First Attempt at Filming. Our first day of filming started as chaos with us all arriving at the same time and then not being organised with cast and crew. It took us a little while to set up and Kenny had to sit and wait which was not fun for him, as with Lexy who waited all day and was not needed in the end which meant a waste of her time. After reviewing what we had done when logging our footage we discovered much of it was un-usable because of various reasons. These were little things such as camera flashes where we took images on set, items of equipment in the background- such as boxes and filters, and the more serious issue of slanted camera footage. This meant having to re-film our entire footage.
However we did record parts of our day with photographs which are shown below... 
Filming "Take Two"
Learning from previous mistakes our aim was to be very organised and focused throughout our whole day, paying great attention to detail. We begun re-filming on Friday 15th April and due to prior commitments Lexy was unable to make it, although Kelly was more than capable of stepping in. We decided to arrive an hour before Kenny to allow us to set up equipment such as lighting and the camera, and wanted to get all the props ready and in place to be used and allow everything to run smoothly. Once Kenny arrived we briefed him on what we were to do as we had made a few minor changes with the shooting and any questions he needed to clear with us, and at 10:30am, phones were off and we were ready to start. We needed to start early so to take advantage of the natural lighting and to fit in as much filming as possible, to cause less distribution's with our actor.
With continuity we made sure that when director Zach called "cut" that Kenny stayed in exactly the same position whilst we arranged the camera, this was especially important in the first scene with all the jump cuts. Plus this is when all the photographs needed were taken so we did not have the same problem as last time when the flash disturbed and destroyed many shots.
Learning from our first attempt we realised that our location was positioned very close to Apsley Train Station which caused interferences with our sound. Although we needed to wait for the trains to pass on many occasion this came in handy with rehearsal time. I in particular found certain shots hard to maneuver on the camera and waiting for the trains to pass allowed more time to practise and also for Kenny to prepare for his scene. This also helped with improving our camera skills.
Although filming only took us the day we spent a lot of time with certain shots and re-shooting them as we wanted them to look as professional as possible and to be of the best quality. But with the movement and lighting it was very important to be precise and make sure they flowed nicely and did not break any rules. Thankfully we were blessed with clear blue sky's which allowed us to use natural light more effectively, plus the sound of the rain would have caused more problems with the sound and the scenes with outside action to become more uncomfortable. Plus it helped with the message as there was a contrast from the dark inside to the bright outside.
Whilst filming, scene seven came to our attention and caused much debate. This scene was filmed in a bedroom which would have been a total change in setting. A beauty of the film is the one location, involving only the two rooms which helps identify how trapped Lucas is feeling and the closed in depression he possesses. We decided that this scene was possible to be moved to the dinning room and would make much more sense as it would not break away from the enclosed surrounding of the rest of the film. Although there was quires about this at first we all decided in the end that it was for the best. Because we want the audience to focus on the emptiness our character is feeling, moving upstairs may break the concentration and the quality of filming may be lost, especially within the change of lighting.
When reaching one of the final scenes we again had a few changes. Although throughout it was very important to create a variety of shots we knew this scene would work best from all different angles to make the audience more uncomfortable. So we spent a lot of time filming the whole scene from four different angles so that in editing we could cuts bits from each and place them together to create a more surreal effect in our film. Plus we needed to make it more realistic with the slitting of wrists, so a concoction of Tomato Puree and Tomato Ketchup was mixed to create to blood. Also because of the knife it was very important to have a cloth and water at hand if any accidents were to occur. Much like in scene seven with the lighter, as a bucket of water was placed close near by to prevent any fire issues.
Considering there was only three of us in our production team the job roles needed to be carefully spread between us, and working together was crucial. Lucky we all get on very well and were able to resolve issues we had, and any problems we disagreed on were dealt with fairly.
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