of dialogue, camera movement and shot, location with rough sketches of our scene.

Planning: Shot List

Shot Number	Shot Type	Actor	Description
1	POV	N/A	A point of view shot of a tent from a low angle through a bush in the forest, setting the tone of uncertainty.
2	MS	Ben	Tent zip opening. Male character peering out.
3	CU	Ben	Close up of male putting on glasses.
4	WS	Ben, Erin	Male leaves sleeping bag in search of wood. Dolly movement incorporated.
5	POV	Ben	A point of view shot through the branches of the trees in the forest, focusing on Cyrus.
6	OSS	Ben	Over the shoulder shot from behind male character as he walks through the forest.
7	XCU	Ben	Shoved on the ground by an anonymous individual, and is seemingly being attacked as he struggles.
8	MS	Erin	Mid-shot focusing on female tying her shoes and wondering out of the tent in search of her boyfriend.
9	TS/POV	Erin, Ben	Two shot of the female and the dead male character, through the perspective of a pair of spectacles.
10	OSS	Erin, Killer	Over the shoulder shot of Erin from the Killer as she sprints to safety, before being knocked out with the brick.
11	XCU	N/A	Low angle extreme close up of the blood stained brick on the forest floor.