Filming Scenes 2-5 for the Final Task

    Over the weekend, I filmed the scenes of the mother running away from the killer. I did not have anyone aid me in this process, since we thought that it would be better, for health reasons, to let me film these scenes alone. I began by cleaning the house. I organized it so that it was a bit messy, to look as though it is lived in, but also cleanly as well. I do not want my house to seem like I am a slob in the opening sequence, although some areas were questionable. I then got my mother and told her to put on dark clothing, such as dark wash jeans. She ended up wearing leggings which fit with the conventions of the genre as well. After this was done, we went outside to begin filming. I began by directing her where to start running. This part went smoothly, but we had to pause a few times to let cars or people pass by. When we went inside to film the third scene, however, the trouble began. During this scene I found out that I am not a good director. I would try to explain what to do to my mother, but she did not do what I told her to do, since I did not explain it fully. I also got into a conflict with my brother, as I asked him to bang on the door. He tried to suggest alternate options which I said would not work, delaying the filming process for about 10 minutes. Overall, the filming process was pretty stressful because the family members who were helping me film, my brother and mother, really wanted to get the process over with. This descended into much yelling, since we were all tired of each other. 

    Throughout the filming of the scenes, I ended up changing the types of shots that we had planned on using. Within the first scene, where the mother is running, we decided to include a closeup shot instead of a long shot. However, the type of shot varied as the scene carried on because I was running while the mother was running. This was done in order to exemplify that the handheld movement being used. The last portion of this scene was used with the tracking movement as well. We may also have to refilm the third scene because I said, "go" while performing the tilt motion. We will try to edit out the sound, but if that sounds too odd, we will most likely refilm this scene. This scene also was changed to a cowboy shot as well, and the first shot of this scene was changed to be in the same position as the shot right after it. The first shot of the fourth scene was changed to a cowboy shot because I was not far enough away from my mother. Lastly, the last shot of the fourth scene was changed to a mid-shot because I filmed it in one take and the first shot of the fifth scene was changed to a long shot.