First Day of Filming

As a group we decided to take advantage of the snow and begin filming on the 1st December. However, after performing a risk assessment we decided that due to safety issues we will abandon this date and proceed when the terrain was much safer to walk through. Upon multiple discussions we decided on the date 9th December to begin filming, as thankfully the snow was still present, but not nearly as drastic and dangerous as it was before.

Jack and I began the walk to the location and planned on meeting Harvey and Mike there. Throughout the walk Jack and I were constantly brainstorming ideas to each other that come from our appropriate surroundings, we were drawing influence from pass films and short films we have seen and were constantly relating them to the location in a way that we could decide what would work best for our film. When we arrived to the exact location where we were planning on using for the first scene of our film - which we set up on an earlier date - Jack and I were thinking of the ways we could perform the initial wake up scene. We thought back to when we were having our full group discussion and decided to try many different techniques in multiple shots and afterwards, decide which fit best for our film whilst doing the editing process.

Although the main problem of the heavy snow had disappeared, we still had to have our whit's about us when walking through the ice, dangerous yes. But the ice gave an amazing effect for one of our shots which Jack and I felt would create many an enigma. By using a long shot of me walking into the ice and then matching the shots through sound we bought the camera to an extreme close up of my feet stepping on the ice, giving a feel of destruction and perhaps even dominance for my character, giving the impression that perhaps there is another side to him that the audience don't know yet.

Unfortunately, the battery on the camera began to fall drastically low, so we decided to call it a day and call Harvey and Mike to discuss the mishap. Upon meeting them we showed them Jack began editing the footage with input from all of us to ensure that we all agreed on the perfect shots to use. We criticized what we felt we could improved and planned to film again on the 10th December during our frees in the afternoon. As a group we feel its possible to complete this part of the film within the free hours. All this proved that our first day of shooting was an outstanding success.