Final Task: Focusing on the Main Male Lead

 






As per schedule, I filmed a few scenes this past weekend. In the schedule, I planned to film the first 3 scenes as well (beach scene), but my brother was too busy to commute to the beach this past weekend. I was able to film scenes 4-8 and the remainder of scenes 9 and 10. I moved filming the beach scene to spring break since we both will have more free time.  On filming day, we first compromised on a costume for the character. I wanted to portray a heartbroken man whose life was falling apart; I wanted that to be reflected in his clothing. As a costume I chose a sweatshirt, sweatpants, and mismatching socks: I wanted him to look disgruntled and sad. After trying multiple variations of the combination, we finally found one that fit with the mood of the character. We began by filming scene 4, but e had trouble with lighting in that scene. I wanted it to be a dark atmosphere, but the picture did not show up great on the camera. In the end it was lighter than expected, and I didn’t get as dark as a mood as I was trying to portray. The same went for outside as it was really bright outside and, in my storyboard, it was the opposite. If there is rainy weather later that I find is a more suitable atmosphere, I will refilm the scene. My dog’s hair grew back to a reasonable amount, so I decided to continue filming with her. This week’s filming was mainly focused on the main male lead, so I did not due to necessary shots for the animals like the hamster and the bunny. The point of view shots for the animals will be shot at a later date; this week was more along the lines of eyeline matches for the main male lead. The point of view shots will mainly consist of editing to bring about the evil features seen by the main male lead. Props used were a full trash bag and a dollar tree ring. My budget was considerably limited so most props and costumes had to be found around my household, and other things not found had to be cheaply purchased. The actor had trouble producing the screams of terror throughout the entirety of the film. It took a lot of takes to get the perfected screams in each scene, but all were still not perfect. If I am still dissatisfied with the screams by the end of filming, I will record his screams in a voice recorder and add it into the audio section of the Microsoft video editor.

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