Filming Session 2

Filming Session 2: Shots 13-20

To increase efficiency of our strict filming schedule and to take control of our task we decided to film the second half of our film introduction in a relatively close area that we had a link to. We initially thought of filimg the second half of our film introduction in a hotel or in the St Mary Redcliffe and Temple Secondary School building to increase time efficiency. However in doing this though we would lose out on quality of footage. The school and hotel are often extremely busy and we weren't prepared sound quality, a key aspect of any thriller (evdient in the first audience feedback session). The criteria was to find an area or building with an office esc space for us to film the interrogation sequence. Luckily Candice Feddis' church has connections with a warehouse of sorts. We were informed by Candice that this warehouse had rooms availabe to hire for a certain period of time for us to film the detective scene. After a series of phone calls and emails, and thanks to Candice's personal connection to the church, we managed to secure a room for 2 hours completely free. Unlike the first filming session we had to not only find time for which was suitable to our needs but we had to find a time that would work in unison with the church. Luckily Ben Nixon has time off from lessons when we have media studies. We spoke to our media teacher and we were granted time off from the lesson to film the final half of the introduction to 'Good Mourning'. With the weather not being an issue, as we were filming indoors in an area without windows, we agreed to film on February 6th 2017, as seen in the table below. 

The route we made from Redclifee 6th Form Centre to the filming location was efficient as it only required an 18-20 minute bus ride. 

The Equipment

Same equipment used from Filming Session 1

Analysing our Filming Methods (Accessible from 1:03-2:00 BELOW)

Camera and Representation - the audience is immediately introduced to the detective. Their is clear difference between the final scene in the house compared to this scene, not just the racial difference. That is that the detective is never seen below the antagonist. Unlike the victim in the house the detective is either seen at eye level in a two-shot with the antagonist or an over the shoulder high angle shot looking down on the antagonist, showing his inferiority. This therefore subverts some of the classic stereotypes surrounding woman in which they are vulnerable innocent.

Mise en Scene and Sound - for continuity and professional quality the music from Katie's piece continues into the detective seen. The non diegetic music is slightly recognisable but has been reduced dramatically as this scene is heavily dialogue based. In addition to Candice Feddis' powerful performance as detective she is also wearing a dark brown shirt and black trousers. These clothes are often associated with men in the workplace and this further shows how the detective is a powerful woman who can hold her own in high pressure situations. Finally near the end we re invite the sinister tone into the film introduction. After the strong interrogation made by the detective, the audience are shown how gruesome the antagonist is. A series of shot-reverse-shots build up the tension until the antagonist completely disregards what she has said by saying 'I like you'. It's as if he hasn't been focusing on the crimes he has committed but a fascination for the detectives authority and power.

Issues faced during filming 

Unlike the first filming session there were hardly any issues when it came to filming session 2 apart from two small issues. Firstly upon arrival at destination, we were late for our alloted time. We had to wait over 20 minutes outside with all the equipment prone to the natural environment and this further ate into the time we had available in the building. We only had one camera fully charged and one tripod, we had to wait a further 10 minutes for all the cameras to be charged and then we had to try and stay as stable as possible when it came to filming process. Unfortunately due to the lack of tripods and subsequently a lack of support some of the footage is every so slightly juttery and reduced the overall quality of the film introduction.