Filming (30th/01/2012) - Practice makes perfect

Filming (30th/01/2012)

Comparing Visually - Old Shots With Re-Shoots

Today, myself and James went to re-shoot one of our exciting shots as the original was slightly shaky. We also managed to film a few new scenes to make our "Opening to a New Thriller Film" longer. 

These scenes included:

• An extreme close up of breathing - with water vapor.
• An extreme close up of eyes.
• A tilted pan shot of a figure putting on gloves.
• A van driving into, and out of our thriller location. 
• A scene where the victim is 'dragged' along the floor.  

Another post about these shots/scenes will be uploaded sometime soon. This is because this post is about comparing how my skills in filming have improved with a scene where our character called James (who is following the victim), has to walk along a pathway.

Here is the playlist link on YouTube for quick and easy access: 
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96D835AF46D75B68&feature=view_all

My ability to film has greatly improved. These where very tricky shots to pull off. This is because I almost had to lay down on the ground completely. However, in the end, the final shot which I filmed turned out to be the best so far out of the lot.

To prove how difficult it was, please divert your attention to the following image on your right.

Original Scene:

All Re-shoots Of The Above Scene:


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It'll automatically show the next video after the first has finished and so on)

         

Final Try - Best Shot

This was the best re-shoot scene I filmed. I manged to manually focus it on time and also the camera isn't as shaky as in the previous shots - practice makes perfect. Myself and James wanted the scene to have a slight tilt of a tree stump in focus, then I'd focus onto the pair of feet/legs that enter the scene. This would draw the audience's attention onto the pair of feet to show their significance within the thriller opening. I managed to pulled this off with very careful timing and a lot of practice.