Diary Entry

27 February 2013



 

 Today, we decided to meet up all together which included the actors involved, myself and Jess (my Media partner).  We met together to see if what we had planned to film would work on the actual location.  Therefore, we all met at the house where the party would be held.  Today was also a chance to get a feel of what the set up of filming would be like.  This involved making sure that all the actors had appropriate clothing and that it matched and fitted in with the opening sequence.  

 Another important aspect of today was to get a feel of the filming by doing "practice shoots" which involved filming different scenes to give us a rough idea of how the finished opening sequence will look like when it comes to the actual shoot.  I wanted to make sure that when filming, the lighting was good enough for the scene to be clear but dark enough for the scene to look eerie and fit the story of having a house party in the evening.  If the lighting was not good enough, I would have made a change to what time we would film.  However, as the lighting was good, we will film at a similar time when it comes to the shoot.



Practice scene for the props

 

  When we were having "practice shoots," we also checked that the props were good enough and realistic enough to fit in the opening sequence.  It was vital that the props used were effective.  We needed to make sure that we had sufficient drinks bottles and shot glasses for the alcohol as well as the knife used by the killer.  If the props didn't look realistic enough or didn't fit the scene, it could cause the audience to lose interest in the rest of the film and it could also result in the tension being lost.  For example, if we used a fake knife, it might look stupid and even comical which could completely ruin the sequence.

  Today was a really good success as it gave me confidence that the opening will look good and it also gave me confidence that the props, costume and location is really good and effective in portraying a message about the genre and storyline.