Filming Journal (Tilly Trinder - Director)

Monday 8th of February 2010

Originally, it was not our plan to film today but as we had our full cast and crew, we took the opportunity to plan everything and to get familiar/comfortable on set and with the camera. We took advantage of this situation and filmed some footage of 'Sakura' along the corridor, which benifitted myself as the director and Anju, the camera woman. We then log and captured the footage and made a rough edit of the corridor scene. The editing made it seem that 'Sakura' vanished and appeared in different places all along the corridor. This rough edit, will not be used in our film, as adjustments in the props and make-up will be made. However, we all look at this as a learning experience for when we put it all into practise, we will be well prepared.


Tuesday 9th of February 2010

Today we almost shot our entire film, in the space of less than two and a half hours. We worked well as a team, as there was a lot of determination and dedication from the actors and crew. Whilst filming, we had to consider the angles and camera positioning, as we did not want to re-shoot.

It made things a lot easier considering that I was starring in the short sequence as, I could portray the character as my group and I had invisioned it. In doing this, we filmed a majority of the sequence in a short space of time, without seeming to rush anything. This was mainly due to our detailed preparations and organisational skills, also our longing to achieve the best grade possible.

Thursday 11th of February 2010

Today, we had to shoot the last bit of footage needed. Which was simply two people walking along a corridor, looking in on Jeniffer being locked in the room. This took a matter of 10 minutes. However, we did have to consider the issue that, we could not have any windows visible, as our previous shooting date was shot during the evening and today we shot during the afternoon. This meaning that there would be a difference in the lighting through the window.

Thoughts of the filming process

Overall, I felt that the filming process was a success, as we all worked well in our assigned roles within the group. As the director, I felt that I benifitted from this role and learnt what is expected of a Director. My role, was to oversee the WHOLE process, so I am now aware of how to set-up the equipment and how to use the apparatus. At the same time, I also began to get familiar with the editing process. In doing this, I had to become observant of the shots/angles and positions,the shots that we did use were effective in connoting our message within the film. The plannning and preparation played a large part in our success as a group, so as a whole I feel that it went well.