Behind the Scenes

Here is the first 'Behind the Scenes' video of our filming progress. The result of this days filming can be seen below this video.

These videos contain some swearing, as part of the dialogue.

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In this production, we are trying to stay well clear of the typical 'school project' film. Therefore, we decided very early on during the planning stage that we would not use a tripod at any stage of the production and that, where appropriate, we would have the shots last a long time, especially when there is dialogue. We did not want to use a tripod in our production as we feel stationary shots, whilst ideal for photography, lower the overall quality of a film and does not show off much technical ability. This can be seen in my AS production, where there were many shots filmed on a tripod. This film definitely has a 'school project' feel to it, and although the shots were not the only factor that contributed to this, we have learnt from this and want to create a production that can be considered a film in it's own right.

We wanted to use long takes in the dialogue, but again to avoid the school project trap we had to look at how professional films use these effectively and we found that although the shot lasted a long time, there was also a lot of movement. One notable example of this is in the Quentin Tarantino film 'Pulp Fiction', where the camera follows the character Butch Coolidge, played by Bruce Willis,  through an estate. So, using the steady cam and our purpose-built slider, we set about doing this. This is especially evident in the chase scene, filmed using a rig and a steady cam, and the scene in the car where the antagonist tells his story. This was done using the slider, which we made especially for this shot.