One of the main scenes that we focused on filming today was the panic scene, which was both quite difficult to film, as well as a learning experience. Because of his past experience, as well as practicing of getting into character during the weeks in between giving him a script and the filming, Jonathon did a great job at acting this out. We managed to get a close up shot with Jonathon in the exact center, which was difficult to film as he did end up getting quite emotional, which was productive for the content of the film but which did get to the stage at one point when we were unsure whether to intervene and cut the filming or not. Thankfully Jonathon was alright and I think we managed to time the cut call of the scene and deal with this well.
The rest of the filming was loosely based on the first half of the script, which mostly shows the beginning of a new day for George (our character), which is aimed at introducing the audience to him and what his usual routine and daily journey consists of. However, whilst we were on location and with Jonathon, who would sometimes act out certain scenes in a particular way that might not have necessarily have been firmly scripted, we started to discover ideas for new shots and sounds, and began experimenting with these in different ways. This meant that it gave Sarah (visual editor) and Adam (Sound editor) a wider range and collection of footage to work with in the edit and to experiment with in terms of exploring different ways of showing the character's progressive journey narrative. This also ensured that we made best use of the time and space made available to us during this week.
I think that in terms of group work, the six of us have really managed to work well and share ideas, whilst also being understanding and patient in helping each other out with any technical or creative issues that we faced. Jonathon has also been great to work with, as he has been patient with us when we have faced issues, but we also feel that we have learnt a lot about our character from him during the filmmaking process, and it helped a lot that he knew the script so well in advance of the shoot and has also been contributing ideas to further show the character's struggles and explore their fear throughout the production process.
Personal job role - Sound Recordist
Because of yesterday's issue with the zoom sound recorder, I bought two spare packets of batteries during the morning, as I was aware the same issue could occur today and I wanted to make sure this didn't cause too much of a disturbance to the filming and progressing of the script. As sound recordist, the issue was a bit frustrating and felt difficult to get around at times, particularly during the panic filled scene. This was because we knew that we wanted to get as few takes of this as possible, as it was the most difficult scene for Jonathon and I needed to get the balance right between not wanting to have to interrupt this by mentioning the issue, but also not wanting to risk not getting clear enough audio from this scene. I changed the batteries and kept turning the zoom off during the times when Rose was setting up the camera and Jonathon was getting into character, before Oliver marked the scene, which luckily did work out as a way of getting around this issue for this particular scene.
Another issue during this scene that we faced was deciding where each member of the production crew should be positioned during this, as we were aware that it was not going to be an easy scene to film, both from our perspective as well as Jonathon's. For the over the shoulder and point of view shots of the door, we decided lighting equipment would be required due to the positioning of the door and where the natural lighting lay within the room. This meant that Sarah and Adam were aiming the reflector, whilst Louise was operating the light from behind Jonathon. Rose and Oliver positioned the camera directly over Jonathon's shoulder, whilst I worked out how best to position the microphone in order to pick up the closest sounds as possible. This meant that I ended up being positioned underneath the tripod, in order to collect as many close up details included within the sound during this scene. This worked well and was a good arrangement, however we also managed to get a close up shot from the other side of the door, with Jonathon positioned centrally as the fear starts to build in his face, which we feel will come across more strongly in the edit and connect with our viewers more.
At the end of today's shoot, we tidied up the room and made sure that everything was back to the way it was prior to our arrival on Monday, before thanking the staff and Jonathon. Transporting all of the equipment back to Oliver's accommodation was a concern that we had, as we realised that we had all of the props that formed part of the room's set design that we had left at the location yesterday, on top of all of the lighting, tracks and sound equipment. To make it cheaper for us, we also only ordered one six seater taxi, which in hindsight probably wasn't the best option, as although we did manage it was quite a difficult journey as we almost didn't get all of the equipment to fit in with us.
We arranged to keep in contact over the Easter holidays, and the three of us that are back in Sheffield for the second week (Sarah, Oliver and I) have organised to meet up to review the footage and create a rough visual and sound edit structure during this time.
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