Production Diary Day 2 – Monday 13th April

Intentions:

To shoot the following scenes, ensuring continuity:

Scenes 1 – 9, 11 – 13

Filming Description:

Tonight we began to shoot the film in chronological order of the script: we shot the opening sequence using a variety of shots and angles, including some of the more unorthodox POV and voyeur shots. I tried a variety of takes to get the best out of the cast, which I feel I achieved well. The methods of lighting worked really well and provide the audience with an insight into a dark, moody atmosphere in which John is currently living in – this reflects in his thoughts and imagination.

We then moved onto the more dialogue intensive scenes where we are introduced to the antagonist, Sarah. The believability of these scenes was crucial to the film’s naturalistic intentions and through a variety of ‘dry runs’, and once the cast got fully into character, I was able to capture true anger, frustration and fear. The setting reflected the cast and the scenario seems believable and I hope that will translate across to the audience.

The shoot went on up until the build up to the end of the film, which will be shot over the course of the next few evenings. This shoot went without any hiccups or blunders and the HD quality equipment I’m using is capturing everything in crystal clear quality which I’m really excited about editing with.

Success:

This evening’s shoot was a success as the whole cast and crew were really engrossed with the storyline and were beginning to explore their characters and make them their own. I came up with some interesting shots on the fly and shot them in conjuction with the shots I had already created in my storyboards and shot list.

The shoot was long (8pm – 4am) but the fact we were shooting at night just further added to the authencity of where the story was unfolding. Stay tuned for the rest of the shoot!