this was the first day of filming when we shot the beginning of the scene of Lana in her bedroom getting ready for the camping trip. Filming for the first time was a definite challenge as it took some time to play around with the camera and understand how to use it properly. moreover, we experimented with lighting for the first time to see what position to keep the lighting in order for the camera to capture what was needed and make it look professional. There was many complications whilst filming for the first time as in the first run we forgot to use a mic. This wasn't good as our voices weren't as clear as we wanted it to and it needed to be projected in order for the audience to hear it properly.
FILMING DAY 2!
This was the day we filmed the flashback of reminiscing the past of the teenage girls at school when they were younger bullying Naila who plays the villain. We had to get these external actors last minute as the year 7's in our school who were originally assigned to play the actors couldn't make it. This is why we gathered these small group of girls as quick as we could by arranging to talk to their parents. First, I didn't understand how difficult it was to film with young children as they was very giggly and kept forgetting their lines and making a fuss about everything. It also took time to clam them down as they was very jumpy and excited. However, we got the scene completed at the end and we tried various angles and different shots to see which one came out the best starting from a high angle and altering as we went on.
FILMING DAY 3!
This is the day we went out to film our establishing shot of the graveyard and film the conversation that Inaya was having over the phone to Lana. We managed to get a lot done on this day as we discovered a place in the graveyard to shoot very quickly. We played around with the camera settings and changed the colour of the picture into a more blue toned lighting to portray the vibe of a horror movie. Moreover, we managed to shoot when the sun was setting so it gave it a more creepy setting and atmosphere. On this day, we used various shots and camera movements from when Inaya was walking towards the camera and talking on the phone to see what looked the best. We ended up using the long shot of Lana walking into the frame as we felt that the camera was too shaky as we followed her whilst she was walking in front of the camera.
FILMING DAY 4!
Today we filmed the scene where Naila is on the swings singing her lullaby after she has murdered the girls. It emphasised how Naila has mental issues and there is something not right about her. We tried filming this in different ways such as walking towards her face with the camera as she is swinging on the swings as well as keeping the camera still and just focusing on her face as she sings the lullaby. We also shot it from behind where we could only see her back to the camera and she is swinging on the swings. Then the camera quickly cuts to a close up shot of her screaming into the camera which gives the audience a final fright. The wind in the background was perfect as it gave a good sound effect as well as moving all the park equipment making it look more freaky!
FILMING DAY 5!
This is the day we went into the graveyard to film the scene where Inaya gets taken away by the police officer. We used LED lights to get the perfect lighting as it was pitch black by the time we went out to film. We filmed the scene in different angles as we first filmed it as a mid shot, then we did a low angle canted shot so the camera was faced looking upwards towards the characters. Finally, we shot the scene from behind a tree to make it look like it was the villains Naila's point of view to show she is looking at the action.
FILMING DAY 6:
This is the day that we filmed the meet up scene where the teenage girls meet up with each other for the camping trip. This day was a complete disaster as we started off filming late because of technical issues which all film makers go through. As we got near the end of filming, we were were abruptly disturbed by three obnoxious men who started growling and shouting in our direction. However, it did not end here, after realising we were ignoring their ridiculous remarks, they decided that it would be sane to send their trained dog towards us. It ran around our belongings and returned back to them. We soon realised that it was no longer safe for us to stay at the graveyard so we panicked and ran for our lives. To our surprise they were right behind us, in fact they were chasing us! The struggle was real. We were tripping over sticks and stones breaking our bones. We did not stop till we could see the light or people for that matter. Luckily we did get enough footage of the meet up before this mishap. Hopefully next time will go much better than this as we'll have a superviser with us for safety.
FILMING DAY 7:
This is the day we filmed the scene where we are all around the camp fire telling spooky stories. We are also eating marshmallows on the stick and having fun. We used various camera shots and angles to make it look cosy such as using a point of view camera shot on each person to show their emotion when one of the characters tried to scare the other two characters. We used a wide angle camera shot to show everyone in the shot of sitting around the camp fire and we slowly zoomed into each character to also show what they are doing such as one of the characters was telling a horror story.
FILMING DAY 8:
This is the day we went back to the graveyard to get shots of us running and walking around the graveyard in search of the sounds and as Lana is frightening and shouting out Inayas name she is nowhere to be seen. We got a long shot of Lana running across the forest as well as the cameras turning to a mid shot of Lana looking around and feeling scared. Then we tried a close up shot of Lana's worried face as her eyes wonder around looking for where Inayah could be seen. Then we also got a shit of Lana's legs and feet running across the scene in search of her firend. We also got a low angle camera shot of Lana finding Inayas dead body on the floor, followed up of a close up shot of Lana's expression on her face as she is distort to find Inayas dead body on the floor.
