Filming day 2

As we planned in the beginning that we were going to film in one day all together, we did film on this weeks tuesday. We decided to do it at once as our thriller opening was just located at one place and there was not much change of location which made it very convenient for us to film. As we didnt have many locations to film our task was manageable however, out thriller opening is quite different as it uses just a house as its main location. So on this day of filming we faced a little bit of problem with the laptop and phones as in this scene the characters were supposed to talk on webcam so it took us a bit of a time to figure that out. As a result, we used one iphone and one laptop to shoot that scene. The timing and the time of the day was good for our filming as we wanted to film in a little dark to create and effect and tension about the settings. Overall, it all went quite well but i think we might have some bits which might need re-filming which we will get done somewhat this week to make sure we get it done before the deadline.

Filming Day 1 Review

We didnt start filming as we realised it is better to film in one day. As if we film on two different days at two different times the content will be a little different and there will be a difference after its put together. In order to avoid that we decided to film in one day so its easy for us to do all the shots and know where it needs to be how. We will have all our costumes and props and cast ready to do it on that day. Another reason we couldnt really start our filming was that we didnt have any kid who plays the role of the protagonists little sister. Hopefully, on that one day of our filming we will be fully ready with all the equipments and cast to film in order to avoid any in convenience.

Sound Research for thriller

For our psychological thriller we will need music which would create a sense of tension and allow the audience to relate to it. It should symbolize the suspense of who is actually behind all the chaos and causing problems in Mary's (protagonists) life. Mostly the music we will be using will be non-digetic which won't be heard by the characters but the audience. It will be playing in the background to create a mood amongst the audience of the setting and the storyline of the film. Some of the music which we might be using is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKO0ap3g5s0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPGrsdrnsCo&list=PLUi56N9RcnjClLk61PArFB8M-uNyIcjk2&index=16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2rPzkNGOY

We might also need some soft music when Mary puts her little sister to bed. As thats where the suspense will start to build because nobody was supposed to be home but it turns out the little sister was home all along. This will create tension and make the audience think about the plot and the anonymous texts that Mary recieves. Some of the music to link to that is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUZeSYsU0Uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWGH0ougJI

Focus Group Pitch

We decided to share our ideas to a group of 15 years old in order for them to understand what we are doing fr our film and to see what they wanted as they were our target audience.

Shooting Schedule (main)

Earlier we had produced the draft of our shooting schedule which gave us the idea of what key points are to be looked at. This is when, how and what we will be shooting was put together. Although, not all the days we were able to follow the schedule as some days we had problems with the timings and some members of our group not turning up.

Shooting Schedule Draft

Shot Log