Day Of Filming

This image shows us shooting our beach scene- this will be our flashbacks during the opening.

Here the girls are running across the screen with the beautiful sea as a background- the rays of light from the sun came out very well in our shot. 

We filmed this part showing the girls having fun on the beach. This is again part of the various flashbacks. 

Here is a beautiful image of where we shot our cliff scene. 

We used this shot to show the girl journeying towards the cliff.

Whilst we were filming we often stopped to adjust any make-up and hair that needed any amendments. 

We were close to the cliff now- we shot the scene here which shows the girl walking along the grass to her final destination. 

This is again a beautiful shot of the scenary where we shot the final chapter in our opening. 

The girl is now standing close to the edge as we wanted to create a realistic image that she is about to jump. 

We felt it was right to film a few shots from below the cliff, giving an insight into how high up she really is. 

As the sun began to set we managed to shoot some of the final shots of the day. 

These shots are another flashback shot in a small white room. The female here is trapped, so we used mise en scene to create a realistic vibe. 

Throughout we experimented with false lighting to create the feel of her being in a small, dark setting. 

Going for a messed up look gives the impression that she has been struggling and has her life at risk. 

This shot is of her arms being bloody and tied together- we used make-up to achieve this burnt tortured look. 

Pre-Production Planning - Experimentation with tracking - Dilys

The second shot in our sequence is a tracking shot of our character Chantelle's feet. To get this shot smooth and consistent we decided that using a dolly would give us a fluid shot. However when we practiced using the dolly the image came out quite shaky and this is not the effect we wanted for the shot. We then tried holding the camera, with the tripod neatly tucked under an arm to steady it, and with the camera man walking backwards and the camera zoomed in on Chantelle's feet the shoot worked perfectly. Above are the shots with the dolly and without.

Pre-production Planning-Shallow Depth of Field Experimentation - Dilys

When story-boarding our opening we thought it would be very effective to include a shallow depth of field shot to show the significance of the grave and the fact that Chantelle has decided to visit it. We decided that first we would have the grave in focus and the flowers and Chantelle out of focus and then pull Chantelle and the flowers into focus and have the grave distorted in the background as it would have a good impact and emphasis the connection between the two. However when we practiced with a bad and rolled up paper we found that the camera would only give a sharp quality shot of the bag if it was zoomed right in and the same for the paper. So we have decided to change the shot and instead an extreme close up of the flower buds and part of the grave in the background. We decided that this would still convey the same message to our audience and would a give us a much sharper image. 

Pre-Production Planning - Hair Ideas - Dilys

 

We have to think carefully about our characters hair styles so they reflect our characters personalities and also so there will be be a clear distinction between the past and the present. For our shoots of the characters Chantelle in the present we want to have her hair scraggly to show how the events in her past have effected her. But for our flashbacks we want to show Lacey and Chantelle before the incidents, so them having fun and hair that would reflect this. So we have decided that we will have their hair up in tight neat ponytails to show that they take pride in their appearance and that they have no worries or constraints. The video below is another tutorial we found online, to help us prepare our actresses hair for the shoot, the video shows us how to put the girls hairs into long sleek ponytails which will look well cared for.

Pre-Production Planning - Make Up Ideas - Dilys

When thinking about mise en scene we decided that we had to think carefully about the makeup in our opening sequence, and decided that it would be more effective  if we had contrasts not only with setting and flashbacks but also with the makeup and faces of our characters. In one of the Chantelle's flashbacks you see Lacey trapped and struggling, so we decided that to add extra effect we would give our character a bloodied face and to help create more empathy for the character and have more of an impact on the audience. We found a excellent tutorial online of how to give our character a bruised eye and so have so have taken ideas from it for our own character.

                                                                                      

Pre-Production Planning - Opening Ideas - Dilys

We had many ideas as a group for our thriller opening before we reached our finale choice, one of the ideas was to have a very fast paced sequence with lots of short cuts and reckless, speedy music. We thought this would be an effective opening as it would immediately help build suspense and jump straight into the films action. 

The opening shots were going to cut between two sets of people and their story lines, the first was going to be two girls running and the camera following them as they ran through streets of a busy city, jumping across buildings and rail lines and through the backs of shops and alleys. The camera would then cut to four masked men wrecking a house as they search for something and interrogating neighbors for information. 

We decided that getting the shots of the girls running through the city would be very hard to do, as we would have to keep asking people to leave the filming area which would be very difficult in a city and we do not have the necessary equipment to film the girls running and so would be left with very jumpy shots. We also decided that the best thrillers had very spooky openings which left the audience guessing and having this in the opening sequence would give the plot away.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

We thought having four masked men in our opening would be intriguing and help create the tense atmosphere for our opening. However we found that filming four masked men would be very hard task, as we would have to find a time where four available actors could come and film and who would do the job unpaid. After doing some thorough research we still couldn't find enough actors so we decided that this opening wouldn't be feasible.

Pre Production Planning- Props- Fatima

The props we are going to be using;

We are going to be using flowers because Chantelle is going to holding them when she is at the graveyard. Lacey is going to be held hostage and be sitting on the chair tied up and blindfolded. The chips are for the falshback for when Lacey and Chantelle are having fun on the beach.