Analysis Of The Shoot!

So it was back to the drawing board in terms of our thriller opening; admittedly, our first cut wasn't of a quality that reflected our ability as a group, and so therefore we took the decision to scrap all the work we've done prior to now. A bold move, I guess, but a necessary one.

On the 14th, my group colleagues Melissa and Jacob took a trip to London with our pshycho teacher (played by Callum), in order to shoot one of the parts of our two minutes. The scenes they filmed occured once our teacher has left his house, spying on the Prime Minister whilst looking menacing. The following is a rough cut of the footage they shot:-



And below are some of the behind-the-scenes pictures that they took whilst in London:-

Having spoken with Melissa afterwards, it became clear that whilst some things went well, there were parts that weren't so great. It was good in the sense that everything that we storyboarded was shot; also, we shot more than we needed to as opposed to not having enough footage, which means we can fulfil the criteria of the task by having an opening that is actually two minutes long. Well, it will be ince we've added the scenes from when our teacher is in his home.

However, we acknowledged that something that was bad was the fact that shots from up close to the Houses of Parliament couldn't be achieved. Therefore, Melissa and co. had to make up ideas on the spot, which was something that we promised to ourselves that we wouldn't do.

I'm happy with the results we've got from London and I think the likelihood is that we'll be using most of the above footage in our final cut. It's not perfect: I think the editing could have been a bit sharper, but again it's just another stepping stone in the learning process. Therefore, we may decide to reshoot small parts, but ultimately I'm pleased with the work we've put in and the enthusiasm our group has to make something that we can be proud of.