Filming Blog: Our Second Day Filming

Yesterday our group met up again and filmed after school. However, this time because it was a school night we decided to film a short scene. So, instead of filming the chasing scenes in the woods, we filmed the final scene in the bedroom. We went to one of our group mate's homes to film this scene. However, it did not go as well as we hoped since we encountered some difficulties. The first being it was bright and sunny outside, so it was hard to figure out the lighting on camera so it looked like it was nighttime. We tried to fix this issue by adjusting the blinds on the window and getting it just right to make the light outside appear to be moonlight. Then, once we got this problem taken care of we encountered another issue. This was the same one as last time, where our main character can not stay in character. We had faced this issue the last time we filmed, and figured it was just a one time thing and it was only our first time filming. However, it seems to be an ongoing problem where our actor can not stop laughing. This does not go well with a movie where the main character is supposed to be getting killed. So, after multiple takes of the varying room scenes, we did not have a lot completed. We then decided because we were all also so tired after a long day of school that it would be best to continue filming the next day. On another note, the scenes we were filming consisted of our main character arsing from her 'dream' in a state of panic. Then we would film a slow pan of the room, creating an eerie mood. We also had our character who acted as the chaser hide in the corner to slowly creep out when our victim had fallen back asleep. However, because of the difficulties mentioned earlier we filmed almost none of these plans for the scene. Therefore, we came up with a new plan to film the whole scene at a friend's house closer to school so it is easier for us all to meet. Hopefully, this time on our third try our main character will be able to stay in focus.