Filming my final movie
Filming my movie was an enjoyable process as I was able to
try out new ideas that I had on the spot. There were some ideas that I had that
differed from my original plans however I believe that they were improvements.
The biggest change was the change of actor. I was set to act in my own film
however to show off my camera work I chose against this. This meant I needed a
new actor. I chose my little brother as I believe his younger age will creep
audiences out and that is the aim. I followed the simple aspects of the plot
adding in minor scenes like the shower scene. I added these as I believed the
sounds of the shower could add suspense to the movie. Lighting was a main focus
of mine when filming my movie. I wanted everything to look as normal as
possible as I wanted to create the illusion that the character is normal. To do
this I chose my location as inside my house. This allowed me to use artificial
lighting without it looking out of place. The audience can see that the lights
inside the house are on and this means that they do not look out of place. This
also helped me highlight the character as I could position them under the
lights to show them off. As much as I enjoyed the filming process I found it
difficult to do. Without a tripod I had to find other ways to steady each of
the shots. This was difficult but not a problem that I couldn’t and did not
solve. As my actor was a young child I tried to push the limits on what I could
and couldn’t film. A scene where the child exits the shower with just a towel
around his waist could be considered inappropriate. However the character is
supposed to be a little odd (they are a 10 year old murderer) and so I wanted
to make the audience feel uncomfortable to watch the character as a way of
creating an uneasy atmosphere.
