Production:

On the 21/10/12 I and my group filmed at the Hackney Town Hall. We selected a scene from our storyboard; we constructed the scene with Natasha walking with her friend towards an old fashioned building. Natasha finds a crystal stones with amazement, this builds up excitement for the audience. During filming we added in a lot of different shot types and dialogue to make it look more interesting and realistic. In addition we focused on costume; Natasha wore jeans, jackets, shoes and a handbag to create a casual look. My character wore black jeans, jacket and a grey handbag. This look develops a set persona, it makes them look unique compared to other characters.

As the process went on we decided to film Natasha walking through an alleyway to develop a mysterious, spooky and chilly atmosphere. This showed her isolation from other’s it felt like somebody was watching her every move since she had found the diamond. The lighting was grey and misty blended to portray her emotions. She feels scared because she’s alone but she also feels reassured and secured because it’s daytime. I think the whole process went well because we were well organised and alert about our decisions as a group. On our next filming date we should focus on the script for the audience to get a sense of the character’s personality. To build up a personal connection.

23/10/12

As a set task, the group decided to film in more locations. Firstly we filmed in outside a block of flats. We filmed the stalker wearing a grey hooded jumper. He followed Natasha through a small pathway. To convey danger and to cause tension for the audience, I filmed certain scenes is well I focused on tracking shots, long shots and point of view shots. I want the film to have full effect when the editing is finalised.

Secondly we shot a scene where Natasha was receiving a threat letter through her mail box. The camera focused on a point of view shot of Natasha looking at the letter from a point of view shot. To show the creepy font to indicate the stalker’s state of mind to be crazy and insane, the lighting inside of the house was dull to sustain a grey and dark shadow is following Natasha. The diamond is causing bad things to happen in her. I think we improved on creating an image for the audience by putting all our creativity together. We included the aspects of mise-en-scene, editing and camerawork. Our target for next time is to make the editing more fast paste to convey the conventions of a thriller and action genre.