February 5th. External filming

Eni Berisha

February 5th

Filming

Today on the 5th of February we decided to choose storyline number 1 (Michaels ‘storyline). Even though we haven’t a house we decided to go and film Derek pulling up with the car and than coming out. We had no secure location so drove around Angel, Islington and packington square where we eventually found a location. Packington square was the perfect place because the houses were typical London.
We thought that by having these types of houses it would be easier for the viewers to realise where the location is set, albeit not a specific location but it’s understandable that it is set in London. Furthermore another factor which revealed that the film was set in England was the right hand drive of Derek’s car. Today was a short lesson, not the major 3 hour one so we hadn’t enough time to complete the shooting. In the time we had we decided to film Derek pull up with his car, the car being the main prop. Than we had a shot of Derek stepping out of the car, here we only see his feet, than pan up to reveal that this is a man of supreme authority. Furthermore it is clear that Derek is a man of supreme authority due to the clothes he is wearing, smart shirt, smart trousers and smart shoes. The idea of this short session was to capture as many shots of Derek as possible and manipulate the shots to seem Derek see a man of authority. Personally I enjoyed this lesson as I realised really wanted to the project outcome to be exceptional. This was shown through the ideas about camera shots, location setting and character profile. The next lesson should be exciting as well as interesting.