Filming Day 1 - Grindleford

The second half of our film is all filmed in Grindleford which we got finished today. We decided to film the end of the film first as we needed the full day to film the Grindleford scenes since trains to and from this location weren't regular and today was the only day our student actor had the full day free. It was also a good idea to get the coldness out of the way first since the rest of the film was to be filmed indoors. The scenery of Grindleford has really helped our film and it looks really nice on cameras, with all the twisting branches and orange leaves covering the ground. We booked out the Canon 5D mark III as well as a 50mm lens, with gave the shots some really nice depth, and really helped create the shots that we envisioned for the film. We use a lot of close ups with the background out of focus which we wanted as we felt it gave the film a more mysterious look. We used a shoulder rig for the majority of the shots as we believed giving the film a handheld feel really helped with the genre of the film. Because of this being a cinematography module none of us had a designated role therefore we all had to share the roles and take turns in filming parts of the scene. I think we done this fairly and each had a go at putting our own ideas into which part of the film we shot. One of the shots I filmed was a shot of Lucy getting up of the ground and walking towards the camera slowly as I walk back with the camera to reveal Zoe coming out from behind a tree following Lucy. I like this shot as Zoe is still a bit out of focus and the sunlight really helped with this shot as this makes her even harder to see properly. We managed to get all of the shots we needed from Grindleford in a good few hours without the weather being miserable which was really lucky for us and the actors. There will be some shots that will need a bit of colour grading in the edit but it'll not be too much of a difference and we were overall happy with the footage we had shot. The two elements we played with in filming today was point of view and colour exaggeration. We had asked Zoe to wear green nail varnish and a green accessory to which she brought a green ring, this is to hint at jealousy and the reason for her actions are out of the jealousy she has for the other girl. We have a nice shot of Zoe from behind a tree with her hand placed onto it as she peers round at Lucy lying on the ground, and we can clearly see her nail varnish and ring.