Filming Day 1

As I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do for my trailer, I only used one day to film it. My friends, Claudia and James, who acted in my trailer were also factored in as they could only film on one particular day. I wanted to film the trailer in one day so that I could get the lighting and times correct so that the trailer flows more easily and the clips come together better when I begin to edit.

I chose to film on Thursday 26th October in the evening, from about 17:30 onwards until about 19:00. This timeframe was to ensure that I had enough light to film but also so that it looked dark and mysterious to add to the effect of the horror genre. I filmed the clips in the order of my storyboard so that the lighting would be more accurate for the story as it got darker throughout the trailer, in order to add a more ominous effect to the film. It was quite a rainy day so the sky was a bit foggy and a bit grey, adding to the pathetic fallacy in my trailer - it actually began raining towards the end of filming, which hopefully adds a bit more tension to my trailer. 

For my trailer, I used a Sony HD Handycam Camcorder, along with a tripod, to get the clips looking as professional as possible. I used this camera last year to film, and have also used it previously on other occasions, which made it really easy to film with and enabled me to get high quality shots. The tripod enabled me to get better shots during filming in unsteady locations, such as when we were filming in the field. This will ultimately make my trailer look more professional. 

As it was slowly getting darker, it meant we had to film quite quickly as we didn't want to lose the light. I thought about using film lights, however, being outside was not ideal for this type of lighting. Instead, as it got darker, I took advantage of surrounding street lights and on one occasion, used a slightly covered phone light to illuminate the shot a bit better. Although this was not the best way to light some of the clips, it added to the ominous, dark effect of the overall film and horror genre.