Planning and Shooting the Test Shoot

Preparing for the Test Shoot 

Today our production has panned to do a test shoot, this is to help guide us to fix any issues that may appear when filming or  we may need more or less ideas for scenes. It will also help us to know any key struggles we may need to adress for when filming the actual sequence, such as any effects or practical difficulties we may encounter.

We arranged with each other which props we would need to bring in to substitute for the ideal planned props. We have decided to use a finished loo roll and paper to use as the funnel, that was the big substitute we had to make. We brought in gloves, tweezers, restraints,water bottle, vinyl disk and the DSLR camera for the props. For filming we had different roles to play when making the sequence, Lila was doing the camera work, Meadow and I both acted in the sequence whilst also helping out with the set, camera and keeping continuity intact with where everything was in the room.

The shoot itself went really well and we achieved everything we wanted to do within the time limit, we helped each other by making various suggesting of how to do things and with the camera placement to make each shot stand out. It was really hard to keep track of where the props where and when so continuity may have become an issue the final edit of the test shoot. It was a major roadblock when we realized how difficult it would be to make the 'poison' look like its going into an actor's mouth via the funnel since if we were to actually poor it down their throat they would choke. The order in which we shot the scenes could have been ordered better since when we started filming we already knew what we needed to shoot but not exactly when or how.