Filming

The filming for our first draft of the thriller was due to begin on Friday the 11th in Alex's cellar however the location was unavailable, so it was decided my garage would be a more practical location; easy to access and convenient for any-time use. Getting the lighting for shots was quite difficult due to starting filming in the day time. Using bin bags on the windows created a good lighting to set the creepy mood we were trying to create as well as a small lamp angled to give shots an intense shadow also to create the scary look. All the shots needed in the garage were done in less than 3 shots.

The second location we used was the outside shot from the rear of my house. It was used for an establishing shot for the sequence and so needed to be one of the more effective shots to draw in the audience straight away. I held the camera for the shot and Jake turned off the light for the link to the next shot with a 15 second delay from the time the camera started rolling until the light turned off to make sure we had enough footage for the shot to be cut down to get a smooth transition when editing into the next shot.


Props:


Teddy Bear


The bear was used to represent the innocent of youth and to imply to the audience that the crimes our antagonist was committing were towards children. Audiences tend to feel more sympathetic towards children because they are seen to be defenceless and innocent.


Tools:



The tools were used to imply sadism and give an implicitly sinister feel to our production as there were several different shots in which different tools were used.


Leather Gloves:



Leather gloves have connotations of crime because they're often used in crimes to help people keep their identitiy hidden.