Things go wrong...
My group and planned to go Tuesday March 21st, after school to Southwest Ranches, my group members horse back riding ranch, to investigate the abandoned house we presumably wanted to film in. When we drove up to the house to get in contact with the owner to see if we can obtain permission to film there, we were in shock to see the entire house was boarded up.
This was a huge problem as this was the location we had set on filming, but it was a good decision we made to check out the location before committing to this specific spot. We learned about in the beginning of this course how important it is when using up a certain location to film, to visit the location beforehand. This was a huge obstacle, considering we had set up a complete storyboard and had a clear idea on the shots we wanted to film and it was all surrounding the main character being in the abandoned house. We had to think of a solution, and fast considering we were running out of time. After much thought on different locations we can film, we came up with a wonderful idea of filming in the horseback riding ranch itself. There were a lot of secluded barn houses that can pass as abandoned houses, and there was high grass and a lot of trees which resembled the woods. We decided to get creative and improvise with this idea. We scouted the area and find numerous spots in where we can film. We also had the advantage of outdoor lighting if we filmed it outside, and this way the quality of the film opening would come out a lot better.
I came across this video titled Cinematic Film Look on a Budget.
This was a huge problem as this was the location we had set on filming, but it was a good decision we made to check out the location before committing to this specific spot. We learned about in the beginning of this course how important it is when using up a certain location to film, to visit the location beforehand. This was a huge obstacle, considering we had set up a complete storyboard and had a clear idea on the shots we wanted to film and it was all surrounding the main character being in the abandoned house. We had to think of a solution, and fast considering we were running out of time. After much thought on different locations we can film, we came up with a wonderful idea of filming in the horseback riding ranch itself. There were a lot of secluded barn houses that can pass as abandoned houses, and there was high grass and a lot of trees which resembled the woods. We decided to get creative and improvise with this idea. We scouted the area and find numerous spots in where we can film. We also had the advantage of outdoor lighting if we filmed it outside, and this way the quality of the film opening would come out a lot better.
I came across this video titled Cinematic Film Look on a Budget.
In this video it taught you how to use natural lighting to create a cinematic film. I decided to watch this video considering we were going to be filming outside, and using natural lighting, in order to get the best possible shots we could get. In the video he talked about how to use location, color, emotion, and senses in order to create a rich cinematic film. I now feel a lot more comfortable with lighting when it comes to shooting. I really found it interesting how the video mentioned how the majority of emotions in films comes from the characters and the storyline, but since film is a visual media we should be able to support that emotion. This really grasped my attention, as our entire film opening revolved on the emotions that one character is displaying. The guy in the video even mentioned how a shot of a guy escaping from a prison and running through grass can be essential in order to show the huge contrast, and portray a sense of freedom. This is what gave us the idea to shoot the beginning scene of the character, just recently escaping from a mental asylum, running through fields of grass to show the contrast between the dark and grimy asylum and the bright green grass. This could be used to symbolize the few moments of freedom that the character is feeling, until he arrives at the dark and abandoned house where he feels weighed down and trapped again, because he starts experiencing schizoprhenic symptoms. This difference of lighting from bright lighting to a more dark lighting, can show the constant battle between dark and light: good and evil that the character is experiencing in his mind as the voices tell him to do certain detrimental tasks.
We are going to start filming this Friday March 24th, and I'm extremely excited to get started!
Sources:
Renée, V. "How to Make Your Film Look Cinematic When Your Lighting Setup Is Less Than Ideal." No Film School. N.p., 14 Jan. 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.
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