Filming Diary
Filming day 1 (20th Jan 2020)
During our first filming shoot, we got some close up shots of a hand using tweezers to pick up a beaker with red substance then another close up just showing a hand picking up a beaker with a blue substance using tweezers. A problem we faced was that Matty did not arrive in time to apply the makeup on him so for our first shoot, we only filmed a close up of just Laila's hand picking up a beaker with tweezers. A problem that we've now realised that we look to change in the future if to do with lighting. Because the blinds were down, the lighting in some shots are completely different to other shots. So if we were to go back to planning, we would ensure that all the blinds were rolled down so that we can control the lighting.
Main Shoot 1
Behind the scenes of shoot 1
Filming day 2 (22nd Jan 2020)
On the second day of filming, I was not involved due to having an appointment however, from the footage I've seen, they seemed to be collecting shots portraying the dangerous substances. The footage I've seen also seems to be good and usable which is brilliant. However one problem is that is that the use of free arm instead of tripods seems very amateur but we are looking to produce a as professional as we can film opening. What I'd like us to do is to use a tripod or use objects to set the camera.
Main Shoot 2
Behind the scenes of shoot 2
Filming day 3 (23rd Jan 2020)
Prior to our third day of filming, Carly spent an hour or so doing sfx on Matty's arm neck and face. On this day I feel as if filming was more effective and smooth in the sense that we knew what we're doing and completed more. However we had a problem with filming a shot of Matty's face in an aerial shot as even with a tripod it would still come across as shaky. So will still recorded these shots but collected some more to compromise in case we feel as if the aerial shots aren't up to scratch.
Main Shoot 3
Behind the scenes of shoot 3
Filming day 4 (28th Jan 2020)
On the fourth day of filming, we aimed to film a few shots of Laila injecting Matty with a syringe. However an issue that we had was that the syringe was not stable and kept falling out. So to compromise, we used an angle to make it look more realistic and to also hide the unsuitability of the syringe. So in the future, we potentially should always have a back up prop just in case the main one has an issue. However I feel as if the shots we took on the day were decent and actually seemed realistic in the sense that in looks like we have actually injected Matty with the syringe however we should be more organised in terms of having back up props.
Main Shoot 4
Behind the scenes of shoot 4
Filming day 5 (30th Jan 2020)
On the fifth day of filming, people were scheduled to film the day before however they forgot to do so. So we then filmed at lunch time the day after. So instantly we need to improve our communication. So during this shoot we decided to get some shots of Matty sweating. We worked well today despite getting few shots however we may well re shoot the shots of Matty sweating so that we have ore shots quality shots to choose from We also need to be more on top of getting together for shooting days and taking ore responsibility to ensure that everyone who is filming is there.
Main Shoot 5
Behind the scenes of shoot 5
Filming day 6 (31st Jan 2020)
On the sixth day of filming, we got a lot of shots as we had an hour and I feel as if the four of us to took part were extremely effective. We got shots of Laila walking away from one lab, entering the same lab, entering a different lab, writing on a whiteboard, then exiting that lab and looking shocked after entering the first lab. The only problem with this shoot is that we did not get a shot of Laila exiting the first lab where we have filmed everything else so we may return to get that shot. Other than that, I strongly feel as if this was our most effective filming day despite only being four of us so we still need to improve on people knowing when they're filming