Filming Day 1: Establishing Shots of the College

Day 1:
Today, as many people weren't in college in the morning, we decided to film establishing shots of the college. These shots will make the audience aware of the setting- which is one of the main goals of a film opening.

On each locker, Danica drew graffiti with a whiteboard marker. Each locker had distinctive drawings to represent stereotypical high school students. The Princess' locker had her nickname with a crown. The Girly Girl's locker had flowers. The Jock's locker had an American football. The Drama Kid's locker had the iconic drama masks. The Hopeless Romantic's locker had two love hearts. The Nerd's locker had offences written on it and an illustration of him. 

To get a less jerky shot, Mimi used the fig rig to film the 6 different lockers

Danica positioned the camera on the tripod to make sure that the full illustration of the nerd could be seen.

Danica also used the fig rig to film as she walked up the stairs

As she walked down the corridor, Danica used a fig rig to stabilise the shot. It makes it less jerky.

Gaby used a fig rig to film down an empty corridor. Using the fig rig would give a smoother effect rather than placing the camera on a tripod and zooming in, as it will lose focus and become pixilated. Mimi walked behind her to watch the footage that was being filmed. As these shots will be silent in the film opening,Gaby and Mimi were able to talk as they walked down the corridor, suggesting new ideas, such as 'go faster', 'go slower', 'more to the left' or 'more to the right'

Mimi and Danica outside the college in order to be able to tilt the camera