shooting day

EQUIPMENT USED
1 SONY PDR 170DV CAM (PLUS BATTERIES)
2 MINI DV CAM TAPE STOCK
1 XLR LEAD
1 BOOM POLE
1 SENNHEISER DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE
1 TRIPOD (INC. HORSESHOE)
1 SUSPENSION UNIT
1 RYCOTE

ON THE FILMING DAY THERE WERE BOTH CHANGES AND ELEMENTS THAT STAYED THE SAME. BOTH ACTORS WERE USED, ALTHOUGH OUR ACTRESSES OUTFIT WAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED ONCE WE ARRIVED AT OUR LOCATION OF LEITH HILL. WE REALISED OUR LOCATION OFFERED US A NEW TWIST ON THE STORYLINE AND DECIDED TO HAVE OUR ACTRESS BEING A SQWATTER IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING. WE CHANGED HER FROM A PAIR OF PYJAMAS INTO A PAIR OF BAGGY JEANS, A LARGE MAC, SCRUFFY BLACK BOOTS AND A PINK HAT. WE ADDED THE PROP OF A LARGE TRAVELLERS RUCKSACK. LUCKILY ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE EASY TO GET HOLD OF NEAR LEITH HILL. ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS ADDED TO HER CHARACTER.

ANOTHER CHANGE MADE ONCE AT LOCATION WAS THE DECISION TO FILM THE MAIN ACTION IN A LARGE BEDROOM, WHICH CONSISTED OF A MIRROR AND A SINK. THIS GAVE US MORE ROOM TO WORK IN COMPARED TO THE SLIGHTLY CLAUSTROPHOBIC ORIGINAL BATHROOM (WHICH HAD NO MIRROR AND WOULD HAVE TAKEN UP VALUABLE TIME TO PUT UP A NEW ONE).

WE ALSO DECIDED TO CUT THE LOCK SEQUENCE FROM OUR STORYBOARD WE FELT IT WAS UNNECESSARY AND THE SLAMMING DOOR ON ITS OWN WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO FEAR.

IDEAS SUCH AS THE BLOOD IN THE SINK AND THE PRESENCE REFLECTION AT THE END ALL LOOKED VERY CONVINCING AND STAYED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL IDEAS. I THINK THE LARGER SPACE TO WORK IN BENEFITED THESE SCENES GIVING US MORE DIVERSE ANGLES TO SHOOT FROM.

TO ADD TO THE FEEL OF THE ABANDONED BUILDING WE DECIDED TO ADD SHOTS OF LEITH HILL AND ITS EXTERIOR LOOKING COMPLETELY UNFURNISHED (FOR EXAMPLE COB WEBS AND PEELING WALLPAPER.) IN SOME SHOTS WE HAD DOORS SLAMMING AND CURTAIN CLOSING, OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE THEIR OWN ACCORD ADDING A SENSE OF MYSTERY.

ONE ASPECT OF DIFFICULTY WE CAME ACROSS WAS THE MOVEMENT OF THE PRESENCE, WE WANTED IT TO LOOK AS IF HE WAS GLIDING INSTEAD OF WALKING, WE SPENT A GOOD TEN MINUTES TRYING TO WORK OUT THE BEST WAY TO LIFT THE ACTOR, BUT EACH TIME WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL FILMING AND MAKING IT LOOK CONVINCING. INSTEAD WE FILMED THE WALKING SEQUENCE AT THE SLOWEST POSSIBLE PACE TO LOOK UNNATURAL.

WE CAME ACROSS A USEFUL ELEMENT FOR EDITING WHILST FILMING; THIS WAS THE NOISE OF THE TAP AND DRAINS. WE USED THE BOOM POLE TO PICK UP THE SOUND CLEARLY. THE WHOLE CAST AND CREW FOUND IT HARD TO NOT CORPSE AT THE HIGHLY AMUSING NOISE MADE, IT TOOK ABOUT SEVEN ATTEMPTS! APART FROM THAT MINER HICK-UP AND THE GLIDING SEQUENCE WITH THE PRESENCE I THINK THE DAY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE ONLY THING THAT COULD OF BENEFITED THE SHOOT WAS FILMING LATER IN THE DAY, GIVING AN EERIE ATMOSPHERE.

