Filming for the Trailer

After arranging most of the paperwork allowing permission, as well as dates and props amongst other things, we went to film. The whole filming process took no longer than 3 hours, from which the required scenes were collected. It gave a good insight into the production stage of the Film Trailer, building on existing knowledge developed during the Foundation Portfolio, especially techincal codes. The result was that time management was smoother, as seen by the shorter amount of time it took to film.

Nevertheless, there were some minor issues which we had to correct on the spot. One of these was the issue with low batery. Although we had charged the battery the night before, this issue still caused some panic, in the ending, not running out. There were some other bigger issues though, such as the fact that one of our actors did not turn up. This lead to a rush to find someone who would be able to take up this role. For continuity, we made sure that all the shots filmed had this person in. We had taken test photogrpahs of our locations to see which would suit best for specific scenes. However, in a couple of these scenes, the reflection had made it impossible to film, leading to a change of location, more suited to our needs.

I also decided to take some still shots for potential use on my magazine and website productions, on top of the still photos taken of the location. This would aid the audience’s understanding of particular narratives, using my picture of the antagonist posing in a suggestive manner to illustrate this point. Pictures of my other group members, filming and organising the actors was also taken to reinforce the work ethic and direction of the narrative within the product.

Once filming had been completed, we returned all the equipment and then watched over the footage to see if any mistakes had been made, which were not spotted when watching the footage after each shot when filming. No mistakes had been spotted and we were happy with the footage we collected. Although the process was extremely stressful, we will be able to edit the film over the next week for the final trailer.