Production Log: Day One
Those present: Kayce, Louise, and Alfie (a friend).
On this day, I started filming at around half twelve - it was quite sunny, which I concluded may be a problem depending on the weather over the next shooting days, and that when editing the contrast and brightness could be manipulated in order to keep continuity.
We filmed most of the shots with just Louise in them on this day - though this proved difficult as my partner was not present. Thus, when it came to shots such as the one where a figure has to move across the camera, my friend Alfie stepped in to help.
Production Log: Day Two
Those present: Kayce, Louise, Kadaman.
On this day, it was slightly less sunny than before, but still quite bright, so we were able to shoot whilst maintaining good continuity. Kadaman filmed the shots that had me in them - most were out of focus or shaky and I decided to redo the shots at a later date if I needed to. He left after around an hour, and so I filmed what I could with Louise; for example, the close up of her phone at the end of the opening.
Production Log: Day Three
Those present: Kayce, Louise, and Edward (a friend).
On this day, it was barely sunny, and thus I decided it would be better for continuity if we filmed the flashback parts on this day. This was because continuity was not necessary - we changed clothes and wanted to make the scenes look like they had occurred on different days. Unfortunately, this day had to be cut short due to the fact it started raining; however, I then used this opportunity to record sound effects such as leaves rustling and branches breaking.
Production Log: Day Four
Those present: Kayce, Louise, Kadaman.
This was our last day of filming before the first draft was made, and thus we wrapped up a few shots we didn't have and redid some of them. There was a small continuity issue - the visibility of Louise's headphones and her glasses - and so it isn't clear whether the shots with her in can be used. Other than that, it was quite successful; I also recorded some audio of branches breaking, and took pictures of both of our outfits so they could be annotated on the blog.
Production Log: Day Five
Those present: Kayce, Louise, Edward.
On this day we decided to fix the continuity issue by making sure Louise was wearing her glasses in all shots.
Production Log: Day Six
Those present: Kayce, Louise, Edward.
This was the day that we decided to film a few things that we wanted to fix within the thriller opening. For example, we made sure that Louise's hand was not moving when it was on the floor, and that we didn't break the 180 degree rule when she was walking around the tree and end up confusing the audience.
