Main Task- First day of Filming

First day of Filming:

On the first day we decided to film Alicia’s panic scene, some shoots of the moon, clubs scene and finally the walk through the park while she’s going home. We headed straight to South Park were we got three of the scene’s filmed and then went down to Cowley. Where we first argued over which club to film at and finally decided on The Regal. 

Difficulties

These are the following difficulties we found while filming some of our chosen scenes:

• Weather condition (really cold)

• Tripod was really stiff to manoeuvre that caused some of the footage to look shake

• Many distractions were encountered whilst filming e.g. Groups of unwanted students or the general pedestrians

• While filming the scene where she’s walking home, there was a lot of mud in the park, so when filming we had to be well aware and make sure that it was safe for the crew and actors/actresses

When we got back we went through all the footage, but unfortunately the moon scene was unbalanced; so as a result we decided to re-shoot that scene once again before we headed off home.   

Improvements

These are the following improvements we found while filming some of our chosen scenes:

• When filming our final film footage we will make sure that the tripod was stable and manoeuvred properly

• Change the time of filming and set it to when there less distractions from the general public

• Use different route that are less muddy so that it’s safer

• Check weather conditions before filming

• Make our equipment visible to anyone who walks passed so they won’t damage it by mistake

• Have someone to watch the equipment while others are filming or acting 

Main Task- Auditions

For our main task we decided to hold auditions for our characters so that we could chose the finest actor/actresses. We held audition after school, in Cheney School and in one of the drama classes. Though, as we had a great response we had to end up short listing them, as we were in the search for the best actor for our film that would easily meet up with our target audiences needs.

However finding the correct actor for Alicia’s role was essential but difficult, as we had a lot of expectations, for example, someone who could learn script lines quickly, who could act very well and someone who was accessible at all times.

Maliqha Nisar

When choosing our actors/actresses our expectation for them taking part in our production was high. During the start of our production we had chosen another actress to act as Alicia. However, Aimee Moynan was fired because she was never available when we wanted her to film our main task. So with the deadline coming closure we decided to hire Maliqha Nisar as Alcia. 

Noura Aggwarni

We also decided to give the role of Alicia's best Freind to Noura Aggwarni.

Hassam Mohammed

We also decided to give the role of the stalker/killer toHassam Mohammed , But because of him having a similar problem of not  being available at any of the filming times. I decided to hand over this role to one of my group members, so Moses Kimuyu played this role instead.

 

Usually when a real film gets produced the producers normally advertise the job which can be costly; they also short-list and provide them with a script. So we decided to put poster out all around Cheney School, the response we had was good, even though the actor/actresses weren't gone get anything in return.

These are some images that were taken while the audition was going on:  

Main Task- Practise Filming scene 3 from 'The Whisperer'

In order to gain higher marks in my main task, we decided to film a practise scene from our film. We choose scene three that would be 30 seconds long, in this scene Alicia is making her way back home walking in the woods; after the call she made to her friend for a lift but got rejected. It was filmed in daylight, nearby the school. We also didn’t use our main actress, as she was absent but will be using her in real film scenes shots.

Improvements that could be made are using a tripod when filming; this is because the film would be less wobbly. When coming to editing we have to make sure match on action is edited precisely. And finally use a variety of shots and distances.

Casting:

 Mahilqha Nisar as Alicia

Main Task- Production Company

When deciding my production company’s name, I thought I do some research on it first. I decided to look at some production company logo’s that are in the media market right now; that have succeeded with achievement and fame.

            After researching, the conclusion I came to, was that most succeeded production companies had short and snappy production company name’s and there logo was very simple and eye catching. For example, Abc’s production company’s logo was very straightforward with three letter, in a bold font, in a dark circle shaped ball. However, production companies like Warner Bros or DreamWorks logo were very basic just like Abc’s production. But just had a background, looked 3D or was just more creatively designed.

             As a whole, I decided to run along the idea of having a straightforward name and logo, and in my group we came up with the name ‘123 Production’. This was because we didn’t want something full of twists and turns, but something simple that would get recognised very quickly like the above production companies I have mentioned. 

Abc Production

Warner Bros Production

DreamWorks Production 

Our production company's logo

(final design)



Main Task- Costumes and Props

These are the following costume ideas that we possibly will integrate into our main task:

Firstly for our killer we thought it would be best if he dressed up all in dark black clothing and got accessorized with a long black trench coat and hat. This is because it would fit in well with the stereotypical view that usually gets shown in films. However this character will be wearing hie collars up and the hat will be covering his face; this is because it would give the viewers scare and secrecy, cause of the unknown identity that is getting covered by the hat.   

For the party scene where both female characters walk out the club. We decided to have them dressed as outgoing but not over the top. For example some decant looking heels and dress or top with leggings and some accessories to go overall with the whole outfit.  

However the people that will be in the background would be wearing casual cloths similar to the below image. We will have to keep our eyes open and watch out for the public clothing to make sure they fit in with the scene, as while we film our seen they will be in the background as well as our location and everything has to add up overall.