Day 2 of filming

Day 2 of filming

Location: The cellar

What went well:

- For this location all members of the group were needed and all of them turned up on time and since Robbie had been in a scene that we’ve filmed previously it was important for him to be in the same outfit and look the same as he did and he did.

- We were able to get all shots we planned to get and we needed and also got some extra shots that we hadn’t planned but thought would work well.

- The group as a whole cooperated well and were able to all share their opinions and we filmed a range of different things that different people thought would work so we’re able to see which works the best when editing.

- We used two different types of cameras to get some different shots so additionally to our camera we will use throughout the opening we also had a GoPro to use to strap to the wife's head to allow a point of view shot.

Issues we had:

- Leading up to the day we didn’t plan what each person needed to bring on the day therefore on the day of filming we had to quickly go to the shops to buy the majority of props including the tape, cloth and an outfit for Freya as although she didn’t forget she didn’t want the clothes she bought to be so ruined that she couldn’t wear them again. We also had to buy a ready meal as we didn’t realise it would be seen in the shot. Although this didn’t affect our filming a lot since we still got everything done, it was something we could have done earlier to save us doing it then and something we know to do in the future.

- There were some issues with the lighting in the cellar as the room we chose to film in had a main light but it was too bright for the atmosphere we wanted, we tried various different torches that we found in the cellar but none of them were the brightness we wanted so instead we took a light from one of the other rooms in the cellar and had to make sure that whoever held it wasn’t in shot and put it on the floor in one of the shots as we couldn’t find a way for the holder of it to not be seen. We also had to make sure it was in a place that didn’t cause shadows for the tripod and the person filming.

- In this scene there is one line of dialogue, we found this tricky as we wasn’t sure first of all whether to just have the sound or whether we should actually film his face saying it. We also didn’t want it to sound too aggressive and didn’t want him being jokey so it took a lot of takes to get it perfect. We know for next time to make sure whoever’s saying the dialogue needs a bit of practice to make sure he/she knows what to say and how to say it.

- The floor of the cellar was very uneven and rocky therefore standing the tripod up and making sure it was level was tricky, we had to make the legs uneven in order to even the camera out. We managed to do this in the end. It also made it a little bit dangerous for the actor of the wife (Freya) as it would have injured her feet if she walked across as she didn’t have shoes or socks on.