ReShoot 2

Today we filmed the last part of our sequence that needed to be re-shot. This consisted of our flashback and we received the feedback that we needed to include and film a reaction shot of our protagonist when she was younger and receiving the information she was given in order to make it more realistic and see how she reacted. Hence we cast a girl in the lower part of the school called Sharon who was perfect for the part. In order to be organised we created a short shot list before filming that enabled us to be prepared when it came to filming because it meant we didn't have to improvise on the day what shots we wanted which I believe overall improved the standard of our filming. We also filmed many more shots than we'll actually need because we learnt this was a good idea when we filmed the main part of our sequence as when we started editing it meant we had a large variety of shots to pick and choose from. 
We needed to make sure the filming for this scene was perfect because it could be argued it is one of the most important scenes in our sequence because it provides the 'trigger' for the following action in the sequence. However, I believe my group and I filmed it to the best of our ability because our filming skills have improved greatly since we started the course. 

Camera

The first camera shot we used was a mid shot of both of our actresses sat opposite each other on chairs this gives the audience a sense of location because otherwise the shot would go straight into a close up of each of the actresses faces and this could be confusing. We then had a close up of the young girls face looking worries, a close up of the teacher informing the girl her brother has gone missing, and then a close up reaction shot of the young girl. When it comes to editing we will then be able to see which shots look appropriate and suitable and which do not. 

Mise-en-Scene

We decided to add verisimilitude to our filming by ensuring that the young girl was wearing school uniform as she was at school, and the teacher was wearing smart/casual clothes as appropriate to her character. We then used a small room with plain white walls to not add any distraction away from the action. 

To sum up, we have now completed all of our filming in terms of re-shoots so we will now be able to solely focus on ensuring the continuity of our editing is to the best of our ability. This means we are definitely on track to meeting our deadlines but there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of editing and sound that we'll have to do in the next two and a half weeks.