Filming Process
Overall it has been fun and intriguing filming our psychological drama
and have had no major problems technically, only the availability and
arrangements involving the actors. We all worked very well together as a group
and took equal turns filming throughout. While this was a strength of our
production, the weakness would be the struggle to find actors who had
availability at the same as each other and if we hadn't missed the train on our
original filming day but we worked with what we could and did the best we
could; also happy with the outcome from our efforts.
Colour
With reference to colour in our film as one of the requirements, our
first decision was to give each of the lead characters a colour that they would
wear. For example, Lucy’s character was originally meant to wear clothes that
were purple such as a purple work shirt and eyeshadow/makeup. However, we
struggled to get all of this arranged but we had the character wearing purple
nail varnish which is represented in a close up of her unconscious in
Grindleford. We researched the meaning behind the colour purple and found it to
mean a variety of things such as nobility and wealth, so we implemented this
slightly as Rachel would want to bring weakness to Jess. Zoe’s character,
Rachel, was given the colour green as this can signify envy and even though our
actor wore a blue skirt that may come across as a deliberate colour plan, her
colour was meant to be green which is seen on her fingernails during a close up
of behind her as she peers round a tree at Jess.
Another colour change we included was in the post-production when the
scene where Jess wakes up. We decided to have this featuring a colour change to
signify the confusion the character is
experiencing and changed the Grindleford shot to a slightly pink tone.
Lighting
In terms of the lighting, we filmed in quite a bright location in the
office scenes and although we originally were going to film in Grindleford
during dull days, due to timing we filmed when we could. Although we were lucky
enough to have clear weather we edited it slightly to look slightly darker to
connote the dramatic ambience. Our lighting change occurs when Jess has got up
after waking from her unconsciousness and we see the sun shine brightly behind
her head. This adds a juxtaposition to the dramatic theme as audience would
associate the sun with happiness and optimism. However, the juxtaposition adds
a sense of drama as we expect the narrative to take a twisted turn. We also
found it an attractive shot of the sun shining above Jess’ shoulder, as it
shines over her. Originally, we wanted to film in darker and foggier conditions
but the day consisted of sun throughout most of it so we had to work with what
we got.
Sequence shot/Long Take
When Jess is walking up a hill as she finds herself in the woods, we see
Rachel walking behind slowly without her realising. However, through our
sequence shots and in post-production, we see Jess turn around after a close up
of her face, to find Rachel has disappeared. This is to connote the mystery and
drama of the film and causes the audience to question where the narrative is
going. This is also a long shot as they are walking up to hill, to build
tension in the scene. I found it interesting to include this as our sequence
shot as it adds to the confusion that Jess has while figuring out what happened
to her and where she is.
Point of View
Our film features point of view in both the office and Grindleford
scenes and I found it very interesting to film through this technique. The
first time we see a character’s point of view is Zoe’s character, Rachel, as
she is watching Jess having a phone conversation in an office. We see Rachel
peering through the door and then the camera changes to film Jess; signifying
the first person point of view. Then, we use this technique again in
Grindleford as Rachel peers around a tree as Jess wakes up from her unconscious
state. We also use this film technique when Jess is waking up, as we see her
through a scene that is hazy and connotes dizziness and confusion. We wanted to
signify to the audience how each character was feeling emotionally and their
physical states through their point of view.
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