Account of shooting day 2

Plan: This is the re-shooting off the first part of the first filming day failure we had. We had previously meant to have already filmed this scene which is the main part of our opening sequence but due to not having outdoor lighting with us, when we reviewed the footage at the location we straight away saw that it was too dark and we would have to re-shoot on a later date. As we had the outdoor lighting present with us we were now able to film the scene as we originally planned to.

My Role: I previously was always going to be the director as all the actors had already been casted, but as one of our actors had a foot injury and was not able to walk I had to step in and be one of the main actors instead. Because i have worked very closely with the injured actor by briefing him on what is needed to play the role i was very ready to step in and did not hesitate to do so. I was now also in charge of the Go-Pro camera and had to set the go-pro in different positions in the car to get close ups of me and my fellow actor.

How did it go?: This was a huge success as were able to film all the shots we planned to do on the first day. We started off filming all the car driving shots of the car driving past the camera with side angles and from behind. I was in the car at this point filming close ups while we were driving in the car, we went back and fourth on the road over 10 times until we were finally happy with the mix and quality of the shots. We then filmed us arriving at the location where the car would slowly park, this shot was a side angle and i had to turn the light off in the car as we pulled up. Then we were doing the main scene where my fellow actor and I had to get out of the car and walk to the boot, it was important it was done at a similar pace to look as if they are in this together. We had to repeat this shot many times as one of us would shut the door to quickly and it didn't look right but eventually we got it at perfect timing and we were happy to move on. Next was a shot from behind the two actors looking into the boot where the victim was in the car wiggling around. The next shot which was a low angle where are camera man got into the boot and filmed up at me so we could get a low angle to make my character look powerful when I was making the shot. We also did a close up of the gun when the dad gave the gun to his son.

Overall: We were able to get all the shots we wanted and this time there was no problem whatsoever with the lighting and all the shots came out clear. I really enjoyed being the actor as i knew how i wanted someone else to play the role and was now able to do it how i visioned it. Also being in control of the Go-Pro and in charge of that aspect was really enjoyable and gave me an important role.