Filming 31/01

In our first filming session we tried to shoot the first 15 seconds of our opening, this is the part in the animatic located in the corridor/stairs scene, where the camera tracks along the dead bodies. As a group we realised that we could use new shots such as close ups and mid shots to create more variety, we began to consider our audience more and what would suit the genre more superiorly. We used a variety of shots to help engage the audience and avoid repetition and help them "guess" what they are seeing rather than being too obvious.  The location is a basement; therefore we wanted the lighting to be high-key artificial lighting, when filming it was noted that the shots were dark and burry because we were shooting in a dark room. This meant that we had to re-evaluate the lighting that we shot in and look at a way to solve the problem. We therefore came to the conclusion to use a small lamp to light the stairs well enough to see the faces and bodies of the actors in the scene. When we next film we must make sure the lighting is good enough to see the bodies and the footage isn’t burry, this means that we won’t be wasting too much time and hopefully the shots will not be too time consuming as we will know what to do. Also it will mean we can focus and direct are concentration on the smaller features of our opening such as the continuity and stability of our piece.

Aspects to Consider for the next Filming sessions:

ü  Lighting- making sure the footage is of high quality and the lighting is good enough for our opening.

ü  Using a variety of shots, such as close ups and mid-shots.

ü  Having a plan for the filming session to waste less time.