Filming

21/01/11



We used Jake to act as the male character because he has previous acting experience from drama and was suitable for the character because he was similar age. After initially using Sophie as the female character we then decided to use someone from outside the group to act as the female character as she also had previous experience in acting.

The first location used was the toilet, as the toilet is quite a private area the character can be alone with his thoughts as he prepares to break up with his girlfriend, the audience can also see that he is nervous from his facial expression as he looks at himself in the mirror.

The next location used was the outside of the sixth from which is a long path to walk down. The long distance from the character shows that he feels lonely and distanced. The white balance also had to be changed because of the change of lighting in each location.

The hallway scene was used to create continuity as the character moves from one shot to the next, the audience only sees the characters shoes and legs as he makes the final walk towards the room where his girlfriend is waiting.

As the male character opens the door we see a mid shot from the outside of the room where the exchange will happen which then straight cuts to the inside of the room as the male character walks through to a close up on his face to see his nervous expression.

The exchange of dialogue between the two characters required three different shots; a two-shot of the dialogue, an over the shoulder shot from the male characters perspective and an over the shoulder shot from the female characters perspective. This is so that there can be an establishing shot and a shot reverse shot of the conversation.