Production Diary: Reshooting and alterations

On October 2nd, I decided to reshoot and alter some scenes of my film in order to alleviate a few issues, namely: some grainy footage, resolve some continuity errors, and to change the ending of the film entirely. This proved to be very successful, with each issue successfully being resolved.

Firstly, I decided to refilm the originally grainy shot from a slightly different angle and using a different lens, ultimately resulting in better quality footage.

Some lines and plot details were also slightly altered, such as the cafe dialogue, alongside the Hooded Figure instead donning an iconographic werewolf mask as suggested and donated by Harry Batkin.

Before and after

I also decided to reimagine the ending of my film, deciding to attempt a more creative and engaging sequence involving pulling the camera back to reveal a seemingly endless pattern of The Student watching himself watch himself watch his film.

Comparison between the old and new ending

Production Diary: Filming

Over the summer, I decided to film all of the footage for my short film. Below are the dates that I filmed, alongside the location and actors involved.

• August 2nd: Woodlands Café, James Wickes and Jessica Gates
• August 25th: My house, James Wickes
• August 26th: Pine Woods, James Wickes and Harry Batkin

The filming went very well overall, I managed to capture a range of interesting shots and the actors were perfectly cast in their respective roles. All shots were handheld and taken with my iPhone 11, and although some shots had a little amount of camera shake, I managed to resolve this in LumaFusion. I unfortunately forgot to film one of the Love Interest’s lines but I managed to resolve this issue by cutting back to a previously used clip.

Through this, I have created an initial rough cut of my film, with the duration coming to 4 minutes and 46 seconds. This gives me enough leeway for credits at the end of the film.

My three filming locations

Production Diary: Stop the Clock

Over the summer, I decided to film all of the appropriate footage for my coursework. Due to my efforts being focused towards the act of filming, I have not made a production diary log in over a month.

My next steps are to edit together a rough cut, which I plan to show to my teacher in due time. The most important step I must take in order to achieve this involves acquiring appropriate diegetic and non-diegetic sound to underscore my film.

Alongside this, I plan to reshoot some a small amount of shots to reduce unintentional camera shake. I also plan to write a blog post about soundtrack research, alongside a blog post about the minor changes I have made to my film.