After group planning of what we wanted our film to be about in great detail, (including story boards which will be useful when it comes to filming later scenes) we started our filming. We started this by doing the first scene, this so happened to be able to be filmed at a close location. This worked well as it meant that we could easily go back and re-film or add additional parts to this scene if needed at a later stage, this we had to do as we felt that this part of the trailer needed a little bit more footage to make more of an impact, so the location was useful.
The first scene that we filmed was the group of friends meeting up and adventuring into the forest. This was easily achieved as the planning we had done behind this scene meant that there was no confusion about what was required. Through the different camera angles used, the scene was filmed to a high standard, but at the same time did not go past our intention of making it a low budget trailer.
The sound was something that needed to be taken into careful consideration, as whilst filming we were not entirely sure how much sound the camera would pick up if filmed from a slight distance. To overcome this problem we came up with the conclusion that we could always record the sound separately then put this over the video footage at a later stage. However this was not needed for this scene as the sound picked up by the camera was at a standard which was acceptable. But we were fully aware that this technique would definitely be needed at a later stage.
We were initially going to be starting our trailer with footage of one of the girls receiving a text message asking if they wanted to go camping this weekend. This would involve an over the shoulder camera angle, this would enable the audience to see the girl receiving the message. However, even though this footage had already been taken, we agreed that this was not the best way to start a trailer. We came to this conclusion by saying that a trailer doesn’t need to show all of the details of the film, it just needs to entice the audience enough to make them want to see the film, and this footage taken would not achieve this. So we decided to skip this scene and jump straight to the friends meeting up in this field and wondering into the forest which lay just behind.
The location, as well as being practical due to how close it was to where the majority of us live, it also provided the perfect place to start our trailer and to set the mood for the rest of it. The open field in front of the forest allowed us to set up for where the male member of the group would be sitting and waiting for the others to arrive. We included a long shot of him sitting on his camping bag, smoking, this was done with the intention that it would create an establishing shot of the forest to set the scene, this shot also provides the audience initial thoughts about this character, as it gives a strong impression of the characters personality. This is important as it allows the audience to become more involved in the character and his persona. Although we do see the other characters that are going to be participating in the trailer, we aren’t really introduced to them, however we plan on doing this in the next few scenes as well feel the audience connection with the characters is important to make a great trailer.
Overall the filming of the first scene was successful, as it taught us a few things about how to go about the rest of the trailer (e.g. taking the recording of sound into consideration), and we have made a good start to how we want the final trailer to come across.
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