Today I filmed more footage and re-filmed some. The first draft's offender profile did not turn out accurate as I was a 17 year old actor playing a male character named "Dennis Lee" who was 30. I amended it to look more accurate and believable and re-filmed certain scenes where the paper was used.
After school, me and Jenny went home together and we started filming. Although, Gun was unable to attend due to misunderstandings and he was quite busy that day. Instead I got Jenny to play the detective because I already had footage of his face and the ones that needed re-filming were POV shots or ones that only required his hands.
Since another scene involved phones, me and Jenny changed our phone contact names and wallpapers to fit the characters.
During the re-take of the interrogation, I attempted a bird's eye view by putting the tripod on the interrogation table. I thought that it could be dramatic and convey an effect that both the detective and his suspect are being watched by the third party. This will act as an hermeneutic code for the audience too, something that is prominent in crime thrillers and crime dramas. Unfortunately when I checked the footage, I was very careless and let the camera lose it's balance, falling off the table. The metal tip of the lenses broke meaning that it could not be connected to the camera and function. Luckily, the camera itself was alright. Even though this maybe, the camera was owned by the school and it is quite disrespectful to treat someone else's property badly. This has also shown that there should always be a person present and holding the camera, which I clearly did not follow. The next time I film, I will be less reckless and careless to ensure that this does not happen again.
*it was quite ironic because I did end up writing "camera falling over" in the Risk Assessment sheet*
There was only 1 more scene left to be filmed so I borrowed one of my mother's cameras (I put the strap around my neck at all times to avoid repeating what happened earlier!!). This last scene involved the wife tenderizing and preparing a piece of steak for her husband. It required a lot of delegation as all of the lights in the living room had to be turned off simultaneously or else it wouldn't be as dramatic. As I was filming there were 2 other people at the light switches to do this.
On the way back to my room, I saw an area under renovation with (yellow tape) to prevent people from entering so i took some footage incase I could incorporate it into my opening. It was located on the walkway whoch connected the condo buildings tigether. In my first filming, there was a lady who was going to pass as I was filming and Jenny said "there's someone behind you!". I screamed (it was nighttime), leaving the lady very confused as she walked away and we apologized.
Below: The area I filmed
left: The first "there's someone behind you" shot
right: The 2nd shot
After school, me and Jenny went home together and we started filming. Although, Gun was unable to attend due to misunderstandings and he was quite busy that day. Instead I got Jenny to play the detective because I already had footage of his face and the ones that needed re-filming were POV shots or ones that only required his hands.
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| The edited report. |
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| A comparison of the interrogation scenes between two sessions. (old-new) |
During the re-take of the interrogation, I attempted a bird's eye view by putting the tripod on the interrogation table. I thought that it could be dramatic and convey an effect that both the detective and his suspect are being watched by the third party. This will act as an hermeneutic code for the audience too, something that is prominent in crime thrillers and crime dramas. Unfortunately when I checked the footage, I was very careless and let the camera lose it's balance, falling off the table. The metal tip of the lenses broke meaning that it could not be connected to the camera and function. Luckily, the camera itself was alright. Even though this maybe, the camera was owned by the school and it is quite disrespectful to treat someone else's property badly. This has also shown that there should always be a person present and holding the camera, which I clearly did not follow. The next time I film, I will be less reckless and careless to ensure that this does not happen again.
*it was quite ironic because I did end up writing "camera falling over" in the Risk Assessment sheet*
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| The footage that will live in infamy |
On the way back to my room, I saw an area under renovation with (yellow tape) to prevent people from entering so i took some footage incase I could incorporate it into my opening. It was located on the walkway whoch connected the condo buildings tigether. In my first filming, there was a lady who was going to pass as I was filming and Jenny said "there's someone behind you!". I screamed (it was nighttime), leaving the lady very confused as she walked away and we apologized.
Below: The area I filmed
left: The first "there's someone behind you" shot
right: The 2nd shot
It ended with talking a POV shot of Jenny (the wife) handing a rose as a part of a flash back. I filmed her at the balcony next to the swimming pool as the view was nice and romantic. After that, we had dinner and bid our goodbyes.
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