Before shooting the film, before the actors required for the shoot got to the location that we were filming in, we had to set up the Mise En Scene of what would be seen in the frame of the film and make sure everything was prepared to create Back At Ya.
This is the main area of our film. The desk at which the computer, the central prop in our film opening is placed. We used feminine lamps, make up items and decorations to create a more typically 'girly' desk for our main character to be seen at. We made sure the desk was in the correct positioning so there was no light glare and so we could get a shadow, to connote the dark, gloomy theme of our film opening.
This close up shows some of the items we used to create the feminine desk set up. I was in charge of set design and had control of the Mise En Scene so I chose some items that weren't over the top, seeing as our main character Rebecca isn't a extremely feminine character, in contrast to Rachael. White's and pale pinks are the main colours of these items which matched the look I was envisioning for the framing area of the location we were filming in.
This image was when the Youtube channels we created for each character were being made. We did this to increase the verisimilitude for our piece and create a realism about our characters. Our film opening is about cyberbullying so it is essential for social networking sites to be set up for our characters.
The central theme of our film is abusive videos being uploaded and it is the grounds of our plot so Youtube channels are an important part of our media piece.
Camera placement was an important part of the shoot which I took time figuring out so we could achieve the best natural light when filming and feature some of the best angles properly. Due to our main character being a bully victim I positioned the camera to film 'Rebecca' in a high angle to show her vulnerability and depressed character. Also I had to make sure everything was visible in the frame that we wanted to include in our film, otherwise some of our props may have gone to waste. Also important was the working space, I was concerned that we may not have enough space to film and this would be obvious in our final product but after moving some things around we had ample filming space.
Prior to the shoot we showed our actresses everything we had done for the film opening, including taking them through the Youtube channels, telling them the story and the characters motives and the overall plot so they had a better understanding of it. We also recorded voice overs from both of our actresses which were crucial to the storyline because we wanted to use their voices to read out their own text messages. To do this we used Logic X and a microphone and showed our actresses what they had to do.
We both share each task and have an equal role in filming and editing aspects, to get the best possible product. We filmed each clip 3 times so when we come to editing and piecing our film together we have more choices for our film is we notice something wrong with the clip. This will make it easier to create a film without having to worry about re-takes and re-shooting some things later on.
The importance of doing this shoot was to achieve our film opening that we had put a lot of hard work and planning into. Doing this post shows how well we planned our piece and the effort we put into creating a good film opening which we can be proud of.
By Jack Jolly
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