Construction

Filming:

Week 1: We began the week with filming the interior shots using the TV studio. The week proved most difficult as we were getting used to using the camera and lighting techniques in order to get the style we wanted. These sessions were extremely efficient and we managed to get most of the interior shots done in this week. Unfortunately we could not complete the interior shots as not all the group were available for filming at the available times due to other commitments. The main interior shots we filmed during this week were the characters searching for something in the office, as we felt these were the shots that we needed most importantly to add the titles too. Our main source of light came from the over hanging headlamp, which allowed the actors to be seen when filming the scene.  A problem we encountered was that we could not get too wide shots as it was obvious it was not filmed on location.

Week 2: During the second week we began filming the exterior shots at Meghan's house. These were shot using a single camera, which proved hard to control as it was freehand some of the time. The first time we filmed, the footage could not be seen properly as there was not enough light. We had no control over the lighting due to it being exterior shots. We did attempt to make the darker shots fit into the crime genre our film is set in. We also did not have the props ready to film all of the frames so we decided to reconvene later in the week. We borrowed a portable lamp from the college and a tripod to ensure our shots were not wobbly and had a professional look to them. The shot types we used were not absolutely specific to the genre as we used a wide variety, but they helped create the tense, action mood and atmosphere we were aiming to create. Fortunately though, the weather was permitting enough to let us continue filming and did not hinder us in any way.


Editing:


The editing of the film took quite a long time but the process itself was quite efficient. We had filmed cutaways of various things to make the sequence more interesting. Upon editing, we did discover that we did not have the sufficient shots for the film so went back to re-film and then continue editing. The music that plays over the sequence was quite hard to get on as it was not looping in the way we wanted it to but we overcame this problem to make the film better.