CONSTRUCTION : filming

On the day of shooting our film, we used our call sheets to make sure we had all the props and people we needed to have a successful day of filming with minimal mistakes and setbacks. We decided to film our short film opening in chronological order to ensure that everyone was involved in the narrative, this also meant that we knew where we were going with our film and we knew if we needed to make any changes. This meant that the scene in the alleyway where the murder takes place is the first scene that we shot so we headed there first. Charlie was the cameraman, getting many shot variations with different camera angles which helps us with selecting shots for our story and our narrative.

One of the best shots we were able to achieve that day was the panning shot we got to link a transition to the next scene. Charlie and I did very well in achieving a smooth shot and left enough time to be able to transition to the next scene on the marina. We had to film a lot more scenes at the marina and used the tripod to stay as stable on the boat as possible. We managed to obtain many close up shots on Alex B on his cuff links and his cigar that we made using paper with some colouring for authenticity. We also achieved a focus pull shot from Alex to the bridge in the distance which  tom thought looked very professional so we kept it in the final product. We made the decision to film most of Big Boss's shots at a lower angle in order to connote the idea that he held more power than the detective in this confrontation and had a more overpowering aura about him, which we managed to show quite well in our film.

We had to use the green screen in our film to show our expertise and skills in film and editing, of which we did a good job. We thought the final product looked very professional and was an overall success and Nathan (Detective Swanson) looked as if he was actually outside the alleyway in the green screen shot.