Filming Update
After deliberation over which type of field/green area would
be best, we travelled to another one of our chosen locations after coming to
the conclusion that Ashtead Common would be most suitable. This is because it
contains appropriate pathways with trees towering over them, which instantly
helps to create an eerie scenario because of the small trails our protagonist
will also be following. Our aim for this shoot was to compose different types
of shots, because we figured that using the same old match on action technique
would make the running scenes look repetitive and boring, and would also allow allowing
the audience to know what to expect, which is not what we are aiming for as we
want to create tension and suspense. However, one aspect of filming at this
location which we had not expected was the result of the bad weather which had
occurred during that day. This made the ground very muddy and wet, making it
difficult for our protagonist to run on. However after we had set up in the
position we wanted to film from we realised that the weather made the scenery
look effective because it added to the daunting vibe.
We began to film Christie using match on action from different points of view, we are hoping that the change of location will match up with the previous running scenes and it will become aware to the audience that while the opening scene focuses on the antagonist, Christie will still be running. We made sure as we were filming Christie running using the match on action technique, we still kept inside the conditions of the 180 degree rule, which is something we had not always done. After we had filmed along the long pathway we decided to compose a shot through the trees as we have seen this been conducted in previous viewings successfully, and have felt it works effectively especially in a crime or thriller film so wanted to try it in order to keep to the stereotypes. Throughout the difficulty which arose with setting the camera up in the trees, the actual composition of the shot worked well, even though it will only be a snippet when edited together because it helps differentiate the shots from one another. Having this shot through the trees helps to add dimension to our opening scene, as well as suggesting that someone overlooking our protagonist, following the crime codes and conventions, we felt this was a reasonably easy shot to conduct as there was no movement of the camera. After we finished a few attempts at this shot we moved on to another part of Ashtead Common which looks like a more open spaced area. Reasoning’s for choosing this area to shoot in is because it helps distinguish separate locations from one another. At this part we decided to film Christie running for a longer period of time because our aim towards the ending of the opening two minutes is to stop cutting so much and have longer paced shots, this is because the tension is gradually increasing.
We filmed Christie running round a corner and following her movements straight ahead. This was a more difficult shot to do because we had trouble with the fluidity of the tripod, meaning it was not moving as smoothly as we desired, despite this minor setback we managed to fix the tripod and proceeded with the long shot. By this time Christie was starting to tire meaning that the risk of it showing in our footage was high. We decided to speed up with our filming and jumped to the scene where we plan to include a shot of Christie taking her pulse. We got to a suitable location to do so, and realised that we had not planned what type of shots we were going to use. We had to improvise and this may result in an unsuccessful shot, however we tried lots of different shots from a panning shot circling Christie to lots of different cuts. However to make this slightly more realistic we had to get Christie to become out of breath, so she started doing some static jumping jacks and running on the spot to sound out of breath; was very humorous to watch. Finally we had finished all the running scenes, trying to incorporate different shot types.
We began to film Christie using match on action from different points of view, we are hoping that the change of location will match up with the previous running scenes and it will become aware to the audience that while the opening scene focuses on the antagonist, Christie will still be running. We made sure as we were filming Christie running using the match on action technique, we still kept inside the conditions of the 180 degree rule, which is something we had not always done. After we had filmed along the long pathway we decided to compose a shot through the trees as we have seen this been conducted in previous viewings successfully, and have felt it works effectively especially in a crime or thriller film so wanted to try it in order to keep to the stereotypes. Throughout the difficulty which arose with setting the camera up in the trees, the actual composition of the shot worked well, even though it will only be a snippet when edited together because it helps differentiate the shots from one another. Having this shot through the trees helps to add dimension to our opening scene, as well as suggesting that someone overlooking our protagonist, following the crime codes and conventions, we felt this was a reasonably easy shot to conduct as there was no movement of the camera. After we finished a few attempts at this shot we moved on to another part of Ashtead Common which looks like a more open spaced area. Reasoning’s for choosing this area to shoot in is because it helps distinguish separate locations from one another. At this part we decided to film Christie running for a longer period of time because our aim towards the ending of the opening two minutes is to stop cutting so much and have longer paced shots, this is because the tension is gradually increasing.
We filmed Christie running round a corner and following her movements straight ahead. This was a more difficult shot to do because we had trouble with the fluidity of the tripod, meaning it was not moving as smoothly as we desired, despite this minor setback we managed to fix the tripod and proceeded with the long shot. By this time Christie was starting to tire meaning that the risk of it showing in our footage was high. We decided to speed up with our filming and jumped to the scene where we plan to include a shot of Christie taking her pulse. We got to a suitable location to do so, and realised that we had not planned what type of shots we were going to use. We had to improvise and this may result in an unsuccessful shot, however we tried lots of different shots from a panning shot circling Christie to lots of different cuts. However to make this slightly more realistic we had to get Christie to become out of breath, so she started doing some static jumping jacks and running on the spot to sound out of breath; was very humorous to watch. Finally we had finished all the running scenes, trying to incorporate different shot types.
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