Prior to this we had contacted Charlotte (who would be playing Molly) and confirmed that we would meet at 4pm at the front of Nonsuch Park. When she had arrived we went to the toilets to put Charlotte in her costume. We decided that we were going to use both dresses and layer them over each other. This was because one dress was slightly too short. But after pinning bits up, we felt that the costume looked like it was just one item of clothing- as we originally planned. After this, we walked round the corner to a wooded area in which we were going to film. There were no prior rehearsals required as no dialogue is spoken or difficult actions completed. We continued filming on the Canon EOS 1100D camera.
The first shots we took were Tracking Shots. We wanted to get a few shots of Molly (Charlotte) with her back towards the camera wandering through the forest. We got a variety of long and close-up shots of this, in order for us to have a choice when it came to editing. We did not use a tripod for this tracking shot as we did not have the equipment required for the tripod to move along rails or wheels- therefore this is a Hand-Held Shot. The shot is used to make the audience feel like they are in the same position as the character and focuses on their actions and where they are going.
One of the closer shots we took was an Over The Shoulder Shot which was filmed just over Molly's shoulder. This was used to make the audience feel as though they are part of the scene and show an element of the characters perspective. This shot was used to make the event seem relatively well-known to a wide audience, thus allowing them to relate to the character.
We also did a Close-Up Shot of Molly's feet/shoes walking through the forest. We wanted this to emphasise the treacherous journey that the girl had encountered in order to get where she is now. This creates huge narrative enigma for the audience and can make them feel uncomfortable due to the close proximity of the shot. Seeing the close up of the feet walking away from the camera and the longer distance shot of Molly walking away from the camera link together and builds tension between them.
We had to recreate two sets of these shots: ones for the thriller piece and ones for the horror piece. Collectively, we decided that it would be more effective for the horror to have a slightly darker setting and therefore filming for the thriller would go first. Also, the horror piece was going to include using 'fake blood' on the bottom of Molly's (Charlotte) legs and dress.
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After this, Justine and I returned to my house and continued filming of the Horror: Stalker Board. From yesterdays test shots, we decided to alter the lighting from using the main garage lights to smaller battery powered lights. The shots for the horror piece consisted of similar shot angles to the thriller, however tended to include more blurred and shaken images. Initially we had only thought about having a few props on the desk of the stalker (knifes and the teddy bear). Although, In my garage we found a larger spade and gardening equipment which we smeared with fake blood and placed on the side of the desk to add a mysterious feel. We managed to complete all filming for the horror piece.
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