Work Done -
1.1 Met at edit suite to load equipment and discuss schedule.
1.2 Arrived at church and began to set up track and lighting.
1.3 Rehearsed tracking and panning with actors.
1.4 Started filming.
1.5 After getting a good take, we proceeded to get various stills of different parts of the church for our title sequence.
1.6 Packed up equipment and went back to school in time for lunch.
Problems -
2.1 Track took longer than expected to straighten out.
2.2 It was difficult to conceal the lighting for the panning shot.
2.3 Not enough lights.
2.4 Organ was inconveniently placed so we couldn't use it.
Evaluation -
3.1 We had to be flexible with our shooting schedule due to the track taking a long time to set up. But, luckily, other jobs took much less time than expected so we were able to stay ahead of schedule.
3.2 We had to spend a long time moving lights and rehearsing the shot to make sure none came into view. Although this was a fairly arduous process we eventually got them in the appropriate position and were able to get a good take, free of visible equipment.
3.3 We had to return to school at one point to pick up more lights because we didn’t have enough. Fortunately, at this point we were ahead of schedule so it didn’t affect us in terms of time.
3.4 We had to adapt to the space we were working in by moving a piano into the center of the room. We then put tall candles on either side of it to make into blend into the surroundings more.
3.2 We had to spend a long time moving lights and rehearsing the shot to make sure none came into view. Although this was a fairly arduous process we eventually got them in the appropriate position and were able to get a good take, free of visible equipment.
3.3 We had to return to school at one point to pick up more lights because we didn’t have enough. Fortunately, at this point we were ahead of schedule so it didn’t affect us in terms of time.
3.4 We had to adapt to the space we were working in by moving a piano into the center of the room. We then put tall candles on either side of it to make into blend into the surroundings more.
Second Location: Hurtwood House Theatre
Work Done -
1.1 Set fire to a wooden figure to test how well it burnt.
1.2 Set up a safe environment with buckets of water and a fire extinguisher.
1.3 Set up lights, camera and nativity set.
1.4 Doused nativity in lighter fluid.
1.5 Started filming whole set burning.
1.6 Cleaned up then set up again with individual figured.
1.7 Filmed individual figures burning.
1.8 Cleaned up and safely and responsibly disposed of the burnt nativity set.
Work Done -
1.1 Set fire to a wooden figure to test how well it burnt.
1.2 Set up a safe environment with buckets of water and a fire extinguisher.
1.3 Set up lights, camera and nativity set.
1.4 Doused nativity in lighter fluid.
1.5 Started filming whole set burning.
1.6 Cleaned up then set up again with individual figured.
1.7 Filmed individual figures burning.
1.8 Cleaned up and safely and responsibly disposed of the burnt nativity set.
Problems -
2.1 Nativity set wasn't as detailed as we had expected/requested and didn't look as effective in a wide shot. It lacked any detail, had no use of colour and was almost two dimensional.
2.2 Some of the nativity figures contained unintentional phallic symbols.
2.3 Some figures had been painted with fire-retardant paint. Even without the fire-retardant paint, the figures were extremely hard to light.
Evaluation -
3.1 When the figures we alight they looked a lot more effective than first anticipated. We also used various effects in 'Final Cut Pro' to make them look better.
3.2 Initially we saw this as a big problem but after some thought we felt that this maybe added to the satanic style of the piece. Although it wasn't extremely evident, we felt that the audience would probably pick up on it, even subconsciously, and it would make them feel uneasy which is exactly what we're aiming to do.
3.3 To counter the fire-retardant painted we soaked the figures in lighter fluid and surrounded them with wood chippings which burned extremely well.
2.1 Nativity set wasn't as detailed as we had expected/requested and didn't look as effective in a wide shot. It lacked any detail, had no use of colour and was almost two dimensional.
2.2 Some of the nativity figures contained unintentional phallic symbols.
2.3 Some figures had been painted with fire-retardant paint. Even without the fire-retardant paint, the figures were extremely hard to light.
Evaluation -
3.1 When the figures we alight they looked a lot more effective than first anticipated. We also used various effects in 'Final Cut Pro' to make them look better.
3.2 Initially we saw this as a big problem but after some thought we felt that this maybe added to the satanic style of the piece. Although it wasn't extremely evident, we felt that the audience would probably pick up on it, even subconsciously, and it would make them feel uneasy which is exactly what we're aiming to do.
3.3 To counter the fire-retardant painted we soaked the figures in lighter fluid and surrounded them with wood chippings which burned extremely well.
Third Location: Hurtwood House Basement
Work Done -
1.1 Evaluated space and decided how many people/how much equipment we could take down.
1.2 Carried down equipment i.e props, camera, tripod, 1 red head with gel.
1.3 Set up table with satanic images, blood and candle.
1.4 Took several, ten second, static shots of different images.
1.5 Switched satanic images with damaged photos of protagonist
1.6 Took several, ten second, static shots of different images.
Problems -
2.1 There was barely enough room for the equipment/people we needed down there
2.2 There was a large pool of oil giving off strong fumes down there.
2.3 Only one access point.
Evaluation -
3.1 We could only have a maximum of 3 people down there at one time and only had enough room for the cammera, tripod and one light. This, however, proved to be sufficient and we left with some really good shots.
3.2 We had to take frequent breaks because the fumes were giving us headaches. This wasn't too much of an issue because by this time we were hours ahead of schedule and could afford to be quite liberal with time.
3.4 This was quite a high risk because if we had needed to get someone out of the room in an emergency there was only one exit and that was a steep, narrow, spiral staircase.
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