Filming

On wednesday 5th February and wednesday 12th February we filmed our film opening. On the whole everything went according to plan and our careful planning paid dividends and empahasised its necessity.

On the first wednesday we filmed our exterior scenes on location at Alexandra Park. Thankfully the weather was perfect, if a little cold, and we did not have to alter any of the shots we wanted to get. We were careful to get as much coverage as possible and ended up with around 11 minutes of footage for what we plan will be only around a minute of screen time. Chloe was in charge of sound recording whilst the rest of us alternated the use of the camera depending on which of us needed to be in shot as an actor. As planned we each used a variety of high and low camera angles, dutch tilts and long, wide and mid shots as well as several close ups. We tried to use natural lighting to give a more realistic effect to this segment.

On the second wednesday we used the studio for our interior scene. The use of the studio allowed us more control over lighting and the general look of the piece. Because Chris was required to be in shot constantly he was unable to use the camera but instead served as an overviewing director and held sway over each decision. Chloe was once again in charge of sound recording whilst I operated the camera when I was not on screen with Emily being in control when I was in a shot. We utilized additional props that were available to hand to further decorate our desk to make it look more authentic whilst we used external props for the key narrative devices. The shoot took around 4 hours because we required more footage than for the exterior segment.