Filming Diary

Overall filming of the sequence went well taking roughly 3 hours with a break one main gripe being the tripod being unstable for some shots that may need to be refilmed dependant on how they look after editing. There was also an issue with the alarm clock not working for the sequence which looked unnoticeable on the camera but at the start of the cut it is obvious so this will have to be refilmed for the final cut.
(Alex Taylor)

Wesley put extra padding under his clothing to help make his death look more realistic as there was no space with the long shot we used to hide a fall mat.


Wesley adding Ben's fake blood to the labcoat.


Nicole did most of the camerawork, as director we spent about 2 minutes for each shot sorting the shot type/angle/exposure etc, before actually filming.

Script

As a group we decided a script for our opening scene would not be required as in this introductory scene we only see charaters on their own and we believe adding much dialogue would be detrimental and wouldn't fit the scene. One line is spoken by "the hitman" at the end of the scene on the phone to his employers explaining his work is done. This will be added in during editing as the microphone would not give a clear enough sound in the rain in which it was recorded.

Shooting Schedule

Face Blood Recipe

There were many fake blood recipes to choose from on the internet, but I chose this one due to ease of making and effectivness. Here it is:

Combine one part water with 3 parts glucose syrup.

Add red food colouring and mix gently by stirring. add as much colouring as required.

Add sifted flour to the mixture to thicken it.

let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature.

Prop List

On the day of the shoot, we are going to need the following:

Lab coat

Fake blood

Laptop

Folder

Alarm clock

Mirrored cabinet

Toothbrush

Dog

Suit

Gun

Bed

Pyjamas

Shower