Group: Friday 24th January Shoot Evaluation

After school we went back to our location to continue filming our opening sequence. Everyone, including Hannah and Eloise, met at the house and our plan was to film all scenes that Eloise was needed for so that she wouldn't have to come back. Laurel painted Eloise's face with white and black face-paints in the style of Mr. Boogie from Sinister (it was important that we shot all scenes with Eloise to ensure continuity of her face).
We managed to get a lot done and we were proud with what we managed to shoot. Alex was the main camera recorder ;Laurel spent time perfecting Eloise's sinister make up and some camera work; and Danielle positioned lighting and the composition of the shots. 

We were most pleased with the shots of Hannah reading the newspaper article whilst Eloise is watching over her. The lighting makes Eloise look especially sinister and eerie with her make-up and clothing and the fact that Hannah acts oblivious to her presence demonstrates the control Jane has on her. We created the newspaper article specifically for this shoot, on the article was an image of Hannah and titled 'Teenage Suicide'. We also took a lot of filler shots of the hanging cranes so that we could add them to the montage and create a broader representation of the garage.

We stuck the newspaper article onto the brick wall with masking and duct tape which we didn't realise would cause problems until Hannah had to rip it off the wall and fold it into a crane. We also realised that it wouldn't be in exactly the right place as soon as she ripped it off because it would have been difficult for us to remember. To overcome this we positioned the camera perfectly so that she could take it off the wall in one shot. We also filmed close ups of her hand taking it off the wall making sure the tape on the back wasn't seen.

We realised how important the storyboard was when filming because it gave us a clear sense of direction and an understanding of what we still had to do. We did the main shots that we had drawn in our storyboard but added plenty more so that when we come to film we can choose what worked best and have numerous options.