Filming Evaluation

On Saturday 13th December we captured nearly all of our opening sequence footage. We went to London for the day, starting early in the morning. The reason we started early was so we could capture daytime shots, to signify a happy atmosphere. The first shot we took was of the main male character on the train. This was fairly easy to take, only being a short shot. On the train he used a newspaper for a prop in the shot, which connotes his personality to the audience. The shot also showed that he was travelling alone. Because we planned to split screen this shot with a similar one of the female character on the train, we did this on the way back. We filmed this shot on the way back so it would look like they were both on different trains. Also to show this we filmed from a different facing seat.

When we arrived at Victoria we took a Bus to Westminster. This gave us a good opportunity to film from the top floor of the bus, the journey. The shot turned out surprisingly well, considering it was from a shaky bus. We were lucky because the front seats of the bus were free, and the window was relatively clean. This was not the case the second time we took the bus, when we tried to capture more footage. The second time the seats were full up, and the windows were dirty. After we took the footage from the bus, we took various shots around Westminster. These shots included a shot from a bridge, a shot of London Eye, shots of The Thames, and a street shot.

We also took shots of the two protagonists walking. These shots would take a few takes, because people walked in the way or looked at the camera. The shots we were happy with look genuine, because they were filmed amongst a crowd of strangers. One of the final shots we took was of the characters on a bench. These shots were separate, but we filmed them on the same bench. When we edit we will split screen the shots so that it looks as if the characters are sitting next to each other, when they are actually alone. This will signify to the audience that the characters will meet later in the film.

Both costumes for the characters, signify something about them. The female character is wearing casual clothes, because she is on a casual outing in London. Pink shoes were worn, which signifies her femininity. The male protagonist is wearing a suit, which signifies he is smart, and careful. It also connotes that he is a clever character, because suits are usually worn by educated people.

To conclude the day was successful. We captured all of the expected shots, and some unexpected shots such as the one on the bus. Only a few more shots are needed now, which should be easy to film, such as shots of alarm clocks and coffee stirring.