First Cut Vlogs/Log of progress made filming "The Executioner"

Log:

Wednesday 15th December 2015-

We filmed shot 8, which was of the executioners layer where he keeps all his weapons and spends most of his time planning how to kill his next person. We shot this in the drama studio and used some props such as knifes and a rocking chair to create a mysterious atmosphere. During filming this shot, Mitchell and I used our phone torches to act as a dim spotlight as we couldn't get the real spotlights to work. This worked just as well and turned out looking good on camera. We purposely chose to have a dim light as we wanted it to look dark and have the light just focus on particular things, for example the weapons. We used the tripod with the wheels as we wanted to move the camera around for some of shots and as it was easier.

Thursday 16th December 2015-

We filmed shot 6, which was of the executioners layer with him kneeling on the floor surrounded by photos of his victims. We also decided to add something new to the opening sequence, this included filming close ups of one of the victims face and then the executioners face. When we edit these they will be flicking at a fast pace between the both of them to symbolise that the executioners mind is set on his victims. In order to film all of these shots we used a different drama studio as we were able to get those spotlights to work. Mitchell was in charge of controlling the spotlights, Jaden was in charge of filming and I was in charge of laying out the props. When we did close ups of the executioners face we cut out the white light and just had the red lights on as this symbolised danger and death. We also decided that he should rip up one of his victims photos as it would show his aggression and obsession.

Currently our film would most likely be a low 2 or high 1, I decided this after watching our current piece and comparing it to past pieces displayed in class. All of our group agree that a level 4 can be easily achievable if we re film all the footage and execute our plan well. We need to get a new mask as the one we are currently using has a sizing issue, too small for our villain and it is also slightly broken. Reasons for low level : 

Not enough footage (only 50s)
Not enough camera shot variations
Editing is poor as we have rushed it so far.
No credits added yet.

 Points to improve:
 Improve lighting on set
 Re-film all footage
Take time over our editing procedure Add effective , not 'in your face credits'
 Our film is lacking fluidity at the moment. The flow of the film needs to seem more cinematic and less like a trailer, this can be done through gaining more raw footage and editing effectively.
 We are going to re film every scene.