Filming Day 8

Filming Day 8

After talking to Helen, we re filmed the ending so the three characters didn't need to come together, but instead, interlink them in the shots. Lucy's last shot was of her outside, so we brought Emma into the shot who then sees stacey. This is a much better ending and finishes it off well- more continuous.

Problem- Weather was really sunny. Tried to film in shade but we were limited to space. However, the shots of Emma were stunning- the light on her hair

Solving- we changed the location when we filmed stacey so the sun wasn't so intense

Filming Day 7

Filming Day 7

After showing our film to Helen, she suggested we re film the ending- it didn't work with the rest of the footage, felt cold
She suggested we break the boundaries of film and have a documentary feel- have the girls talk to the camera at the end


Problem- we still felt unsure if this worked because it felt unnatural and awkward and so will be talking to Helen again to see what she can suggest

Solving- find a new ending, one which flows, we went over the voiceover many times so it sounded more natural

We also re film the start shot which is much more effective and works well with all the elements of the magazine, tablets and hand sanitizer involved

Editing Day 2 and Sound

Editing Day 2

Found a new soundtrack from Audio Network- it is called Encounters. It works really well with the footage and has a more positive feel to it- to suggest hope and acceptance. This footage has replaced 'tension'

We also placed the title in- we were supposed to have it before the montage but me and Alex felt it worked really well on the footage instead. We chose a very simple sans serif font- fits well with the simplistic montage shots. Placing the title on the montage also meant we had more time to add shots at the end.

We had previously intended to put statistics on the screen however we felt the voice over was enough- the addition of words on the screen would steer the audience away from the shots I took

http://www.audionetwork.com

Discussion with Helen

Alex and I just spoke to Helen about our film. She really like the camera work and the mis en scene however the ending section doesn't work. She suggested we interlink the characters at the end- bumping into each other or seeing a character in the background of one of the other characters shots- this way it feels more natural and not staged. 

Problem- weather needs to be exactly the same as when we filmed Lucy- cloudy, after midday. 'Tension' feels like thriller music- lead up to a murder etc so need to find a new soundtrack- positive notes but still a sad or uneasy feeling about it

Solving- plan shooting- may need to be flexible so can shoot whenever cloudy 

Editing Day 1 and Sound

Editing Day 1

Today Alex and I put the footage together and started to edit it all together. So far it is going really well, all the shots are in focus, and the narrative fits better than we thought.

• We found a sound track called Palpitations and Tension- palpitation has a really strong beat which means we can edit our footage together and cut every time we hear the beat
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• Tension is for overall background sound, although we feel it might be too scary for the film? We will continue to find another sound track
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• Also we are really unhappy with our opening shot- we were supposed to have a triple split screen of all of the glasses however it does not look right- I will re film on our next shoot day, wont take long- will create a new shot with tablets, magazine and hand sanitizer in it so produces an overall togetherness of each illness.

http://www.audionetwork.com

Filming Day 6

Filming Day 6

Sound recording! We did this in the seminar room because it was really quiet. We recorded a voice over for the film- using the script below

Alex and I wrote this script for the new ending- this was based from people who suffer with the illnesses and how they said they feel

The first voice over is about how it feels to suffer with any of the mental health issues. The second part is a call for acceptance to the audience

Problem- it was difficult for the voiceover to sound natural, the sound was also fuzzy

Solving- we repeatedly went over the voiceover so the characters would feel comfortable with it, intention of re recording sound- sound studio?

Voice over throughout film

-       OCD

o   . Getting ready for each day involves so much hand washing, mental rituals, and doing things in the same order... Sometimes, I feel like staying in bed and avoiding the day.

o   It’s sunny outside and I want to go out, but I know I probably won't.

o   Obsessions are unwelcome thoughts, images, urges or doubts that repeatedly appear in your mind; for example, thinking that you have been contaminated by dirt and germs

-       Anxiety

o   "The feeling you get when you tap your pocket to get your wallet, and it is not there, but all the time"

o   Sometime I wish I could just blank out everything, see no one and lock my self away with my own thoughts

o   The stress of having to meet new people or make simple conversation puts me in this state of panic which I can’t escape from

-       Eating Disorder

o   Dizzy spells from time to time, but you learn to anticipate and manage them

o   Ana controls every thought, every move and every decision

o   A day without eating is a day of absolute success and all I can think about is achieving my goal

o   100 jumping jacks, 70 crunches, 50 sit ups, 40 squats, 30 lunges, 20 mountain climbers, 10 push ups over over,

END DISCUSSION talking to camera when in seminar room

Anxiety –

People who suffer with anxiety are often ostracized as others cannot relate to their situation due to their lack of knowledge about the subject, leading to the patient themselves feeling isolated and helpless. It’s such a common disorder and when people know you have it many will pre judge you, even though so many friends and family close to us suffer from it.

