Wednesday 28 January 2009

Filming tomorrow

I'm filming tomorrow at the bunker & need to bring the props and clothes for the actors. I have to bring a rucksack, a torch, a blanket and some old baggy clothes for Louise.. We will be going there at around 12 so it's light outside. If it's raining heavily we'll have to cancel and film on Friday instead.

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Filming

Me & Sophie have decided to film next Thursday 29th January, her mum will give us a lift down there at 1 & we will finish around 3. We will probably need one or 2 more days to finish filming however we will decide those dates after Thursday, as we need to find days when are actors are free.
We need to distribute the roles of filming equally sssoooo...
Sophie is going to do the first tracking shot down the pathway. This will be about 20 seconds of the intro.
I will then do the second part of filming, which is a long shot of the bunker ,then a medium shot of the bunker. I will also do a tracking shot into the entrance of the bunker. This will be 20 seconds as well.
Sophie will film the first shot of our actress Louise, which is a high angle shot of her sitting at the end of the bunker holding a torch. She will also film a dutch angle shot of Louise to show that something's not right.
I will then film a low angle shot of Louise to show her worried looking face and a pan shot of the inside bunker.

Friday 16 January 2009

Even though I've decided on the storyline of my film and what is being shown in the intro, I'm still not quite sure how to film it, or what techniques to use once it's filmed and needs to be edited. I watched a couple of film introductions yesterday for inspiration, one of them being Apocolypse Now. I loved the intro to this film, the calm music contrasted really well with the dramatic images, like the forest of palm trees which suddenly burst into flames. I also like the way the director portrays the man in the introduction to show that something's not right, just by the look in his eyes and the way he's staring up at a fan on the ceiling which is making a louder noise than those fans normally make, which could show that he's going mad and this sound (similar to the sound from a helicopter) is all he can hear..? The gun on his bed and photos on his desk show he's probably at war.. I can't really explain this properly without a clip of this amazing introduction so I found one on youtube... I think the introduction kind of finishes at around 2 minutes after the first part of the music stops and he starts talking, because what he's saying makes the first part of the intro make sense and he explains what's going on. 


Tuesday 13 January 2009

Actor photos and the animatic will be up soon, just need to take some pics and finish the storyboard... Also need to choose music for the intro because I'm not sure if the Nine Inch Nails song will work with the new storyline. Haven't decided on the title either yet but that'll be easier once the animatic is finished.