Thriller filming

Filming

Last time we filmed for the draft, we filmed on one day and then didnt retake any footage to make corrections which led to it being jumpy and hard to understand. This time we scheduled two days to film so that after the first day we were able to upload all of the footage onto the editing program, put it together and see which shots were missing or needed re-filming which enabled us to create a better opening sequence.

 

We decided not to use a tripod when filming this time as many of the shots were point of view from the man and as he is an unusual character, the camera being shakey added a nervous and slightly spooky effect on the filming which we liked. We made sure that we took numerous takes of the same footage in order to get successful shots. We also took note of the previous poisitionings of the characters and background so that we were able to make a continous effect when edited.

 

We each took it in turns to film using the handheld camera and as my role as director, I made decisions of the positioning of characters and the different shots which would be effective at that point in the footage.

 

Different Shots

Close-Ups

We used close up's to show detail such as the football prop and the location of the man behind the bush as it informs the audience and gives them more background details to what is happening.

 

Handheld Point Of View

 

We used a handheld point of view shot various times when presenting that the man was walking as it showed his footsteps or his view as he walked of the ground which informs the audience that he is on the move, and leaves a mystery as they are unaware of his location to the boys.

 

Long Shot

 

 The long shots allowed the audience to see the park as a whole showing the characters whereabouts in the background and showed reality in action.

 

 

Mid Shot

 

 By using mid shots, it enabled us to show the characters expression without zooming in to a close up so that the location and characters in the background were still visible.

 

 

Pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We decided to use a couple of pans as they gave us an opportunity to diisplay the location of the man through a point of view pan where it showed the whole of the view infront of him which shows he is always on the look out and alert as he checks his surroundings.

 

Point of view from the swing

 

 

As I had the role of director on the shoot, I decided to add in an extra shot which was filmed by me as I sat on the swing in the position of the man in the sequence. I think swang back and forth and held the camera directly infront of me as I did to create the motion that he would be experiencing as this let the audience know who it was looking as they know he is on the swing.

 

 

Upwards tilt

We used upwards tilts after the handheld point of view shots as this was a way of continuing the shots without jumping from the floor shot to a mid shot etc and it looked effective as a point of view shot.

Zoom In  

 

We experimented with the zoom option on the camera and found that it looked good when we zoomed in on the man on the swing in the background of a long shot showing the boys playing football as it reminded the audience that he isn't far away from them adding a sense of danger.

 

 

As we filmed most of the shots on one day, we found that some shots were missing to complete the footage and were able to shoot these on another day which overall made a great improvement from previous filming for the draft.