Today we filmed with Hawke, the main character and the drug scene which went wrong in the dark the first time.
The two actors we chose to be the dealers ad-libbed too many words and weren't as professional acting as we wanted. However this time, Dexter (Steven) was much more aggressive towards the *new* drug dealer Charlie. Their reactions were a lot more realistic as they had a better chemistry and knew each other clearly which came through in their acting.
We also filmed inside Mr Pickering's office, whilst we had asked for permission to use it during the week.
I had a shot idea where the camera initially focuses on DCI Jones, before focusing on Dan as he spoke. I felt this was very artistic and effectively representative of the Film Noir genre.
Simlarly later when we were filming by the garages, where Hawke and Dexter are talking, I felt that the same effect could be used. Emma filmed the part of the wall that was sticking out so it was in focus, before then focusing on Hawke as he spoke to possibly represent clarity of the situation, and to attract the attention to Hawke as he is the main character.
We had some group disagreements, however we all managed to push through these and decide as a group which scenes to shoot and where.
Similarly, I acted a lot more in the Director's role today, as I told everyone to reset their places, gave them the script, made sure they were positioned correctly, told everyone to be quiet and get ready, as well as signalling when actors to go. I also acted as runner, getting coats and props from my house, and checked the camera was angled properly when Emma was filming. I found it very helpful to act as director, and try to keep the actors posted on what they had to do and where. This gave me a better scope of what I had to do in a real directing role.
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