First Day of Filming

 Filming Details:

Location: Josh’s House - Pencoed

Date: Friday 6th January 

Start Time: 9:30am

Here is a photo I took of my other group members before we started filming.

Today was our first day of filming and it went very well. We spent the day testing out a variety of shots to see what we thought would make our film interesting. In the process, we discovered some shots that were unsuitable, and we added some extra shots that we had the idea of as we were filming. 

A large part of today’s filming tasks was to test out different intensities of lighting to see which we thought would be most suitable for our film. To test the lighting, I lay on the floor in the garden throughout the day, including midday and early evening. 

Something we noticed is that due to the time of year, it got dark very fast outside. This meant that we would have to act quickly if we were to film outside. The photos above were taken only an hour apart, one at 4pm and one at 5pm, which proves our theory, and means that we will have to be wary of continuity in lighting conditions. Additionally, we will also have to be cautious of weather conditions, as today the weather conditions were clear and sunny. If it was cloudy or raining, then it might be darker earlier. 

This photo was taken at 4pm in Josh's garden

This photo was taken at 5pm in Josh's garden

Altogether, we decided that we preferred the lighting in the photo that was taken at 5pm, as it was darker, and we felt that it made the shot more sinister and eerie. This dark lighting is also stereotypical of thriller films. However, we found that filming in the garage at just after 5pm was too dark, as you could not see me enough, which meant that this timing was unsuitable to film in the garage, and that we would have to do it earlier.