 Eating Disorder –

 People with mental health conditions are seen as more unsociable, when it’s not always the case, it isn’t that simple. We act ‘unsociable’ because of society’s constant need to point out when people are different society are so obsessed with having perfect people with perfect social lives and social ability, that if someone doesn’t appear to fit into that one popular group we disregard them. 

OCD –

People are quick to judge and this leads people feeling singled out, avoided and seen as outcasts. Unsure of how to act and round constantly feeling you might offend them. Thinking we live such miserable lonely lives, realistically we can be happy people we just need your time and understanding to see how we are as a person. Don’t put every individual with a disorder into a different category. Some people assume we are half empty, we are half full.

Filming Day 5

Filming Day 5

Today we filmed our final scene!

Lucy Emma and Stacey all sit together in a lecture and show that they are friends- mental health isolates people but we wanted to show friendship

Problem- We couldn't use the lecture room so we had to find another room to film in

Solving- we used a seminar room which was much better, it was really light and we were not interrupted

We filmed Stacey take out her anti bac gel, her 3 identical pens and some paper, we then see emma take out her laptop and open the screen. When she opens the screen there is a pro anna website on the screen from this morning. Lucy sees but lets Emma know that she is not judging her- that she is there for her instead

Filming Day 4

Filming Day 4

Today we filmed lucy as she left her room and made her way to her lectures

• I filmed shots of her standing still, with people walking around her and not noticing her
• Close ups of her eyes, feeling panicked
• People walking into her

Today was a cloudy day which worked really well for the shots- metaphoric meaning- moody weather- dim, sadness

Problems- People kept walking into the frame and looking at us- made it seem less natural, it also was starting to rain which meant the camera was at risk

Solving- Because we were so well organised with our shooting, we quickly filmed before it started to rain. We also turned away from the camera when we were filming, this seem to make people less aware of what was happening and created more of a natural scene

Filming Day 3

Filming Day 3

Today we filmed Emma (Sophie) who suffers with anorexia

We filmed objects that suggested to the viewer she was suffering with an eating disorder:

• scales
• pro anna websites
• water 
• magazines of women
• ribs, collar bones

Problem- the main problem today was lighting and shading on emmas body- we really want the reflector to add more shading to the ribs and colar bone but it was too bright

Solving- we closed the curtain partially and used the lighting on our phones and the reflector to add more shading

Filming Day 2

Filming Day 2

Today we filmed Lucy who suffers from anxiety!

This was a really successful day filming. We got lots of relevant shots that hinted to the audience that she suffers with anxiety

• tablets
• biting nails
• twitching
• tablets
• knees moving

The troubles we encountered we having enough room to do a successful pan. The lens is 24mm-105 and so was too zoomed in. Because of this we tried another of my very basic 18-55mm lens so we could fit enough of the room in.

Problem- There was also a lot of sun light and so we constantly had to change the exposure so everything had the correct white balance

Filming Day 1 - Prop Shot Examples

• key part of each illness within our film was the mis en scene
• how we used props
• how we composed items in our shots
• as cinematographer I have tried to produce a wide rang of shots
• close ups
• extreme close ups
• hand held shots
• panning
• below are a few example for why we use my camera and lenses- wanted a low depth of field and have very good lenses for this - canon 24-105mm and 50mm with an extremely low aperture of 1.2

Filming Day 1

Filming Day 1

• filming stacey
• suffers with OCD
• needed to set up Lucy's room
• neutral bed covers
• set up props
• simplify setting so appeared organised

Problems- we hadn't fully set up the room properly so we wasted time organising it. Shots on storyboard hadn't worked out properly as of size of room, and what angles we could film with. We also had a faulty tripod which wouldn't pan and was wobbly

Solving- re created shots so would work better with the amount of room we had. Used my tripod- although not of a high standard it did the job