Final Film

Filming Diary

On the day of filming, the actors turned up to the location at 12:00pm. We made sure everyone was in costume and sorted out any necessary props. Once we had done this we set about filming.

We decided to film the shots in chronological order because the events were supposed to take place in one day and evening, this meant that we had to film the shots in the right order so that the daylight for the shots were correct for example a shot of the morning had to be done in broad daylight however the sleepover scene had to take place at duck/ in the evening.

After we had finished filming we went home and then uploaded what we had filmed at school the following Monday. When we looked back at what we had filmed, some of the shots were not what we had hoped. This meant that we had to re-film some shots.

We then used the times we had left to film the remaining shots of Josh walking into the toilets with the book which didn't take long because our actor already knew what he needed to do.

When we then uploaded this, it fitted much better to what we had hoped so this was what featureed in our final film opening.

-Makenzie

Rough Cut 2

Here is our Rough Cut 2. There have been some major changes to this rough cut compared to rough cut 1. We have taken out our first stalker scene and replaced it with a new one which we feel has more suitable props, lighting and location and overall works better for the film. We have taken out the through the window shot as we feel it didn't make much sense and also made the film look unprofessional. We have added titles now and we can see it coming together more and more, all we need to add now is music and tweak some editing.
-Jenna

Rough Cut 1

This is our first rough cut. We have not yet added titles or music but have edited the clips to ensure that they are suitable and taken out any unwanted shots. We have got the rough copy of how the film opening will run but are still improving it. Overall at this stage of our work we are happy with the outcome of the first rough cut and can see it coming together.
-Jenna

List of Scenes in our Film Opening

Scene 1: The first scene will be the three girl characters walking along a road and saying hello to our main male character. We then see the main female character turn round and smile at the main male character and he turns back to smile at her. We hope this shows a relationship forming between them.

Scene 2: The second scene is the three girls all sitting on the bed together talking about different subjects.

Scene 3: The third scene is of the girls sitting on the bed together still but this is a shot of the outside looking through the window to the girls. This gives the idea that somebody is watching them.

Scene 4: This scene is of the main female character received a text saying 'you look good in pink'. The other girls carry on talking but the main character looks scared and distressed at the text she has received.

Scene 5: There is a change In scenes here as we enter a room where a hooded boy enters so we cant see his face, holding  a book. He opens the book and we see photos of the main girl character in the book. He caresses the photos and lifts one up to kiss it. This presents him as being a stalker.

Scene 6: We are back in the room with the girls and the main female character says she needs the toilet. She then leaves the rooms and heads down the stairs and leaves the house. A black screen then appears with 'one year later' on it.

-Jenna

Final Casting Decisions

Lucy:
We chose Bethany Ironmonger to play Lucy in THAT STALKED YEAR. We felt she fitted the look we were looking for to play Lucy very well.  We wanted somebody that comes across as vulnerable and naive to the audience in order for them to worry and care about her and we feel Bethany plays this part very well. She fits the look we were going for with Lucy as well which is a blonde who is pretty and this is what attracts the stalker to her.

Josh:
We were unsure on who to use to play Josh in our film opening as we weren't sure how we wanted him to be. After some thought we decided Jack Jolly would be perfect to play the role of Josh. We feel he fits the role of 'boy next door' and we do not suspect him to be the stalker.

Amelie:
We knew from the offset that Ellie Fitch would be the perfect person to fit the role of Amelie. She is very similar to the character herself as we wanted her to love shopping which Ellie does and always interested in the latest fashions. Amelie is the closest to Lucy out of all the friends and Ellie and Bethany are good friends and this really stands out in the opening as there is chemistry between them.

Madison:
We chose Aimee to play Madison as they are very similar. Aimee is quiet and keeps herself to herself and this is how we wanted Madison to be. You can really see in the opening that the bigger characters are Lucy and Amelie whereas Madison who Aimee plays takes it in but says very little and we feel Aimee plays this part very well.

-Jenna

Film Locations

We have chosen to base our film at my house. To show the first shot we will use the road outside my house. It is the perfect place to film this as it is a straight road with a nice view and is quite so it is safe for us to film there. The next shot we used is my bedroom, any girly bedroom would have been suitable but as I have white walls I feel it made the room brighter therefore we didn't have to rely on lighting that would have made the shot more yellow. The next shot we used was a room that was being decorated at my house we think this is suitable as it is an empty room and gives off the stalker vibe. The final scene we used my stairs and hallway and front of my house. This worked well as it is all in one place and was easy to film also the lighting outside my house shows the time of day but also gives good enough lighting to show the shot.

We have decided to change the stalker shot. After placing the shot in our piece it is obvious the room is in the same house and also we feel it is too bright and does not look like the creepy atmosphere we wanted it too. We have re-done our shot in one of the school toilets. We feel this is suitable as it makes it looked even creepier and gives the feel of a thriller more than the bedroom. Also the lighting is more suitable as it is low key.

-Jenna