SHOOT 3- The bedroom shoot problems, organising, planning, how it went

The planning and organising of the shoot along with the problems I faced
Problems-
I had organised for Lucy Carter to play the lead role but due to family matters she was unable to come to the shoot. Therefore I recast the lead role to Hollie Morris and talked her through what I had previously spoken to Lucy about.

Rose's window

Organising-
I showed Hollie the short opening of Submarine (This is the video I showed Hollie) so she would know the kind on deadpan expression I needed from her and how I wanted her to sit underneath the window. I had arranged the shoot to be at  Rose McLaughlins house as her bedroom already contained many crucial items for the meis-en-scene like the typewriter, many potted plants, books on films (I brought more though), fairy lights and the central focus her long window, which was exactly the style we wanted as it looked old and had long heavy curtains. I brought along an old retro telephone, books on film and media, bedding, a few sets of clothes for Hollie, a vase, candles, a retro clock and 2 retro cameras (one polaroid). (Photo evidence can be seen below)

How the shoot went-

It took along time to set up as I had printed and cut out around 40 pictures of modern and olden art to create the feel that the person who's room it was was beyond their age.

the professional light we used

The shoot went very well as the rooms size and shape meant that it was easy to film it without much difficulty and without breaking the 180 degree rule.

Hollie was perfect for the role as she has a very unique look that fits with the part and took all direction.

Even though it was dark outside the lights in the room along used the fairy lights and a professional light (I borrowed from a friend) meant that it was still light enough to film whilst also adding to the retro and unusual feel. I got as many shots as possible at different angles and heights to get a real variety.
                                                    

Actor:
On the right is Hollie wearing her usual clothes and on the left is her wearing the clothes I brought for her. The just under the pearl necklace, smart oversized coat and red lipstick make her look as if she is older than her years and quirky. This has intertextuality to Mollie Ringwalds character in Pretty in Pink (I have discussed the costume in a previous post) as she also wears a pink oversized coat and a pearl necklace. The under the knee socks and scrunch makes her look unusual and retro.

This is Hollies make-up

Photo evidence of the props I used-

A butterfly photo brought

Books I brought

Books and polaroid camera I brought

Clock and books I brought

Fairy lights I put up

Paint pallet and paint brush I brought

Roses horses head I put up and the images I printed, cut out and stuck up

Retro telephone I brought

Retro vase and pant set I brought. Rose's type writer and lamp I put out

SHOOT 3-Storyboard and call sheet for the bedroom scene

Call sheet and story board

As all shots are panning shots to create exposition of the room so we do not need many different types of shots just as long as the mise-en-scene is clearly shown. The mise-en-scene is key as it shows exposition of the female protagonist.

Our working title is Candelabra

Our Working Title is...

Candelabra

We wanted something quirky and abstract like Submarine to show that our film is going to be quite abstract. It also will link with our mise-en-scene as we want a candelabra in the bedroom scene.

VOICE OVER SHOOT 3: trying out accents

Exploring accents for the voice over

 I got together with Lucy Carter who tried out variety of accents whilst reciting the voice over from Submarine. These accents included Liverpudlian, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Yorkshire. Within the films Submarine and Trainspotting strong regional accents are used to connote a social realist genre. In Trainspotting a Welsh accent is used as the film is mainly set in Edinburgh and in Submarine (a film I have previously analysed earlier in my blog) where the central female protagonist is from Swansea and therefore has a strong Welsh accent. 

You can hear strong regional accents in both and this is what I want to use in my film to help suggest the films social realist genre. 

PLANNING SHOOT 3: bedroom practice shots

Practice bedroom shot types

I tried out some different ways of filming a room and to find out any difficulties I would have on the actual shoot. Even though this is not the room that will be feature in our film it did still showed me how I would come across difficulties with panning around the whole room so I would have to pan across sections of the room. I also tried out jump cutting the takes that would be of the main girl in front of the window.

SOUNDTRACK SHOOT 1 AND 3: style acoustic guitar example

Music: Possible Soundtrack Style

This is the style of music we want to achieve in our film opening.

We will get Conor Griffiths to create this for us with our direction. We would like the style of music to be played by an acoustic guitar much like in the film Submarine (which I have analysed earlier in my blog) this style will therefore denote the romantic aspect of the genre like it does in Submarine. Another example would be from Pride and Predudice where the romantic genre is shown through the piano solo and this is what we are wanting to recreate through our guitar piece.