Process of producing our remake

To begin the filming, I filmed the clip of the skyline which will be featured in our remake - I did it by filming a skyline from PS3 game GTA V. Whilst it is not perfect by a long shot, it was the best way of creating the skyline shot which is seen at the start of Drive, as we didn't have the luxury of a helicopter to film with which would have been available during the original production.

A screenshot of one of the many various shots which we took
inside the car, in order to give us as much choice as possible
during the editing process

The next shots which we filmed were interior shots of the male protagonist inside the car whilst it was stationary. We decided to do this because these were some of the first shots in the film, and it would be easier to film if we did it in chronological order, because it would mean that the acting performance had more verisimilitude. We filmed shots of the driver from a variety of different angles, because this would give us a choice about which ones we decide to include in the editing process of our remake. 

It was important to keep the shots of the car being driven
at a long distance in order to keep the verisimilitude of
the film high

After this, we filmed the exterior shots of the car. Because our male actor doesn't have a driving license, we had to get somebody else to drive the car, which meant that we could only film it from the back in order to maintain a sense of verisimilitude within the film. Had it been obvious that he wasn't the one who was driving the car, then our remake would look poor and would not have taught us anything - in effect, using a different person for the actual driving of the car was similar to using a stunt double in a Hollywood movie. 

The final shots which needed filming were the ones of the protagonist walking into the lift. This was the easiest shot to do, because all it required was some good timing, and a steady hand in order to pull  off the tracking shots. 

To put our remake together, we edited it using a mixture of Final Cut X and iMovie. This is because the clips could be strung together easily in iMovie, but in order to get the titles to look how we wanted them to (see the first picture), it was necessary to use more powerful software in the form of Final Cut X.

By George Martin and Jack Jolly