Holiday shooting

We came into school over the holiday so that we could begin filming segments of our final piece; we took the opportunity to come in over the holidays so that we could capture the school at its most empty, this was so that we could produce an eerie atmosphere complimented with an perturbed feeling. As a group we were undecided about whether our piece should be produced in colour or black and white so we decided to shoot in colour; this way if we are not satisfied with the result it can be edited into black and white. I believe that black and white will be a more suitable colour for our horror as it gives a type of nostalgic effect, also when using B/W filming can be done at any time regardless of whether (so there isn't a problem with continuity) additionally it gives of an array of colour scales giving of an eerie effect

Whilst filming we tested with a range of shots that we believed would give of a "horror" feel; for some of these shots we needed a clean pan, so we used a skateboard to get a smoother rolling effect.

Additional effects we experimented with was use of silhouettes using the flashlight feature so it gave the effect of someone watching the main character. Another skill we used was selective focusing. More filming needs to be done, this way we can edit our piece and add sounds such as footsteps and door closes.