The shooting schedule was created by laura and myself. It helped us have a clear idea how much time we had and how long we had to focus on each shot.

Bedroom
Shoot:
3(10 minutes)4(15 minutes)

Estimated time taken:
10:00am-10:25am

Type of shoot:
3:High Angle-Close Up
4: Floor Level- Close Up


Landing
Shoot:
5,12,9 ( 25 minutes)14 (10 minutes)

Estimated time taken:
10:25am-11:00am

Shoot type:
5:Extreme Long Shot
12:Extreme Wide Shot
9:Extreme Long Shot



Bathroom
Shoots:
6(10 minutes)
21(25 minutes)
11(10 minutes)
13(20 minutes)
17(5 minutes)
26(15 minutes)
8(15 minutes)
16(10 minutes)
18(10minutes)
25(20 minutes)
24(5 minutes)
20(15 minutes)

Estimated time taken:
11:00am-1:10pm

Shoot type:
6:Wide Shot
21:Long Shot
11:Over The Shoulder
13:High Angle
17:Over The Shoulder
26:P.O.V Shot
8:Mid Shot/ Fast Tilt Up
16:Side Angle Mid Shot
18:Mid Shot Facing Emily
25:Wide Shot
24:Close Up Of Light Bulb
20:Close Up Of Door

Group Roles

Laura Blyfield
Director/ Producer
1) Storyboard Details
2) Equipment List
3) Group Roles
4) Creation Of Folder
5) Shooting Schedule
6) Cast list

Brett Sheriff
Director of Photography
1) Storyboard Drawing
2) Props List
3) Costume List
4) Company Logo/ Poster
5) Shooting schedule

George smith
Chief Editor
1) Sound
2) Locations
3) Photographer For Location
4) Storyboard Details
5) Creation Of Folder
6) Lighting Technician

This helped show what each member of the group had to do and their responsibility. It helped me alot as i knew exactly what i had to do

The Costumes were pretty easy to get. I had to wear all black, which is simple for me. Steph had to wear pjarmas.

Most of the props were pretty easy to obtain as most were everyday objects, like toothbrush and cups. The fake blood was obtained from the drama department. We needed it to fill the sink with blood. Each member from our group had to bring in a few objects each.

Casting

The castling list included steph and myself. We actually didnt have any problems with the casting list . Steph played as the victim as i played the voyeur/stalker.

Location!

The location for presence was in Leith Hill, which is an old Hurtwood boarding house. This was a good location and its a big empty mansion. For our shoot we didn't really need lighting, only the natural light. Leith Hill was also the location which media students used last year for their video, "Drip". This was a perfect place as it had long corridors and dark empty rooms.

THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR PRESENCE WOULD BE MALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-25 BEING THE HIGHEST VIEWING AUDIENCE OF HORROR/THRILLER FILMS. THEY ARE THE KEY AUDIENCE WE WANT TO APPEAL TO THE THRILL AND EXCITEMENT ATTRACTS THIS AUDIENCE MORE SO THEN A FEMALE AGE 40, DUE TO THE VIOLENCE AND THE CUTTING EDGE ACTION.A FEMALE WOULD PROBABLY PREFER A ROMANTIC COMEDY RATHER THAN A THRILLER/HORROR.

Storyboard

The importance of storyboards during filming:
A story board is an essential tool which outlines each shot, the movement, the angle and the actions within the frame. It also states which sound is used, the transition used and how long each shot are.
How we did it:
Our group met up and went over the basic outline of the thriller. We then got a piece of paper and wrote all the locations we needed and possible shots. We then wrote possible shots in a bullet list and wrote next to it the kind of shot and how long each shot would be. We did this as we knew the idea and some scenes would be changed. Once we agreed to the scenes being used, we began to write out the draft storyboard templates. Our group tried to make the storyboard clear and easy to follow, as any good storyboard should be presented. It was very important to first do the drafts in pencil, just incase anything was going to change. Once the drafts were checked and agreed with, we wrote out the final storyboard pages. My part in contributing to the storyboard process was the drawing up of the mise en scene pictures.