Shooting Our Thriller!

Friday 25th our group set out to shoot our thriller. We had everything ready, all the props and costumes sorted and the day planned out. On the day of the shoot we went up to the studio and had a chat before we started. Sitting round the table with Matt and Adam we spoke about every aspect of the shoot so we knew exactly what we were going to do and how we were going to do it.

Our location for this shoot all took place at Peaslake House. The toilet scene was shot in the main toilet. This consisted of a number of toilet cubicles and a row of sinks with a long mirror. The lighting was quite dull however, we turned off the over head lights and used a hand-held light for the lighting. This was to make it appear more cold as the over head lighting gave more of a warmer atmosphere which is not what we wanted. We then shot the rest of the piece in the conservatory in Peaslake. This consisted of a big round table which chairs round it and off to the left of the room a row of computers. This was perfect because it had an office-type finish and we were able to use the natural lighting. Although this meant that we had to finish quickly because towards the end of the day the lighting started to disappear. This room was perfect and we were able to communicate our concept. 

We all took turns throughout the day being the camera man, continuity, calling 'stand by, rolling and action' and sound. This meant that we all were able to try each role and all participate equally. 

Personally i think as a whole the shoot went well. Although we took time to get started and we changed allot of our idea I feel it was for the better and we improved on our original idea. I think the first part of the sequence went really well and I hope it comes out just as affective once we have edited it. I am looking forwarding to the edit process and it will be interesting to see what has worked and what did not work. I am hoping that all the efforts and processes we went through on the day were worth it. I think the part where the main character bits the interviews arm will be very interesting the edit and i hope that it has come out effectively and worked well so it does not look fake. 


As a group I feel we worked well together, no one is left doing all the work and everyone was happy to help and do there part. There was no big disagrems and everyone seemed very happy with the new adapted version on the day.