CONSTRUCTION: FILMING

We were very efficient with our filming and managed to capture all the raw footage for our film opening in two separate sessions. We were able to take advantage of Matt's house and estate in order to film the majority of our film. All scenes were filmed here apart from the inspector scene, the final scene, which we filmed at school in the sixth form office. 

Filming - 1st July 2021

We filmed the majority of our film opening on the 1st of July. We filmed the interaction scene between Herbet and Tucker in Matt's house. Matt's house was useful when it came to this scene as it is similar to the house a successful businessman, such as Herbert, would own. We used a variety of different camera shots during the interaction between the two characters, such as over-the-shoulder shots and close-ups which enabled us to capture the reaction of the character being confronted.

We also used a tracking shot to follow Tucker once he runs away from Herbert. This enabled the audience to see what an average day in the life is for Tucker, as the camera follows him to his next encounter with Alan, the fisherman who I portrayed. 

For the Alan Cork scene, I suggested we began with a low-angle shot that slowly pans upward to reveal Tucker walking in the background, suggesting that the story follows on and the two characters are related in some way. The Alan Cork scene ends as a drone pans up capturing a birds-eye-view of the woodland area and the lake.

Filming - 3rd July 2021

Our final scene of our film opening was the inspector scene. We needed it too look like it was taking place in a police inspector's office. Therefore, we decided to use the sixth form office at school as it most resembled a modern police office with its modern furniture, noticeboards and landline. I filmed the majority of this scene as I did not appear in it. I had the idea to begin the scene with an establishing shot of the office, where the inspector was in view through the window.

I also took a range of close-ups and over-the-shoulder shots of the inspector working to suggest he is a very busy man. Point of view shots allow the audience to clearly see an important item/prop e.g. the documents that the inspector is observing. The scene ends with a wide-shot of the inspector slamming the phone down. This suggests urgency.