Location: 57 Ramillies Crescent
Time filming started: 4:00pm
Time filming finished: 9:30pm
Scene: 2 Shots: 31-42
Equipment:
DSLR Camera + Tripod
Tracking Dolly
Sound Recording Kit
Large & Small Reflectors
LED Light
Summary of today
Today was an exciting day for us, after setting up the table to its minutest detail we were ready to break the news to the actors that today was "slap day". There was a bit of nervous tension about how we were going to make a slap look realistic and not hurt our actors in the process, so Deanna and I got to work on discussing where best to fit in our actresses slap in the argument, after some talking we decided the script needed to be rewrote and we frantically started crossing out lines and stage directions, while we were redoing the script Cameron and Dan got to work on doing some singular hallway shots so time was not being wasted.
When we finally finished the script, a discussion about how the shot should go commenced and cameron made a good point that it should just be one fluid shot instead of deanna's suggest point of view shot, this way it doesn't detract from the action and you dont loose the momentum and drama of the scene. In agreement this is what we went with and was a very effective set up.
Our second fiddly shot was Richard's (Alex) 'angry reaction'. Originally we were going to have a two shot of Alex knock a chair over in anger, but after not being able to get it right in a few takes we had to stop and change that idea as the chair kept knocking the glass table and we were pushing our luck with it's durability. Instead we changed it to Richard picking up Alice's (Rebecca) book 'Romeo and juliet' and throwing it at/past her against the door for an effective dramatic sound and look, after a couple shots we got this right finally! Daniel's dad wasn't pleased with the row we were making because "what would the neighbors think" about all the banging and shouting our actors were doing, so thank god we got that right and didn't have to reshoot it! poor Dianna was also wedged behind the door to stop it from swinging back and then forth with the impact so she was pretty thankful it didn't take too, I filmed this 2 shot and let Cam have a rest standing as it has been a long day of filming.
Out takes of Alex's 'Angry reaction' A.K.A Shot 38:
When we finally finished the script, a discussion about how the shot should go commenced and cameron made a good point that it should just be one fluid shot instead of deanna's suggest point of view shot, this way it doesn't detract from the action and you dont loose the momentum and drama of the scene. In agreement this is what we went with and was a very effective set up.
Our second fiddly shot was Richard's (Alex) 'angry reaction'. Originally we were going to have a two shot of Alex knock a chair over in anger, but after not being able to get it right in a few takes we had to stop and change that idea as the chair kept knocking the glass table and we were pushing our luck with it's durability. Instead we changed it to Richard picking up Alice's (Rebecca) book 'Romeo and juliet' and throwing it at/past her against the door for an effective dramatic sound and look, after a couple shots we got this right finally! Daniel's dad wasn't pleased with the row we were making because "what would the neighbors think" about all the banging and shouting our actors were doing, so thank god we got that right and didn't have to reshoot it! poor Dianna was also wedged behind the door to stop it from swinging back and then forth with the impact so she was pretty thankful it didn't take too, I filmed this 2 shot and let Cam have a rest standing as it has been a long day of filming.
Out takes of Alex's 'Angry reaction' A.K.A Shot 38:
