Filming Day 3

The aim of today's shooting schedule was to film all the indoor shots needed for our piece. We filmed our shots in the interior of Emmas' house, and used her sisters room to film in, due to it being more appropriate for the story line. We also used the satanic symbols, drawn Emma's friend, in the room to hint at the idea of the ''thing'' under the bed being more than just a coincidence. 

Sadly, once again the day we filmed happen to fall on a day where I was unavoidably absent. I felt bad that I had let the team down as I had only been present during one day of production. However, the guys went ahead and there were only a few shoots left anyway. My absence did in fact turn out to be a blessing in disguise as three people would have made the place cramped and awkward to film. 

The guys managed to film all the shots we intended to and stuck to the shots on the shooting schedule. They were also able to experiment with the mirror and how we could create different meanings with use of the mirror from different angles. Also they were able to experiment with shots from within the wardrobe and the room altogether before the character had even entered, which gave the thriller opening more depth due to the fact that we had tried this alternative shots, rather than the average midshot.
Overall, filming went very smoothly and we filmed the correct amount of shots to finish our film as well as some surplus shots to experiment with.

Filming Day 2

The next shots we needed were at Emma's house and on her street, it was only a few days after beginning the film so we could still shoot at the same time and not have to worry about the light levels being different.

Me, Oli, and Emma all lived in different areas and were far apart from each other so we had to be efficient in filming and try and get it done all in one night as we had to get to Emma's house and back at our own expense. 

We began by filming the female character walking down the street and got lots of different shots from various angles, this way we could mix and match with what looked good and what didn't in post production. 

We ended the night with Emma entering her house as this would make continuity better and then we didn't have to worry about the clocks going forward as all the exterior shots had been done. 

Short Film Titling Practice

This is a short film I made as practice for titling and effects in iMovie

Filming Day 1

We decided to begin filming at around 1730 and try to carry on until it was no longer effective.

I wasn't available on this particular day due to other arrangements, so Oliver and Emma had to film alone. They went and got the scenes that were out doors in the Town Centre and at the train station.

They took the basic equipment we needed (DSLR Nikon Camea, LED Light attachment for DSLR, standard tripod) to the location we had decided best to create the best feel and tension for the storyline. 

We faced the problem of having to film in public and at the worst possible time however we didn't bump into any unruly people. 

Overall, our great pre-production and planning management caused production to be easy 

Roland Emmerich

I decided to do some research into film directors as this should give me a perspective from the view of an actual thriller director and may help spark creative ideas. This will also allow me to gain more industry knowledge as to which we could apply to our film making process.

The director I have chosen is Roland Emmerich. I decided this as he has directed some of my favourite and also highest grossing films.

It has been widely criticised that Roland relies to heavily on special effects and CGI. This is a major fallback for us as we don't have the equipment or computer software to create them ourselves.

In 1977 Emmerich enrolled at the University of Television and Film Munich intending to become a production designer however decided to take a film directing course instead. During this time he directed his first film the Noahs Ark Principle, which was screened at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1985 Emmerich founded Centropolis Film Productions with his sister,