Production: First Day Shooting // Rushes

Today was the first of two days of filming which involved the largest group of people: 7. Unfortunately, one member of the group (an extra) couldn't make it due to illness. Furthermore, after an hour or so of filming, two extras had to leave also. I made sure however, that when they were in shot, they began walking in another direction, so as to be hidden by old vehicles. This would then help continuity by implying they walked out of the area before the main 'fight' scene took place.

Sound was another difficulty in how it had to be altered quite often in terms of volume, because the actors' voices rose high enough that I got feedback from the microphone, making sound uncomfortable to the ear. When it comes it editing, I intend to vary the pitch since some shots have a quieter volume than others.

Not all shots were taken as I intended but time was of the essence and it was essential that we completed all of the filming today, before dusk fell. It also became increasingly cold as the day wore on so it was important to be as quick as possible.

However what was successful was the quality of sound in how it picked up the ambience sounds of the countryside which is what I really wanted in a lot of my footage. I took several shots from different angles and repeatedly I used the same one so I can pick the best one in post-production. All in all, it was a great day of shooting.

Below are two clips (rushes) taken from filming today to give you an idea of the sorts of things that should be seen in the film (although these shots won't necessarily be used).