Filming: Day Seven

For our seventh filming day we aimed to get a lot of the filming done therefore we planned to shoot a range of sequences for our short film.

In the beginning of the day we shot the scenes of the protagonist sitting an exam. We used a range of different camera shots and angles for this scene. We shot it in a classroom at school to make the scene look as realistic as possible. We used props such as paper, an exam paper, pens and whiteboard during this scene.

We then captured a shot of the protagonist listening to music with earphones in, this was at the same angle we previously shot the train scene from, this was done so we could edit shots such as this together to create a montage. We changed our actresses clothing to make it seem like the footage was from another day.

We then went to my house and filmed our protagonist throwing paper out of the window of her bedroom. We used an over-the-shoulder shot of the protagonist as she approaches the window, we then switched the angle to being from below the window outside to show the paper falling. We also aimed to get a piece of paper to fall over the camera as we could then use this as a transition into another scene.

We then captured another shot for the music sequence of our protagonist sat in the car listening to music from the same angle to use for our sequence. 

We then travelled to Newbottle Woods to shoot footage of our protagonist jogging through the forrest. We changed our actresses clothing into gym clothing to make sure it looked like this was shot on another day. We also put her hair up to make it look like she was jogging. We shot various shots of the protagonist jogging, we also timed it so that the sun was also setting in the background of the shot during the time we were filming therefore we were able to capture bright natural lighting. We also captured another shot of the protagonist listening music whilst taking a break from her jog, this was to be added to the sequence during the editing process. We then shot the footage of Molly scratching out her and her ex-boyfriends initials from a tree. We kept the clothing and makeup the same for this scene as we wanted it to look like she had stumbled across the initials during her jog. We shot a variety of angles of Molly approaching the initials and we used car keys to scratch them out.

In the evening we went to my house and shot the scenes of the protagonist and her friend drinking alcohol together before a night out. We used cantered angles and fast, blurred camera movements to demonstrate that the characters were intoxicated. We also filmed shots of Molly applying makeup and Georgie applying makeup to Molly, a scene showing the two friends getting ready before going out.

Finally, we shot a series of clips of our protagonist revising for her exams. We wanted to use jump cuts for this sequences to emphasise to the audience the large amount of time that had passed whilst she had been revising. To do this we placed the camera in one position throughout all the clips. We also placed a light box in the foreground of the shot which displayed text such as '2 weeks before' and '2 days before'. In the background of the shot we had Molly revising, as we would count down the days until the exam which each new clip we would add more revision to her pile making it seem like her workload was comically increased with each day closer to the exam. We also changed her hair and makeup throughout the different clips to show the audience it each clip is a different day.

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Filming: Day Six

For our sixth filming day we travelled on the train to oxford to capture footage of the protagonist and her friends shopping. Some examples of footage we shot were scenes of the protagonist and her friend walking down the street, looking through bath bombs, walking into shops, looking through clothes in a clothing store. We decided not to give our actress clear direction for what we wanted during these scenes as we wanted it to look as natural as possible.

At the end of the day as we were travelling home we shot some footage of the protagonist and her friend stood on the train platform as the train travelled past in front. We also shot some scenes of the protagonist listening to music on the train whilst looking out the window, we will use these as part of a montage during the editing process.

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Filming Day Five:

On our fifth filming day we shot the footage of our protagonist and her friend driving to McDonalds. While doing this we again checked our risk assessment to make sure we weren't putting ourselves in danger. I filmed in the backseat whilst Molly acted in the front whilst Georgie was driving. We made sure not to distract Georgie whilst she was driving.

We also filmed footage of Molly and Georgie eating the food, we shot many different shot types and angles of the food to ensure we would have a wide range to choose from during the editing process. We also shot footage of our protagonist walking around the retail park we were at, this will be used as filler for our short film.

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Filming: Day Four

On this day we decided to shoot the footage of our two characters listening to music and laughing in the car. We referred back to our risk assessment during the day to make sure we weren't putting ourselves in danger by distracting Georgie who was driving on the day. We avoided dangerous situation by making sure we drove in empty roads which we were familiar with, we also at times stopped the car and filmed while it was parked. We also kept the music levels quite low and decided to edit this in later as we didn't want loud music to distract the driver. I filmed from the backseat with the camera whilst Georgie and Molly acted in the front of the car. We also got close ups of the protagonist turning up the music inside the car, this will be used as a transition to increase the music during our the editing stage of our short film.

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Filming: Day Three

On this day we wanted to capture the footage of the protagonist at a concert. As a group we are all going to be attending a concert that day at the O2 Arena, therefore we used this event as our setting. Due to the rules of venue, we are unable to take in any high quality camera therefore we shot the footage on my iPhone. We got the shot by standing behind Molly, our actress, so that you can see the silhouette of her dancing as the background is lit up by the stage behind.

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Filming: Day Two

We used our second day of filming to shoot the scene of the characters birthdays throughout the years. The shot begins on the left hand side of the protagonist, we made her appear older through the use of costume and makeup. As the camera rotates around the protagonist she blows out the candles on her birthday cake, these candles show that it is her 19th birthday. As the camera reaches behind the protagonists head we redressed the scene, made our protagonist look younger again through costume and makeup and filmed her blowing out her birthday candles again from her right, this time the candles displaying that she is 15. Once fully edited this should work as a smooth transition shot from her 19th birthday to her 15th birthday.

To display our protagonist as younger we used bright light makeup to emphasise molly's natural features and to add colour to her face to make her appear more youthful, we also dressed her in loose fitting clothing. To make molly appear older we used darker makeup such as eyeliner, lipstick and bronzer to contour to give her a more defined facial structure which will give the impression she is older, we also dressed her in darker coloured clothing to make her seem more mature.

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Filming Day One

For our first filming day on the 5th November, both myself, Georgie and our main actress Molly attended the Bloxham firework display to capture the footage of fireworks exploding and our characters reaction to this. During the display we used different methods to film the fireworks, some we shot in focus and some out of focus to have a range of different footage we could choose from during the editing process. For the shot of our main character reacting to the fireworks we did little in terms of makeup and costume as her face is dimly like by the fireworks and our actress was already wearing suitable makeup. Here are some images of the footage we shot:

Planning: Call Sheet 1

During this filming day we have planned to film on the 5th November at Bloxham firework display to capture the footage on our storyboard of fireworks and our main character's reaction to them. Bothy myself, Georgie and our actress Molly will be attending this filming day.