Filming Journal

22nd January 2017 -

• We decided to meet at Ockwells Park at midday where we would be filming our movie opening, we began filming the last few shots in which Andy was participating in as that was all he was needed for which meant he didn't have to wait around while we recorded the main section of the production. This was one of the sections that I filmed, it went well due to their not being many people around so we didn't get interrupted and on the rare occasion I did we knew we could edit the sound out if necessary. I tired several different angels and shots some that we didn't initially plan and others we did so we could chose the best from a variety of takes. Both actors participated well and followed instructions but also suggested insightful ideas which I incorporated in the filming process. The only negative aspect of this section of filming was the sunlight, due to the intensity and brightness when filming certain clips my shadow is noticeable in places however we feel due to the focus of the movie opening hopefully it wouldn't be to noticeable and we could always darken the color pallet and saturation to make up for this.
• Once the ending was finished and Andy who was playing the kidnapper was no longer needed in our filming process he went home and we focused on Charlotte's section, despite having a very detailed storyboard and shot list we still added and cut shots that we felt didn't work or didn't look the way we pictured. This does mean our final product may not look identical to the storyboard however we feel this reflects the pre production process of research and planning and the way in which plans and ideas change.

For example this was one of the shots we didn't originally plan however we felt that we wanted to incorporate dialogue to introduce the character more. We did include a few extra shots and skip some others that didn't work for us or we felt didn't look the way we imagined. However, this showed the way our ideas changed and developed not only throughout this day but the entirety of the process.

Obstacles We Overcame -

• Firstly, the park was a lot busier than expected which made the filming process last longer that anticipated due to us having to stop filming to allow for people to walk buy otherwise our shots would have included them in it.
• Additionally, despite being surrounding buy a quite, secluded location the motorway and air field were relatively close so when the character of Lily was talking (like in the gif above) it was sometimes hard to hear her clearly due to the intensity of the ambient sounds. However, we believe this is something we can alter during the process of editing.
• Finally, the weather, despite from sunshine it was extremely cold due to the time of year we filmed in (winter) so this affected our actors somewhat in their willingness to stay outside and get an array of different shots so we had more to work with when it came down to the editing process. However, we worked hard and the shots we did capture turned out well after briefly watching them back so we believe that although at the time in the future of this process it shouldn't be to much of a major issue.

Overall, the process of filming altered slightly from what we had planned originally from the adding and removal of certain shots. As well as the techniques and camera angels changing and improving. Despite this I believe filming was very successful due to the organization, team work and communication between Abbie and myself. Furthermore,we both felt we came a long way from our preliminary filming task in both our confidence and skills set we developed throughout this academic year.