Filming Day 1

When we first arrived at the location, Brooke House, we showed our actor around and visually explained the types of shots we would like to do, and discussed what rooms would work best and why. Then, we grouped together continuous shots, which we decided to film in bulk to keep lighting flow and not have any issues with this. Lighting was the biggest factor for improvement within our Thriller opening last year.

We filmed a few different "filler" shots, which we have decided to use if we feel a particular shot doesn't come out well or is not to our taste. We decided this would be a good idea to give us more ease and control in the editing process. We filmed:

- Shots near and in front of a bathtub

- Match on action shots of opening doors and looking inside rooms

- Superimposing shot of character in two places at once

- Shadows on wall using high-key lighting

- outside shots of house and character walking around outside

- panning, 360 shot of character

We had only a few difficulties when filming, including complications with the lyrics and being able to visually see what is being sung. Our actor also had trouble reading and mouthing the lyrics, which we worked around to ensure this wouldn't be an issue anymore: we sat down and talked through the lyrics together, listening to the song to inform the actor of when the lyrics come and how they match the beat.

Throughout our first filming period, we began to realise the times which were best for lighting, and the times which weren't. We began to film at around 3:30pm, where we were able to use the lighting to our advantage: shadows created an idea of a dual perspective and dual personality. We began to notice the lighting changing and decided to stop filming and continue another day when we can film at the same time to keep the continuity.

Here is a compilation of the successful shots from the day: