Monologue

We decided as our plot was incredibly complex, that we would include a narrator who would help to explain and depict the story to the characters as it progresses. This was Dan Travers, who also played DCI Jones to keep with the theme of Film Noir and convention of Enigma Codes. We treated the narrator's speech as a description of the on screen action and as a way of telling the audience what the characters were feeling.

We asked our friend Logan Turner who studies music technology as he was able to show us the software and guide us in how to avoid background sound, echoes and static. This was a very useful tool as when incorporated into our film, it stands apart, and brings the audience out of the scene they are watching to reflect. We realised this was very useful as the plot and interchanging scenes are very quick/fast paced, which we received from the feedback.





















Computer software (recording)                                        Dan recording

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Base Storyboard

Timesheet

As a group, we also created a time sheet for the days we were filming in order for people to know when we were intending to film and how long we had etc. This helped to inform us and our actors what days and when we were filming.

Times for Filming

Re-Filming

Costumes

Alfred Hitchcock's Bomb Theory!

Sixth Day Filming

Today we planned to film the penultimate scene where all is revealed and James and Josh have a confrontation. This was most important as, similar to Brick, there are many enigma codes throughout, as it is then revealed at the end who did what and why.
I did some filming today as I had only filmed in Mr Pickering's office, and so had a few ideas for artistic shots i.e. an extreme close up (which Emma helped set up) which was slightly off centre. Another was where Josh's shoulder was in focus, and then it blurred through to James' face in focus. This was a very useful camera shot that I felt was extremely effective and drew a lot of attention to James' face as he spoke, giving ownership and importance to the shot and to the words he was saying. To add to this we made it canted by loosening the grip on the camera and having it almost hang off the tripod.
The lighting was very low key and effective when contrasting on the clothes of the characters. Luckily Josh was wearing his grey coat, so the light reflected off the lighter material. The location was very good as Josh's silhouette was extremely effective under the streetlight, leading on from the earlier scene where he steps out and reveals himself to the audience.
The actors were able to say their lines effectively, and concisely, we did muck around a bit, and we must try to focus more when filming. Due to this, the battery ran out, however we were able to film the audio of some other bits to include a sound bridge when Editing at a later date.