Oh god!
Both the original actors are unable to film this weekend. Me and Charlotte found this out on Wednesday. After trial and error with a few people we finally found two actors. Ben Walters and Niamh.
It was a major problem that both me and Charlotte coped with quite calmly. First we came up with a list of people who we thought would be perfect for the part and asked them. When none of them were able to help us out. Finally Ben offered to be 'Charlie' in our task which was a life saver! I then remembered how my cousin Niamh loved to act, so a thumbs us from my auntie and we had both actors.
While off camera Niamh and Ben had a very sibling like relationship, they were always messing about and running round which I felt really reflected in the filming. I don't think we could have found a better set of actors for the job.
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Actor trouble
Day of filming!
Thank god we have filmed. Five and a half hours of filming and we had gotten all the shots we needed.
The day went smoothly with makeup first at around 11 and it only went up from there.
Charlotte did Bens makeup, giving him a pale complection with dark/deep set eyes and excentuated cheekbones. This made him look very malnourished.
For Niamh I gave her very minimal, brushed over her face with a skin colour to really smooth her face over, then made her eyebrows a little darker before drawing her cheek bones out a little.
After finding out the camera we had was out of battery and had no charger with it i went hunting for a charger that might have fit but there was none to be found. Thinking for a moment I decided to ask Charlotte if we should just use my phone to film as it was quite good quality. That's what we did, filmed everything on my phone. Although we had a few problems with the wind and the sound quality, it's a fixable thing during editing.
The bond off camera between Niamh and Ben was very like real siblings. A huge thank you to Ben and Niamh for stepping in last minute. The fact that they had a good relationship reflected in their acting with each other as they were both comfortable with the connection on brother and sister. It's clearly shown in the shots that Charlie ( Ben) has a protective personality when it comes to his little sister.
Once we had all eaten our subway and had a lunch break we got straight back out and began to film in the tree-house.
Charlotte and I brainstormed a few ideas of how we could get Rosie ( Niamh) actually falling off the tree-house such as:
○ someone standing underneath to catch Niamh - we figured that was a major safety hazard.
○ getting bales of straw for Niamh to jump on - we were unable to get straw up to the tree house
Finally I thought of just dropping my phone as a scream could be heard. Trying this technique out and seeing the result we couldn't have asked for better.
A few more shots and pictures
THAT'S A WRAP !
Lots of thanking to do
Thanks to Charlottes Mum and Bens Dad for bringing them to and from Marlborough
Thanks to my Mum for being out personal driver alla day
Thanks to Dawn and David Hearson for letting us use their amazing Tree House for our filming
Thanks to Charlotte for doing Bens makeup
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Location
I found the perfect location for our task. In the preliminary task we used my mum's bosses house and as they have a tree house I thought it would be the perfect location to use. As the house is very close so if any of the actors need the toilet or if we are hungry it is easily accessible.
It also looks perfect for the location. It's old and quite creepy even in the daylight and that is what we were looking for. I feel like the character of the tree house will really add atmosphere to the sequence.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Storyboarding
The Idea for our final piece came very quickly and we were about to storyboard it without any concern.
We've added a few different kinds of shots in that we didn't use in the preliminary task and I think this will broaden both mine and Charlottes camera skills. The way we are going to try and make it seem like the little sister has fallen of the tree house i feel will really show our abilities as directors and also our abilities to edit.
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Horror
They are usually captivating with a shocking finale.
This is an example of a slasher. A slasher is a gory horror that usually consists of a main character that has been through some sort of torture that has made them the way they are and the way they think.
This is a prime example of a sci fi horror. Usually including an alien or out of this world creature from space that sets out to kill people. Full of suspence and tensipn.
These types of film contain a Supernatural force such as a spirit or ghost that has unfinished buisness.
Naked Fear