Filming Blog: The Final Takes

Hey guys! Time to update you all on the rest of the filming process. During the first day of filming, there were a few more shots I had left to film. The first two shots were extremely easy and I finished in no time. For the first, I positioned the camera for an over-the-shoulder shot of Giulia reaching for the door, and then I captured a close-up of Giulia's hand turning the door knob for the second. 

Next, I had to film Giulia opening the door from outside the house, and this was a little more tricky. I used the tripod for this shot so that I could capture Giulia's full body as she looks for the note. At first, I struggled to set up the camera, but then I tried setting the tripod on a chair and got the perfect angle. I made sure that the camera was positioned correctly and that the camera was zoomed all the way in, and then I signaled to Giulia when I was ready to begin. As soon as she opened the door I had to zoom all the way out from the doorknob, and once she picked up the note, I had to pick up the camera and zoom into Giulia's face. This took me a few tries to get the hang of as it was a more complicated shot, but after a few takes, I had multiple great shots to chose from. 

After that shot, I had Giulia come inside and positioned the camera to be at eye-level with her. I then had her drop the note and start walking away. Once she dropped the note, I would pan the camera down to capture it falling to the floor, and I would have to make sure I leave enough space in the shot for a title to be inserted. After a few tries, I was successful!

The last shot I filmed that day was of Giulia and the "killer" walking out of the front door. I set up the tripod on the ground and made sure that there was enough space in the shot to insert another title. After setting up the camera, I had my own few seconds of fame! I played the part of the killer by following Giulia out of the house with the weapon in hand. I put on my costume, dark grey pants and black sneakers, and grabbed the prop I was using as the weapon. To get the shot, I would start recording, go into the house, have Giulia walk out, and then I would follow a few seconds after. That was the last shot filmed that day, and I can safely say that day one of filming was a success! 

For day two of filming, I had only one more scene to film. For this scene, I asked my friend Camila to act as the killer. Overall, this last shot went pretty smoothly, and I am very happy with how it came out. For the shot, I had to set the camera up on the tripod and position it very close to the ground. Then, I would shout for Giulia to start running down the road, and as soon as she passed the camera, I would pan to the killer standing off to the side. Simultaneously, I would zoom in on the killers face. This scene was surprisingly easy for me to film, and after that, I was done! The first round of filming is complete, so now I'll work on editing the film. I'll update you guys on how it goes.