Final filming

Again, there were problems filming as most of our arranged actors had dropped out, however we used a friend that had free lessons and stuck to our latest storyboard and shotlist to finally finsh filming.

We used a lot of stright cuts as it looked more professional than other types of edits, mixing together shots ranging from over-the-shoulder-shots, long shots and mid shots.

Another problem we had with filming, in that we had to run around near a shopping centre using toy guns. We had to keep the guns hidden in order to not alarm the public, and made sure that no one was around once we needed to use them shots. A security guard came over to ask why we were filming, but he let us conitinue after watching for a short while.

Our ideas changed a bit because of lack of other actors, and me and Kiel had to step in again. We left everything to very late however we were fortunate that filming went well, and this morning I edited all of our clips together with some credits we had already made as a group. As we left it so late and our other rough cut got deleted, I cannot publish a rough cut, but the next post will be the finished version of the opening two minutes of 72 Hours.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack will be Birdy Nam Nam - Trans Boulogne Express which isn't copyright, and today I downloaded this track and also the sound effect of a gun shot, which will be featured when our main actor is killed. I will try the sound effects and track when our filming and editing is finished.

A new plan for filming

Last Friday due to group members personal circumstances we couldn't film, so have had to postpone until next Friday when our actors are free. The two gangster characters will wear smart shirts and trousers to fit in with typical conventions of the gangster genre, and Ryan will wear everyday clothes to help him blend in with his surroundings and reinforce the idea that he is an 'everyday man'.

Today we made all of our credits, using premier-pro, and have left gaps inbetween so that when we have filmed our editing will be very simple and we will have the final copy of our work ready for next week and the deadline that is fast approaching. Our credits are flashing and moving, as we wanted them to, to symbolise the front of a clock; and we have decided our final credit saying 72 Hours will flash on and off the screen before fading to black.

New shot list

To fit in with out new idea we are keeping the same angles from our latest storyboard, but I have made another shot list for filming tomorrow. The shot list revolves around fitting all of the opening credits in, while building suspense; therefore the appropriate credits are placed inbetween certian shots, as you can see:

A new direction

As our rough cut has got deleted, we had a new idea that would include the opening credits better than our original idea. We have planned to start the opening tw minutes during the chase, but instead of filming it all continuous with the credits rolling on throughout, we will cut the screen to black after a few seconds of film and show credits then. This will cut down on the amount of refilming we will have to do and also make the credits much more visible, while hopefully building tension and suspense. This fits in with our thriller and crime genre as I have seen ther films such as Mission Impossible 3 use this technique.

Deleted

Since we last looked at our rough cut somehow it has got deleted, so although we can remember what order our clips went in we will have to edit all of them back together again, while also adding new clips we are planning to film soon.

Rough cut

Today we used the clips we filmed last week to create a rough cut of our final project. We edited the clips together and asked our teacher what he thought. It was obvious that we would have to go back and film shots again, such as an establishing shot.He gave us ideas about where to put our titles and to put a gap or freeze to split up the acion of our chase, seen in films such as Trainspotting and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Next week we will go back and re-film scenes that were not good enough for our final cut, and will have to think about continuity, especially the unpredictable weather.