Update - Finished Filming

We have now finished the filming of the opening title sequence of our thriller. We managed to get it all filmed within two days. The trip Alex and I made to London on the Friday before filming had a big impact on the pace of which we were filming. We knew exactly where to go and what angles to shoot at, and as a result of this we have got all the shots we need in a much shorter time that what we was expecting.

Saturday 26th

The first day of filming went well. Nicole and I got to Alex's house for 10am, to allow as much time in the day to shoot the scene. We cracked on with the filming straight away by setting up the equipment and getting our actors costumes ready. We filmed the phone ringing shots first because Henry and Laura were arriving later, so we had to film in a different order to the storyboard. We could do this without confusion easily because Alex and I had drawn a storyboard of each shot we had to take on the Friday; therefore we knew what shots we had to do that involved Ricky only.

After the match-on-action shots going into the study, and the filming in the study, we went out in the mini to get some shots of Ricky driving. This proved to be quite a challenge, having to make several trips to get the shots we needed, we took in turns to film inside the car to try and get the best possible shots. As a result, we got really good shots and we are all very pleased.

When Henry and Laura arrived, we filmed the shots we needed with them in straight away because we were starting to lose daylight. We got the last shots done just before we lost the daylight and then after this, Alex backed the camera up onto his laptop immediately.

Sunday 27th

The second day of filming went well but was very stressful. Nicole, Alex, Max and I, all met at Dartford station for 6am. We caught the train to London Bridge and the jubilee line in the underground to Canary Wharf. We went directly to the shopping mall of Canary Wharf and done the first few shots of Max walking up escalators through revolving doors. We got many shots around this area and in the park, we got most of the shots with only Max in as possible before Ricky got to London. Ricky arrived at 11am and at this point we decided to split up because we had two cameras. Alex went to get some shots of Ricky in the underground, whilst Nicole and I got some shots of Max on the phone in the park and some shots of him walking. This was even more efficient and helped to get the filming done even quicker, we were ahead of schedule. Nicole and I also filmed Ricky taking pictures of Max and the start of the tracking; mean while Alex getting some motion shots of London. By doing this we got the filming done a lot quicker and managed to get as many different angles and shots of each frame as possible, that way we get to choose what to use when editing.

After we done all the filming in London we made our way to Porsche Service Centre Byfleet by catching a train from Waterloo. That was a 40 minute journey, of which we rested and had our lunch. By 4pm we arrived at the Porsche Centre, whilst waiting for my dad to open up, we set up the equipment and organised where we were going to film the shots. We finished the scene in the Porsche Centre by 6:30pm and caught the train back home.

Filming 26th & 27th

These are pictures of us filming at all three locations.

Filming in Alex's house, the phone call scene.

Alex getting the laptop ready

 

Discussing the shots.

Early morning - On our way to London at 6am.

Setting up the camera

Me filming the pan of Max walking through the mall.

Alex filming a panning shot

A shot of Alex and Max in the garage.

Filming the assassination scene.

Update - Ready for filming

Today, Alex and I went to London. We went over the film plan and went to the exact location we plan to shoot the tracking scene in. The location has changed slightly too, we found that if we do the tracking scene by Canary Warf  it would be much more appropriate and suit the characters well for the genre of film.

We took pictures of the exact locations and at the angles we plan to shoot in. We have done this so that we will be prepared and ready Sunday, fresh in our minds and ready to do it. This will then help us to film faster and eliminate as many problems we can that may arise. We also done a shot by shot storyboard for how we plan to film it, and drew each shot out that we plan to do, this will prevent us from missing anything out when we start to film. Alex drew the shots, whilst I annotated each drawing of a shot. This way it is clear and there is no confusion.

Representation of Sexuality and How is it used to create Drama

Stereotypes of Sexuality:

• Gendered as Camp (effeminate) & Butch (masculine)
• Victim/sympathetic
• Threat - abnormal
• Promiscuous

Straight or Gay

In this first clip it is showing the relationship between the two characters. Moriaty is wearing a tight, grey V-neck top and jeans. Immediately we see that sexuality is an issue, he is a threat to Sherlock because he labels 'Gay' this is because he is being abnormal. This is idea from Sherlock is supported by the mis en scene, costumes and the way he is presented. He has quite a different way of dressing compared to the other men in the room, which are dressed in manly clothing, suits and dark colours. How ever Moriaty is dressed in lighter colours showing a more feminine side, that he is different because he is standing out, reinforcing the gay stereotype. He is also shown as affectionate, taking on the camp character. This is impression is then confirmed when Sherlock revealed that he left his phone number. In the third clip we see that this was a just a Gay act, in this clip he takes on a more masculine approach, wearing a suit and tie, and standing up to Sherlock. This creates conflict because of the quick assumption from Sherlock makes Moriaty and Sherlock have conflict between them. The last clip when Moriaty's phone ring's the ring tone is camp, this then once again reinforcing the gay stereotype, also releasing tension in the clip from serious to funny.