Day of filming

For my thriller opening I decided that I was going to film on the weekend as that was the day that suited me and my actors time table. Unfortunately both of my actors pulled out last minute and I had to pull some people in and I ended up having Kieran Gabbitus and Jessica Hammond as my cast. I thought that they both fit the criteria that I was looking for in each character. For the day of shooting I decided to do it late at night as I feel that it would make it more aerie and create a bigger atmosphere. I found this important when watching 'The Woman In Black' as you only see her at night. Because its a night it could make the character uneasy as well as the audience as it can make the audience question what they saw. 'The Woman In Black' used shadows a lot and Ithink that it was that which made it effective as you were almost afraid of the shadows and I wanted to create that in my film as Ithink it is an effective part of a paranormal thriller.

I decided to film it in chronological order so that it would be easier when it came to editing. Also this meant that it was easier for the actors and it would make sense to them as well as myself later on in the process. we started off in the bedroom. I thought it would be a good way to introduce Kieran's character as you would associate your bedroom as being quite a safe place. this would create the tension throughout the film as it gives the impression that nowhere is safe. This would make the atmosphere very tense and that is the desired effect of the film. I wanted to make sure that i had enough footage with me so that when I was editing it would be easier as I would have a large range of shots and lengths of shots.

I found it helpful having both Kieran and Jess there to help me as they both study/studied media A-Level. They both helped me when watching the footage back and they helped me pick out what footage I needed to re-film and what footage I should use. This meant that i had someone from outside of the class room to give me advise and tell me what I should do in a constructive way.