LIGHTS OUT!: FILMING THE OFFICE SCENE

This scene in our film 'Lights out' was the most valuable scene in our film, but at the same time was the most difficult scene to produce due to the fact that we had to set up the props which was time consuming. We had to also position everything accordingly to make the scene realistic and to also make the film look authentic. Whilst the scene was being filmed, I decided to take some photos and I did some filming to give a different perspective. Here are some photos of the office scene:

The following photos were taken on mobile as opposed to using the camera. We are very greattful for the technology given to us as I find the camera to be crystal clear whereas when using the mobile phone. the end results were plagued with faults due to grainy imagery.

The bonus aspect of our film is that our school looks very grand and old which fits perfectly with our film concept. I also found that when filming outside of the mansion, there were birds coying which to me elevated the fear factor within the film which is what we were trying to accomplish at the time and with this element added into the film, adds an extra element originally

Another very important thing for filming this scene was finding the right time and appropriate time to film. We liaised with our actress to find out when the most appropriate time to film, which was a bit of a stretch. However, we managed to find a suitable time for everybody. So a good schedule was required.

Another problem that we had to consider was the fact that we needed to remove certain objects in the room because they were too modern and we also had to position the camera away from the tennis court to avoid obstruction, the tennis court was in clear view, therefore it was vital that we postponed the camera where the tennis court was obscured from view.

After the amount of effort that we as a whole put into the film I learned a number of things. One of the main learning curves was to ensure the most suitable place to film and how to carefully move the camera in order to allow the audience to be drawn to the screen. Moreover, there were some challenges along the way, but we managed to tackle them and as a result our skills developed and gave us experience for future projects.