Changing Our Actor and More Filming

Today, we went to film the scenes with our actor. However, our actor was unwilling to cooperate for personal reasons. We decided to use Sarah as the stalker, as her tall and lean frame seemed to fit the role better than mine. Additionally, for the eye shots, my eyes will be used, as Sarah's face is too feminine.

We achieved all we needed to today, and are confident for this weekend's filming sessions.

Filming the First Half of Our Graphic Match

After school today, we took Georgia to film the first part of our graphic match. We sat her at the computer screen, and made her type out a status on Facebook. We then zoomed in on her picture.
We feel as though the graphic match will be a success, and that it will enhance our thriller, and make it seem more professional.

New Cast

Below is a photo of our new cast. From left to right they are:

• Georgia Wigley (Protagonist)
• Hannah Sharples (Supporting Actress)
• Sarah Warnock (Antagonist)
• Ashleigh Hay (Supporting Actress)

Revised Opening Credits

Today, Ashleigh re-made the opening credits of our thriller. Sarah and I agreed with Ashleigh on the order of the titles, and we have decided to add some false names to create a sense of realism within the film; Hollywood movies do not repeat names several times.

1: Panoptic Productions present

2: A film by Connor Murray

3: Starring
    Sarah Warnock    Georgia Wigley
 
5: Also starring 
    Hannah Sharples
    Ashleigh Hay

6: Edited by *false name*

6: Music by SilenceFreedom and TheBiocide

7: Cinematography by Hollie Tuvey

8: Produced by *false name*

9: Directed by Connor Murray

10: LOST SIGNAL

Re-Preparing the Room

As we changed actresses, we had to re-prepare the wall of pictures. During lunch time, the group, as well as our other friends, printed out roughly 200 photos of Georgia. After school, Sarah cut them out, and we helped stick them to the wall in the shape of a heart. We then printed out the picture for our graphic match, making sure that it was large enough to been seen clearly.

Filming and a Problem

On the Saturday, we had arranged to film. However, our actress did not show up for a fourth time. After heading home, we decided as a group to change the main actress. We decided on Harley, who was originally our supporting actress. Our friend Hannah would then play the third character. However, on the Sunday, Harley fell ill, meaning we had to change actresses again. We chose Georgia, our other supporting actress, and we had easily access to many pictures of her. We decided that Ashleigh, who was originally helping Sarah and I with the camera work, would play the other character.

We understand that changing our actress at such a late stage is risky, and it may mean that we will not finish in time. However, we now know what the actresses were are using are reliable, and they understand that we will be spending a lot of our own time over the next two weeks filming.
In changing the actress, we will also have to re-prepare the wall of pictures, something which we intend to do tomorrow.

With regards to filming, we filmed a large amount on the Sunday, which eases the pressure slightly. Below are some images from our filming session.

Referring to the Checklist

After looking over the checklist, I realised that certain things were expected to feature in out thrillers. These were:

• Holding a  steady shot
• Using a variety of shot distances
• Framing a shot
• Shooting appropriate material
• Selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figures, lighting, objects and setting appropriately 
• Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer
• Using varied shot transitions and captions
• Using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task

As we are re-starting our thriller, I feel as though these would be easy to add to our storyboard if they are currently lacking.