Downloading footage we filmed in town on Mac

Today, we downloaded the footage we filmed at town on the Mac. The footage downloaded was 2 minutes 29 seconds from 31 clips. We realised that we needed more footage if we are going to edit our opening. However, we then noticed that it would be unlikely to film more footage in town as when we filmed in town it was raining and there were cars in our shots. If we had to film some more footage, it would mean that it would have to be raining on the day we film and that the same cars would need to be in our footage so the opening would make sense. However, this would be impossible as the surroundings in town would be different everytime we go and film. This means that we would need to film everything again on the same day and would need to film as much as we can and extra shots so that we would have more than enough to edit with.

Filming in Town

On Sunday 16th January, we went to film in town for the opening shots of our horror film. However, it was raining a little on that day but we still filmed as it adds to the atmosphere and sets the mood of our opening. Everyone met at the clock tower in town at 3pm, where we filmed nearby with the shots of the opening of the characters walking into town and when Ellie breaks up with Ben. There were also difficulties with filming the footage as people were in the shots and were walking in front of the camera which made it harder to get the shot we wanted. There were also noises from cars when they drove by which made it difficult for us to film as we were distracted by the noise and would also make the filming of the footage harder to capture. This made it longer for us to film. However, the good things were that it was not as busy or as many people in town which made it a little bit easier for us to film but the weather was quite miserble and cold, making us want to film the footage more quicker and accurate. After all these difficulties, we finished all the shots located in town and also filmed extra shots so we would have a range of shots to edit with.

Ready for Filming

We collected our memory card last week on Thursday 13th January so we could store all our footage on the card and that no one could delete or film over our footage. Today we booked out a camera so we could start filming our horror opening in town on Sunday. As we have our card and camera- this means we are ready to film.
We told our cast to dress in a certain way, a more casual look as the characters at the start of the opening are going out to town.

Filming

As our filming is due in at the end of February, we would need to plan on when it would be a good time for everyone to film. However, we were not able to film our opening over the Christmas holidays due to the snow and icy conditions. Also with all the Christmas decorations up in town, we could not film our footage as most of the shots are located in town and would not look right with the decorations in the opening. 

Although we were not able to complete our filming, we are going to start and be finished over the next couple of weeks.