Final Shooting Day!

Monday 22nd February 2010.

Chris and Torin met with the actresses Emma and Amy Dawson at location at 7.45pm, and shot footage until 11.00pm.

Location:

- Emma's apartment in Botanic Avenue.

- Prince Edward Street in Stranmillis.

Props Brought:

- Guitar

- 1 large mirror and 2 small mirrors.

- Hooded Figure costumes.

- Camera

- Tripod.

What we used:

- Guitar

- Shoulderbag

- 4 mirrors

- Camera

- Tripod

- Lipstick

- Candles

Problems:

- We had to find an actor to play the black hooded figure that day.

Solution - Emma's sister Amy volunteered and did really well.

- The candles we used on the first day were mostly burned out, making continuity hard.

Solution - We salvaged what working candles we could and made up for what was burned out with tactical camera angles.

- We wanted to get a POV shot from the make-up's perspective with the candle in front of it but couldn't get the camera that low.

Solution - Torin held the candle up while Emma filmed it!

- We had to brainstorm on what angles we were going to do for the defacing of the mirror so the message wasn't seen.

Solution - We placed see-through plastic paper in front of the camera and wrote on it to give the impression of a POV from the mirror's perspective.

- In a shot with Emma coming up the stairs, Torin's (AKA the white hooded guy's) dark trousers would have been seen.

Solution - We had him kneel down for the shot!

- We had a hard time thinking of a well-lit yet semi-empty street to use for the walking street shots.

Solution - We drove to Prince Edward Street in Stranmillis where Emma and Amy's mum lives.

- During the walking street shots, cars kept coming past.

Solution - We had to shoot quickly and time it right.

What we accomplished:

- The street 'walking' scenes with the girl and both the hooded figures.

- Conclusion where the girl sees sense and returns to apartment to her bf followed by white hooded figure.

- Scenes with hooded figures with boyfriend in apartment, including where he defaces the mirror.

- Ending where girl returns home followed by white hooded figure to see the message on the mirror.

- Where guy is on street followed by black hooded figure.

What we still need to do:

- Nothing, Finito!!