Sunday, 3 January 2016

Filming Logistics

As a group we decided that the Christmas holidays would be the best time to get all of our filming done, as this allows for some time after we return to school as a back up should we need it when we start editing rather than leaving it to the last minute. 

We decided we would need three dates in total, and one back up date in order to film all of the footage needed for our film opening. The three tasks for each of the days are to film the castle element of the scene, to film the forest element of the scene and to record all of the music for the scene. 

Tuesday 22nd December 2015
On this date we plan to film all of the footage we need at the castle. This is the majority of the opening as this location is the killers lair and reveals information about the nature of the killer. We have agreed to meet at the castle, which is in Sutton Valence, at 10:00 on the Tuesday and we have planned to be at the castle for the whole day, or until we are finished. This will give us more than enough time to set up our props and equipment, film all of the footage we need and clear up everything we take and use. 
We have determined who is bringing what and the list is as follows:

Charley (Me):
  • Camera
  • Tripod
  • Fake blood
  • Make up
  • Mattress
  • Any mise-en-scene found about the house
  • Pigs ears
  • Vaseline
Tia:
  • Camera
  • Tripod
  • Running gear
  • Rope
  • Headphones
  • Beanie
  • Leather gloves
  • Any mise-en-scene found about the house
Amy:
  • Mug
  • Bruise make up
  • Hearing aid
  • Any mise-en-scene found about the house
David:
  • Body bags
  • Toolbox
  • Duct tape
  • Pasting table
  • Rope
  • Bandanna
  • Any mise-en-scene found about the house
Using these props we hope to decorate the location to dress it as a convincing lair for our killer. This will involve dirtying the mattress and having various bottles and cans strewn about the location to make it look lived in but dirty. We will also use close ups of mise-en-scene like the pigs ears, so it is important these look right in the location. We also plan to hang David's body bags in the location, to represent the past victims which we see in the killer's flashbacks. This may be a struggle, as we have no means of attaching the rope to the walls of the castle, however we will find a way to do this when we are there on the day.

Wednesday 23rd December 2015
On this day we will film all of the footage in the forest where the girl is jogging. On this Tuesday we will meet at Tia's house at 10:30, as the location we will be using is the forests next to her house. We will only need the morning to film this footage as there are no props that need setting up and we do not need to film a lot of footage. 
We do not need to bring as much equipment to the forest as we do the castle, as the mise-en-scene is more established in the forest itself.


Tia:
  • Camera
  • Tripod
  • Headphones
  • Running gear
  • Beanie
  • Leather gloves
Amy:
  • Hearing aid
David:
  • Bandanna
All we need to film in the forest is the shots of the girl running. We also need to have a few shots of the killer luring in the background of the forest. This shouldn't take too long, as these shots are relatively easy to film so we can get them done quickly.

Tuesday 29th December 2015
Whilst the girl is running through the forest she has headphones in and is listening to music. As we are unable to use copyrighted music in our coursework, we have decided to write and produce our own pop song. We can do this as my dad has the equipment to allow us to record and mix a song so that it sounds good. David and I are also able to sing for the song and David can play the guitar. 
On this Tuesday we will meet at my house for 10:00 and we will need the whole day to record and mix the track. Amy has written some lyrics for us to use as the basis for the song and before the day David and I need to practise the song so that we both know it well and can perform it. 
As we are not filming on this day and all of the equipment is at my house nobody needs to bring any equipment, although David may bring his own guitar to play instead of mine. 

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