Filming on Thursday 3rd December

Time was of the essence. We needed to film the car scene and also the prayer scene in a short amount of time as we had to go back to college on time. Having all the equipment ready was crucial as we knew we wouldn’t of had time to go back. Doing the car scene was difficult as I had some difficulty trying to imagine following a fast moving person outside the car. The frosty weather had fogged the windows which meant we were unable to film scene 18.
Our storyline is based mostly on exorcism which is why the prayer scene was a vital part of the trailer as it highlights religion which is often associated with spirits and demons. Once we were on location which was Sufia’s, the directors loft room, we began to setup the mis-en-scene needed in the room for the prayer scene. The first thing we did on set was to rearrange the furniture to make the room seem isolated. Earlier Mariam (editor) and I edited a picture of a woman who was to be Elizabeth’s mother who had died. We wanted to make the portrait look fairly old as a lot of horror films have portraits hanging up on walls which look abandoned in some way. To achieve this look we used adobe Photoshop and used a tool which changed the colour saturation and also one which would automatically distort the image. This portrait was then put in a gold frame and placed on the table in the scene. We also placed lots of candle on a white sheet in front of the table where Elizabeth would be sitting in the centre of. In the prayer scene Elizabeth would be praying to her mother in a dim setting with her eyes closed and then whilst the camera zooms into her face she would open her eyes which would glow in the candle light. In order to pan around Elizabeth (me) I managed to get hold of a dolly to attach to the bottom of the tripod. A dolly has wheels which allow you to move the camcorder smoothly on the floor, attaining a more professional finish. Mariam (editor) moved the tripod smoothly round Elizabeth (me) whilst Sufia (director) watched what was happening through the camcorder screen. This shot was harder than we thought as were not very familiar with panning on a dolly which was why we took a number of shots. This would permit us to get the best possible shot.