Filming January 12th 2010

This was the last filming date scheduled before I focused completely on post production. I had to ensure that everything was done properly due to the fact it was my last filming session. I filmed the shot of the actress coming out of the door and dropping the gun again. The snow on the ground presented a challenge as it was slippery and the actress had to run away from a shot, i had to take safety precuations to make sure she didnt injure herself.

Taking advantage of the snow on the ground, i used the fake blood and splattered it around, making the 'murder' look more realistic. I also re-shot the actress taking her hat off, as the lighting in the previous shots of this was limited. This time i shot these first to avoid the rapidly fading light effecting my shots. I was able to use artificial lighting for when she walked out the door, which meant i could shoot that later on in the evening. I have learnt that you need to think of the environment that you are working in, and how it will affect your work. For example resheduling shoots because of weather conditions and shooting particular scenes first to avoid factor such as light affecting the shot.

After redoing these shots, I moved onto the couple shots of the main actress and actor. I decided to do away with the previous scenes i had shot, as i changed the actresses costume and had a better idea for the scene. This idea proved more difficult than i had anticipated, as i wanted to have the actopr pushed up againt a door which had a mirror on it, i had to enusre i wasnt seen it the mirror and also that the actress was seen in the mirror as she pushed him up against the door. This had to be shot several times because i couldnt get the angle right with the actors, i wanted the female to be seen more to show she was a more dominant figure in their relationship. Furthermore, i wanted to have another shot of the actor about to leave before being shoved against the wall, the issue i had was not breaking the 180 degree rule, which i managed to achieve and continuity, which will have to be ensured in post production.

Overall i think that the last film shoot went well, as i achieved what i wanted and was able to experiment with a few other things such as blood in the snow and different camera angles and techniques.