These are some of the test shots we started working on last week. They show a few angles and camera shots that we may be filming from. I have narrated over the film using my voice to explain this in further detail.
The first shot we may consider doing is the angle that one of our characters 'The Inspector' will be filmed from. We tried many different shots and angles and learnt that it was going to be hard to film from this angle because the light was either too bright, or didn't show up at all. In the end we got the shot how we wanted so only a little light came through giving a good effect and making it seem that the rest of the room was dark just how we want it to be.
When coming to film the other characater 'Quinn' we found it difficult to find a good enough angle to film her from. Since we wanted her to look small and weak compared to The Inspector, we wanted the kind of shot which looks down on her. However, we tried this many times and couldn't get the angle to look good enough, only after about 10 minutes of perfect positioning we got the right angle for us and used it in the video above.
I have learnt that to get what we want for our 2 minute opening to our film we must take our time getting perfect camera angles and shots. This is because we need to create the best effect possible to leave the viewer in suspense and perhaps a little confusion (This is a Phsycological horror after all). I have also learnt that to create a good filming atmosphere we must take lots into consideration, things such as the lighting, If any shadows get in the way of shots and Suitable settings/Background objects and props. If done and set up correctly, I believe our 2 minutes opening will have a great effect on anyone who watches it.
Finally I have learnt I'm going to need to put in much effort and take my time during filming, I need to take every detail into consideration and if a single bit of light was to interupt a certain scene, it could possibly lose effect, which is the last thing we want as we want our 2 minute opening to have a catastrophic effect among the viewers.
This is a good piece of pre-production work, I like the fact that you are testing before production actually begins.
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I appreciate that you have done this here BUT you could have added a bit more detail
I have done what you have advised and added in greater detail, I hope this looks better from your point of view now.
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