Production- Day 2 Filming Car scene

 Intro

After getting out of the library we got my car and started to fil the last scene which was the car scene where our main character totally looses control. We decided to use my car because is spacious , but still looks good in the inside. This scene consisted of our main character just getting into her car and start tweaking out because this figure will not leave her alone which ends up on her doing something bad.

Shooting

After Lilly storms out of the library she runs to her car because nothing feels safe 

Inside the car she is still feeling that uncertainty that something is lurking and following her. She starts breathing heavily and grabs a knife that she had ready since the vision started to appear.

For this scene we use a lot of static shots that just showed our main character not feeling well and a pan from Lilly to the back of the car where I'm sitting with the shadow figure disguise and and just in a close space with the main character driving her to an dangerous action.

Overview

This scene was a little easier to film because it was only our main character getting in the car and trying to calm down but at the end doing the opposite and doing something that she might regret. However this scene did have some challenges like getting some of the angles right so that no one else appeared in the side mirrors. Filming in tight spaces with limited space to move around and show what we wanted. It taught us how to use the space right to convey the message we wanted that scene to convey.

Production- Day 2 filming therapist scene

 Intro

After being done with day 1 of filming some time passed before we all had the time to go film the rest of out film. After like 2 weeks we were able to finally go to the library to shoot the therapist scene. This scene contained more dialogue between characters which meant that it would take up more time ; additionally, we were running on the library's time because they closed at 6 and we started filming around 5:20.

Shooting 

First shot of the library scene is a jump cut from our main character closing the door to the therapist closing his binder. 

After that it cuts to the therapist asking the main character about what she is seeing and going through. He does this a face of confusion and not understanding the main character , even though that's his job; he is clueless. The camera is just showing the almost empty binder which can say a lot about the therapist character.

Our main character is seen lost in her thoughts , trying to find an "answer" to her problem. However quickly she realizes that she's wasting her time with this therapist. The camera techniques here are just static shots from the side with the shot reverse shot editing technique between characters.

After that we use a two shot to show both characters talking from the side and starts showing the desperation between the two. The therapist not believing in Lilly and Lilly starting to get frustrated because the one person she is trusting is not understanding her.

Finally last one of the last shots is a POV shot of our main character getting up and storming off the session

Overview

This scene was a great experience to shoot because not only made me and Laila have to remember lines ,which all actor do. But it also shows how one character can add so much to the theme of the film. Because Dr. Fernandez is such a bad therapist, he drives Lilly insane and frustrates her due to her not finding answers to her problem. This interaction with the therapists ties to Lilly's action at the end of the film which is supposed to leave the audience in suspense.

Production - Editing of the film

 Intro

As we finished first day of recording , we went home and Santi started the editing process. The editing was a piece of cake, it had a couple cuts with some shots being long. There was some inclusions of sound and color grading. One example is how some of the shots are a little too sweet and we made them more dark so that it fits in the theme.

Editing

First picture is the whole sequence together like piecing a puzzle together.

In the second picture you can see the addition of the heartbeat sound to the fridge scene 

 For the second part of the editing just putting together shots and just adding some sound effects when the shadow figure came on in screen similar to what was done for the first part. The lighting wasn't changed much because the library lighting. Outside it was sunset which I thought was perfect because usually sunset is a moment of peace where people just sit back and relax to watch the sun disappear into the horizon; however, obviously our main character was not going through a peaceful moment having another attack of paranoia. So at the end the editing was pretty light , just having a sudden cut to the title card before it showed our main character do anything with the knife she grabbed.

Here is our title card 

Overview

From the editing process we learn that it sometimes it can be easy and sometimes it can be challenging to get to the point of how we want our film to look like. Thankfully we didn't have that much editing to do because ethe lighting of the house was fine and we didn't have to color grade too much. It was good that this being our first film the editing was that hard , but for later projects a more challenging editing could be a greater experience to challenge ourself.

production- Props Day 1

 Intro

For the first day of filming we used some props that help us shape our film more to our imagination and how we want it to look. For the first day of filming we used a blanket form Laila's house, a ski mask for the shadow figure, the Fiji water bottle from the fridge , and my car for the final chasing car scene.

