filiming

After finishing our planning, we got started on filming our footage for the project. one of our main problems during filming would have to be the jump shot of the alcohol bottles. This was a problem as we had to use my own digital camera for our filming compared to the schools video tape cameras. This meant that for us to be able to create a jump shot, normally we would just have to film then pause the footage then re film without changing the background only the foreground. unfortunately my camera does not let us do this as it films in clips. With this problem we had to leave the bottle scene for another date.

Another problem we popped up while filming would be the lighting for the dream flashback opening. As it is a clip of a stereo being trashed at a house party this meant it had to be relatively dark. We had this trouble in our last project, so we knew that one way of doing this is to film it in the light and then edit it on the computer. We tried different levels of light during filming to get a variation but once again decided that editing the light on final cut would give a better effect for the night feel.

One of the clips that i shot separately was the flashing club lights and the blurred images of drunk teens. we wanted it to be like you were there experiencing the madness of a rave while drunk. these are few example of what we wanted it to be like, but much more blurred and unclear to give the feel like she is dreaming or remembering the night before and trying to make out what was a very drunk and blurred night.



This is some footage of a house party and people dancing, this is a good example of a clearer version of what would have happened at the main character's party. but again we want a more unclear version of this.


This is obviously filmed by a hand held phone camera with very bad quality but the same sort of idea.


This is a good example of what we are going for.

Overall though, the filming of our footage went rather smoothly without too many glitches :)