FINAL DAY OF FILMING!!!

I am so pleased to say that I have officially finished the filming process in my project. I was able to drive up to the abandoned farm and shoot the last scene of my horror film opening. unfortunately when we got there it was getting dark so we were in a hurry to get the filming done, but with the help of final cut pro I was able to increase the exposure which brightened the shot so it wasn't so dark. This is because I wanted this scene to be lighter than those before the title. This would show that the crime scene was the start of a new day and not part of the two girls playing hide and seek. I got some police tape from the school as they had some from previous years and hung it up around the farm and filmed it blowing in the wind which really helped to build up the suspense which is exactly what I wanted and i'm really glad it was that windy so I was able to film those scenes because they are just so effective. After making my fake blood I was also able to splatter it onto a pair of old ripped jeans to use as evidence. Making sure the main character was wearing exactly the same as the last to filming days I took the scarf she wore and placed it into the crime scene so that it was obvious that something had happened and that she had gone missing. The scarf was really effective as it too hung on branches and swayed in the wind really helping to build up the suspense. I also filmed some shots of the victim, but because of the lighting you weren't able to see her very well and when it came to editing I didn't find the shots very effective at all, as it made it look like the victim was still alive even though she was meant to have been killed by a murderer. I filmed one scene of katie lying in the grass so you could just see her legs sticking out which really signified that she was intact dead. However now that I've come to editing I feel as though the end of the film opening doesn't quite look right. After having received some comments from class mates I was told that my film resembles a mystery film rather than a horror. I may need to film some more shots or I made need to change the order of the shots, but I'm putting some thought into what I'm doing and am asking around for other's opinions to see what I can do to make my horror opening complete. Below is the shot of the legs sticking out of the tall grass with the 'prism' effect on, it looks very scary and intruiging.

 When it came to editing I decided I would put on an effect of the 'prism' to help add more suspense, This is a screenshot from final cut pro, with it zoomed onto the filter options and a brief description.


The following table is my filming timetable that I handed out to all those involved with the filming process that made it clear to them when we were meeting, where and what to bring or wear. It was really helpful and made the filming process a lot more organised and simple.

Day/Time	Who	Where	What	Costume	Props	Equipment
16th Nov,14 16:00	Katie, Amelie, Oliver, Jeremy, Gerard, Myself	At the Weston Woods entrance	We're going to be filming a few short scenes of Amelie and Katie running through the woods	Amelie: Pink Coat, Leggings, Boots, Pink top Katie: Boots, Scarf, Coat, Jeans, Hoodie	None.	Sony Video Camera Boom Mic Boom Cord Umbrellas 3 Torches
7th Dec,14	Gerard, Katie, Myself	Abandoned farm behind Weston Hills	We're going to be filiming Katie hiding being scared and Gerard running through the farm looking for her	Katie: SAME EXACT OUTFIT AS LAST FILMING Gerard: A dark hoodie, Dark black jeans	None.	Sony Video Camera Boom Mic Boom Cord Umbrellas 3 Torches
17 Dec,14	Becky, Katie, Myself	Abandoned Farm behind Weston Hills	Filming the crime scene with blood and police tape and Katie dead on the floor	Katie: SAME EXACT COSTUME AS THE PREVIOUS FILMING DAYS	Police Tape Fake Blood Katies Scarf	Sony Video Camera Boom Mic Boom Cord Umbrellas 3 Torches