Filming Day!

My little siter Lilly being attacked by Mollie at the start of the day..


Mollie getting into character..


Lilly definitely appearing in character.. or it was just the fact she had to wear a nightie.


Our 'Hydehouse' clapperboard..


The before & after of me becoming incredibly rough(-er Miss would say) looking..


Balcony scene - where the attack of the ladybirds occured.


Filming!


Balcony set..


Me & Yasemin making use of all props found in Jade's house..


Part of our panning shot.


"Enthusiasm, it's what keeps us energised".


Part of the ladybird clan..


Looking back on our footage - the last picture of the day!


We managed to shoot the majority of angles and shots we'd planned; although I appeared to turn to stone during the filming when we found it impossible to bring goosebumps up on my legs - even when Yasemin continuously kept rubbing icecubes against them & Mollie attempted to slide one down my back!

The filming session was both physically and mentally challenging as we began to become more & more stressed towards the end of the day.. not even my fantastic chanting of the soon-to-be number 1 hit 'Enthusiasm' could arouse some energy within the group. We fought through the tantrums of Lilly, exhuastion of the day and invasion of poisonous ladybirds to ultimately accomplish a great amount of footage (and outtakes.. as usual).

Character Profiles

Smoking & Swedish Practicing

Marking Criteria

G321 Marking Criteria

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Practice Shots

(A.K.A Having fun with the Flips..)



Apologies for using the same song as used in the previous edited filming - it was the only song in our iTunes library!

Our Preliminary Exercise

Please play it in '720p HD'.



Our version is clearly way more superior to the original..

First attempt at panning alongside our First Edit..

The original..



The edited version..

Our first ever attempt at using the Flip..

Or 'How not to film'..

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Had the pleasure of watching Girl with the Dragon Tattoo alongside Mollie & Yasemin on Friday afternoon (thanks Miss Foster!).
The film was brilliant, so intelligently shot and pieced together; there were quite a few scenes that we'll definitely be using as inspiration for some of our shots. Although the direct plot of the film doesn't reflect our own idea, there were many elements that pieced the story together which do fit in with our own. The obvious fact that the film was originally created in Swedish (using English subtitles) helps us get a sharper idea of how to use language and subtitles in our favour during our opening. The consistant use of nervous cigarette inhaling relates perfectly to one of the scenes in our opening - so we'll be using that as part of our research. There's also a couple of flashbacks used in the film, so studying how the effect was used in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will come in handy with one of our scenes!
The line "Everybody's got secrets" caught my eye instantly - the quote mirrors one of the main themes that ties our idea together exactly.

Can't wait to attempt using the flip to film HD shots of cigarette smoke..

Here's the trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:

Swedish

Must've seemed like a complete weirdo typing in 'Swedish girls talking' into Youtube, but as part of our film opening I have been roped into speaking a line of Swedish! Hopefully we'll have enough film left on the camera's to use until I my attempts of two Swedish words are perfected.

Here's a (strange) video of two Swedish women talking..



Watching this clip also reminded me to double-check our camera positioning when filming..

Our amazingly vocal 'Median Grad'!

Our project is already causing controversy..

Our Pitch!

Presentation Questions

1. Is your idea PRACTICALLY possible to film? (no speeding trains, sea battles etc)
Yes, we are set on Jade Hyde's house for our location and our plot is able to do.

2. Will it show off the strengths of EVERY member of your group?
Yes, our film will show off Millie's acting skills (oh dear), Yasemin's editing skills, Mollie's all round greatness and Heather's knowledge of photography angles, focus and framing.

3. Can it be storyboarded okay?
Yes, we have already thought of each shot and how it will impact the story. There will be lots of close ups so it will be easy to storyboard.

4. Is it something you can reasonably shoot and edit in the time available?
Yes, we can shoot the whole thing in one day as it's only in one location and we want to keep the continuity of the film.

5. Can you get access/permission to shoot in the chosen location at the chosen times?
Yes, Jade is one of our friends and her house is easy for us to access for shooting our film.

6. Would lighting/sound be an issue on location?
No, we will be using mostly natural light from her balcony and so we will shoot early in the morning to keep the melancholy style of the film.

7. Are you going to include dialogue? If so, can you do it on location or will you need to add it later?
Yes, our main character will get a phonecall in Swedish in which we will add in during the editing process. We will also include subtitles.

8. Who will be cast as your characters on screen? Are they reliable? Will continuity be an issue?
Millie will be our main character as she's part of the group she is very unlikely to let us down. We are also using her little sister for one scene and one of our friends (still undecided who) will play the father role.

9. Have you thought about style of credits and soundtrack?
Yes, we were looking into an artist Yasemin found on youtube to use as our soundtrack and seeing if the piece of music is copyrighted or not. Our credits will be in the pan shot of the house.