Filming Thriller Evaluation

The Thriller Rebecca was filmed over the spread out period of three days and different locations. It was filmed with a High Definition Sony Z1 also we used a boom mic to capture sound to its fullest. The first day we filmed was on a Sunday at Nikita Lewis's house, here we filmed a various range of shots where we see the world from the stalkers point of view. The opening scene of the Thriller was filmed in Nikita's mothers room where here we made a collage on the wall of printed pictures of our actor Rebecca (the victim in the Thriller), this is where the thriller always relates back to through out the whole opening sequence. We filmed a variety of different shots including, long shots, medium shots, close ups and extra close ups. We also had variety of angles in the way we shot the pictures, we shot some of the pictures at an angle on top of the bed giving us more shots then we needed so that we have enough to choose from when it comes to editing with Final Cut Pro. In the bedroom we did not have the right lighting equipment so instead we used a lamp and took it in turns of filming and lighting throughout the cause of the filming.

On the second day of filming we done the shots in our actor Rebecca's house. Here we did more moving shots as the day before the shots that were done were more static shots. I filmed Rebecca entering the front door with her keys and running through the corridor into the kitchen. At first I filmed it all in one as a long sequence then after that I broke it into two shots. One of her walking though the door and the other her running through the corridor. I did this so that when we edited the final product we can have more shots on the way we want it to look, also so that it can look smoother like it is running into each other. I did the shots as medium shots and long shots so that the audience can get the full effect of her entering the house. In some of the takes of the shots done in one sequence I zoomed out from the point where the key enters the key hole, to the point of her walking through the corridor. This made it more interesting to watch as it was a smooth sequence. Toni-Leigh also helped film with some shots of Rebecca entering the house. We also filmed the ending scene of Rebecca calling the police, here we had an extra close up of her face, so that the audience can get the full effect of her fear also see the emotions on her face. We also filmed an extreme close up of her dialling 999. The significants of this shot is so that the audience know what is coming and finally they realise that the victim herself has finally realised that she is being stalked. We filmed these shot in different angles so that the scene would not be stiff also adds a better effect to the thriller so that the audience are engaged and do not feel as if it is static.

Day three of filming was done in two different locations on a school day. The third part of the filming was done in lesson time, lunch and after school. The first location was done in the cafe outside Selhurst Railway station and the second one was done out side Norwood junction railway station. In the first location (cafe) the shots were done in a way that we see the world from both the stalkers and victims point of views, but we are more dragged into the victims point of view because the shots are more interesting. In the Norwood junction location the shots were done so that we could see from the stalkers point of view, as the camera follows the victim from different angles, this also explains to the audience where the stalker gets the pictures from as the shot is ended with a picture being taken of the victim. I was ill on this day of filming but I did previously from planning and disguising with the other members of the team put in my input on how the shots should be done, what angles to shoot, the locations, also the story line on these locations and how to direct the actors.

In conclusion, i think that the filming went well, we all worked good as a team and found our individual strengths and weaknesses. I found that I am good at filming and directing as we worked on our filming. Throughout the course there were no problems that could have not been solved and all the problem areas and errors in our filming we re-filmed the shots. I think that as a group we could have explored the functions of the camera more, as we did not use a lot of effects, filters and techniques that the camera has. If we had a chance to re film I think that we would have used more techniques with the camera also some of the location shots in the cafe and Stations could have been done with a tripos to make the scene more steady. Overall i think that we had a good amount of shots to take into editing so that we know we are safe and wont be down on shot. It was also a nice experience working as a team when filming as for usually i work i alone. This has thought me more about team work and roles, also it as made my filming skills better by learning off each other.