Group: Reflection of Fridays 17/01/14 lesson

On Friday, Charlie and Amelia went on a practice shoot to High Brooms station (during lunch) with an aim to investigate  how our final footage would look using different camera angles. Whilst at the station, we decided that the time of day was suitable for when we actually want to film, between 12:30 and 1:30pm, when there is still light available. We also discovered that the time of day was convenient for us to film, as the station was abandoned with only a few people being present at times when a train arrived at the platform. We recorded footage of ourselves walking past a convex mirror as we thought this looked very sinister and therefore would look effective to an audience. We further went onto record footage within the train station tunnel, which provided an eerie feel as it appeared damp and closed in; we felt this image of the tunnel would be very conventional of a horror opening sequence and would be an element we could incorporate into our final production. Whilst we were at the station, we were lucky enough to record an oncoming train in which gave us a much clearer idea of what angles we could use within our opening sequence. We also gained an idea of what technical aspects we could include within each shot, such as a pan, track up and what we could use for our establishing shot.

After we were satisfied that we had gathered recordings of all parts of the station we were planning to use, we came back to school to work on our props, risk assessments and call sheets. Whilst Amelia took the role of producing the chloroform bottle she had collected from the art department, Charlie completed the risk assessment and call sheets for all 3 of our chosen locations. Unfortunately Emma-Louise couldn't be with us on this day due to flooding and closed motorways, affecting her travel to get into school.