Heres a picture of  blanket

This blanket helped us feminize Santi's room more so that it fits to our character.

Here is a picture of the Fiji water bottle that the main characters has to grab when opening the fridge

Here we have pictures of my car that our main character drives away

This is an important prop because its the way through where our main character to change scenery , and introduce the next setting.

Props help us shape our film better and adapt to how we want it to look like. It adds mor

Production- Day 1 Part 3 Kitchen

 Intro

This part starts from our main character walking from the bathroom to the kitchen. Our main character opens the fridge and as soon as she closes it the shadow figure is there.

Shooting

We divide the opening of the fridge with a over the shoulder to kind of show that there was nothing there, and also showing what she is grabbing from the fridge.

And right after we switch to a side mid shot  of her getting the water and closing the fridge door, and unexpectedly finding something that scares her. We wanted the the fear to be felt through the screen so instead of cutting, its a long shot that pans and then starts tracking our main character out of the door.

And you can see how she gets scared and starts to run to the door.

After that we have a tracking shot of her sprinting to the door to go in her car. We split it in to two first when she runs out of the house, and then a low angle shot that focuses on her feet getting in the car and  the door closing which will help us with out transition to the next scene.

Overview

I believe that day 1 of filming was good and we learned a lot about how to get the angles and shots we want. As we progress on the filming and editing we ant our film to be cool and a good experience that can lead to future projects. We learned to get out of the way to get the angles right, and have the best outcome for our film. Additionally, the clash of ideas between the people on how to treat a scene is challenging because one person wants this and the other one wants something different; so you have to come to a compromise where both persons are satisfied on how the shot or scene looks.

Production- Day one Bathroom scene

 Intro

For the second part of our film we have our main character washing her face in the bathroom. We split this part into three, first part is shot from the side where she starts washing her face, then we go to another shot where the camera is mimicking a mirror where she finishes washing her face. The last part is back to the side angle with her drying her face , but in the back you can see the shadow figure inside the shower. 

Shooting

Here is the first part, with the side angle, this is us deciding where to put the camera.

We had a little trouble trying to get the camera in there, so Santi had to crouch while holding the camera.

Here is the second part where Laila is looking straight at the camera and it mimics a mirror.

The same struggle happens for this part because we didn't know how to hold the camera in the wall. So I had to hold it with two fingers; carefully pressing the volume button to start recording , but i had to be careful so that my fingers were not in the shot.

Here is  the last part where we go back to the same angle but the shadow figure is not inside the shower, but the main character doesn't notice.

Overview

Making this bathroom scene taught us that sometimes to get the angles you want you need to do more work. Also we split it in three shots because we wanted to create more suspense with the last shot being the one with the shadow figure in it. Also when you split a scene into more shots you can add more elements that can suddenly change the watchers emotions; one long take is harder for this to happen.

Production- Day one room shot

Intro 

Today was our first day of filming out opening, we went to Santi's house to get the house scene done. We first had to use his bed to film the shot of our main character waking up from a bad dream.

Shooting

For our first part we used Santi's bed and we have our main character suddenly waking up from a nightmare.

Since the shot was recorded from an high angle , Santi had to stand on the bed while Laila laid there practicing how she was going to wake up. At first we didn't know what angle we wanted to use, so that Laila felt good and liked the final shot. We filmed it in .5 so that you could see more on the screen.

Here is our final take for this first part of the film , the editing should be easy we are just going to put a piano sound as soon as she wakes up.

Overview

Having this scene helps us understand that sometimes to get a shot you have to go out of your way to picture exactly what you have in mind. We wanted to the aerial shot because it was a great way to showcase our main character waking up from a bad dream. Not only gives ground to the rest of the film , but also start strong already showing signs of what our main character suffers from. It taught us that a film can start in many ways and what the audience first sees is what they are going to feel all throughout the film.