Media Studies Coursework

Filming Day 3 - Saturday 31 March Today, we refilmed the dinner and killing scenes due to continuity errors in the first set of footage. We gave ourselves 2 hours to film only a few scenes, so this footage was not rushed and we definitely did a cleaner and better job this time around. On reviewing the footage, it blends in well with shots that we took on the first day and luckily we kept props such as costumes and materials for the fake blood, so we were able to re-use them.

Filming Day 2 - Tuesday 27 March Today we filmed the office scenes. The filming went really well and we were able to use the shooting schedule, shot list and script more effectively as we used someone from our group as an actress, therefore we were not under time pressure and she knew exactly what was needed.  We also decided to film some filler shots of cars driving past before we left, making sure not to include their number plates. Now that we have the scenes of the receptionist speaking, we are going to be able to play it as Cormac is doing his phone scenes, making it easier for him to react to the dialogue.

Wednesday 21 March Whilst rewatching the footage from Monday, we noticed a few inconsistencies, the most major being a severe change in the accent of our main actress during the course of the film. Due to this, we are planning to refilm over the Easter break.

Filming Day 1 - 19th March 2018 Outdoor Scenes Today, we filmed a large majority of our film. We began by shooting the outdoor scenes in Moira park, as these had to be done in daylight and were easier scenes for the actors to begin with, as they had minimal dialogue, and this helped to ease them into filming. We were lucky enough to get a nice day, as the sun shone through the trees and there was little cloud - this made for nice, natural lighting that helps the mise-en-scene of our film by giving a light and upbeat start to it.   In filming these scenes, we also took inspiration from our surroundings and used the location to our advantage, particularly when it came to taking filler shots that will be used for cutaways in the beginning of the film. One example of this is when we had Poppy’s character play with a dog in the park, after asking permission from its owner:   We encountered several problems in the park, such as l...

Thursday February 22 coffee cups &  kettle,  phone for tinder Used for introductions. All 3 items are available at our filming location. knives,  knife stand &  knife sharpener Items are available at the location. shopping bags We are going to use plastic bags and fill them will items from the cupboards & fridge in the location. files We are going to use school files and cover them with a backing showing genders and ages like this: computers,  desks,  pens The location for the office has all these props already available, along with large piles of paperwork photo frames of victims and  murder weapons Our location already has photo frames that we can swap photos out of with photos of Bobby's victims. We are going to use photos of our friends taken against a plain background and spread them throughout the house. We are also going to set up this area which will appear as a sh...