Step by Step Account of the (First) Shoot Day

We first set up the camera in front of Ewhurst place on the tripod and asked our two actors to stand in the positions we wanted them to in front of the camera. We took a few takes before we were able to move on, we also used a handheld camera to do some close ups on the actors faces that we can use to cut to if we wish in certain places when editing. At first, we did not know how to start the scene as we had pictured it in our heads but did not know how to stage it or work it with the camera as it was our first time doing it properly. However, after a while we got the hang of it and was able to direct it to a proficient level. 

We then decided to take some individual, close-up shots of the building to use as a small transition from seeing the actors outside and seeing them inside. We also had the use of the focus pull from behind a dead tree and went from focus on the tree to the house, to add a creepy atmosphere. We walked around the house after that, trying to find good places to set up the camera next and film. After making the room darker and turning out all the lights, using our night vision apparatus on the camera, we filmed the next part at the top corridor of the house with our actors standing across the other side of the stairs. 

After that we went down into the basement of the house to have a look if it was right for the scenery of what we wanted to film, which we quickly decided it was. We used more of our night vision equipment as there was no light in the basement, which added to the fake tv show ghost hunting look and atmosphere. We took a few takes here as well using the handheld cameras following around our two actors, and we got someone to create loud noises as the ghost for our actors to react to and to be picked up from the mic. Once we got a few takes of that, switching around who was working the cameras each time, we headed back upstairs and packed away the equipment, and headed back to our school. 

Our next shoot is on Friday 4th March to film the boy sitting in the living room watching this TV show.

Step by Step Account of the (First) Shoot Day

We first set up the camera in front of Ewhurst place on the tripod and asked our two actors to stand in the positions we wanted them to in front of the camera. We took a few takes before we were able to move on, we also used a handheld camera to do some close ups on the actors faces that we can use to cut to if we wish in certain places when editing. At first, we did not know how to start the scene as we had pictured it in our heads but did not know how to stage it or work it with the camera as it was our first time doing it properly. However, after a while we got the hang of it and was able to direct it to a proficient level. 

We then decided to take some individual, close-up shots of the building to use as a small transition from seeing the actors outside and seeing them inside. We also had the use of the focus pull from behind a dead tree and went from focus on the tree to the house, to add a creepy atmosphere. We walked around the house after that, trying to find good places to set up the camera next and film. After making the room darker and turning out all the lights, using our night vision apparatus on the camera, we filmed the next part at the top corridor of the house with our actors standing across the other side of the stairs. 

After that we went down into the basement of the house to have a look if it was right for the scenery of what we wanted to film, which we quickly decided it was. We used more of our night vision equipment as there was no light in the basement, which added to the fake tv show ghost hunting look and atmosphere. We took a few takes here as well using the handheld cameras following around our two actors, and we got someone to create loud noises as the ghost for our actors to react to and to be picked up from the mic. Once we got a few takes of that, switching around who was working the cameras each time, we headed back upstairs and packed away the equipment, and headed back to our school. 

Our next shoot is on Friday 4th March to film the boy sitting in the living room watching this TV show.

Communicating With my Group

Me and my group had a teams call with Adam to discuss the things we needed and our final preparations for the shoot day tomorrow and Friday the following week:

I also thought I'd email my group over the holidays so I could stay up to date with everything they were doing to plan for the shoot day:

Communicating With my Group

Me and my group had a teams call with Adam to discuss the things we needed and our final preparations for the shoot day tomorrow and Friday the following week:

I also thought I'd email my group over the holidays so I could stay up to date with everything they were doing to plan for the shoot day:

Final Preparations For Shoot Day

Props/food that we need to bring - white sheet (Penny)

                                                      - popcorn 

                                                      - remote control 

I decided to email to Ian Barter in order to secure Ewhurst house and its basement for our shoot as our location:

(we had no access to water in our houses due to storm Eunice so we have not been able to go into school yet, but hopefully we will be able to)

I also emailed James and Mike and Hugo (our actors) to make sure they were still able to act in our shoot and to confirm what it is they'll be doing, of which they have all now confirmed to be ok with:

Here are pictures from our shoot. We all took a turn on the cameras and the microphone, but Albie was the  operator for the camera, this was a picture of the scenery from outside and with the view of the camera:

Final Preparations For Shoot Day

Props/food that we need to bring - white sheet (Penny)

                                                      - popcorn 

                                                      - remote control 

I decided to email to Ian Barter in order to secure Ewhurst house and its basement for our shoot as our location:

(we had no access to water in our houses due to storm Eunice so we have not been able to go into school yet, but hopefully we will be able to)

I also emailed James and Mike and Hugo (our actors) to make sure they were still able to act in our shoot and to confirm what it is they'll be doing, of which they have all now confirmed to be ok with:

Here are pictures from our shoot. We all took a turn on the cameras and the microphone, but Albie was the  operator for the camera, this was a picture of the scenery from outside and with the view of the camera:

Second Shoot Day Schedule

8:50 am - meet at the front of the school and go to Ewhurst turrets 

9:00 am - arrive at Ewhurst turrets and bring camera equipment in to get set up 

9:15 am - tape bin bags over the windows and close the curtains of the living room to block out any light 

9:30 am - aim to start shooting Hugo watching the TV show all the way through getting different angles of shots 

10:00 am - find static video and aim to shoot Hugo watching that and reacting to it

10:30 am - figure out how the jump scare will look on camera

10:40 am - film the jump scare/creepy moment from different angles 

11:00 am - tidy up any shots we need, final shots that we need

11:25 am - hopefully shout "that's a wrap!"

11:30 am - put away camera equipment and put it back in the bus 

11:40 am - aim to get back to Hurtwood house