Production- Filming Day 2

 Scenes 4 and 5

Intro:

    Going into day 2, we knew there was gonna be a more demanding workload, so we all came in with the mindset that we needed to be focused. Scenes 4 and 5 took place outside in the driveway and closes on my character, Lisa, waking up to a phone call from the police. We felt some pressure because this is what our story has been leading up to, the killing of Derek. These scenes took longer due to all the cues and cuts that needed to be made.

Shot outcomes:

    The scene in the driveway took the most time because everything needed to be perfectly timed in order for it to not look awkward on film. The most tension in this seen comes from the shot-reverse-shot between Derek and the bush, because the audience already knows there is a threat. We then cut to a long shot from across the road where the killer pops out of the shadows and runs over to Derek. The killer then cleans the knife off, which shows the audience his task was done. Unlike scene 4, scene 5 was relatively easy to complete. My character Lisa wakes up to a phone call from the police asking her to come in for questioning. 

Complications:

    Despite scene 5 being easier than scene 4, we still had a few complications. Getting the timing between the dialogue of the police officer and my responses was difficult because I needed to come across as tiered, but I also needed to keep the entire scene under 30 seconds. This took multiple tries so that we could execute the scene exactly as we had envisioned it, which led us to make a few changes to the dialogue of the phone call.

Mise-en-scène:

    We wanted the outdoor scenes to feel different from the indoor ones, so we tried to make it feel unsettling to let the audience know something bad is about to happen. The diegetic sounds of the outdoors replaced the music mid-scene, which made the scene a nervous feel. The killers costume looked great at night because the brighter colors of the robe and mask contrasted well against the darkness. Lisa's bedroom in scene five had a bright natural light, insinuating morning time, which completely shifts the tone from scene 4.

Reflection:

    Filming on day two took a lot longer than we anticipated, but it was all worth it because we had completed filming. Scene 4 was the most demanding scene between the two days of filming because everything needed to synch up exactly. Overall, I am happy with what we've brought to screen and now we are ready to edit it all together.