CONSTRUCTION: Shooting our Film

On the day of shooting our film, we used our Call Sheets to ensure we had all the props and people we needed to have a successful day of filming. We decided to film our short film opening in chronological order to ensure that everyone was involved in the narrative. This meant that the scene in the alleyway where the murder takes place is the first scene to be shot. Charlie was behind the camera, getting many shot variations with different camera angles. 

One of the best shots we were able to achieve that day was the panning shot we got to link a transition to the next scene. I thought that Charlie and Alex did very well in achieving such a smooth shot and left enough time to be able to transition to the marina scene. We also had to film more scenes at the marina and used the tripod to stay as stable on the boat as possible. We managed to obtain many close up shots on Alex B on his cuff links and his cigar that we made. We also achieved a focus pull shot from Alex to the bridge in the distance which I thought looked very professional. We made the decision to film most of Big Boss's shots at a lower angle in order to convey the mood that he was much more powerful than the detective and had a more overpowering sense.

We also decided to use the green screen in our film to show our expertise and skills in order to integrate this. We thought the end product looked very professional and was an overall success and Nathan (Detective Swanson) looked as if he was outside the alleyway in the green screen shot.