Monday 21 March 2011

Parity - Behind the Scenes

During filming we had another camera to record the different techniques from camera shots and angles to the numerous takes we took to achieve the best shot. 


In the clip above, you can see Sam smearing fake blood onto the wall. As a group we wanted to incorporate this to show the desperation in which Adam would of been suffering prior to his death.


In this scene, I am shown lying on the floor taking numerous takes of Sam dropping the knife onto the floor. I moved back to ensure that the knife was clearly shown, we used this in the opening of the thriller to emphasise the shock in the killer (Sam). 


Here, Sam is practicing a short scene. I pan across with my camera to get to grips with the specific camera angles which need to be achieved to ensure the final product is to standard.


As you can see, we also had to take another take due to the fact that Sam had trouble working the tap. Following that, we noticed that where Chris was located would suit this scene much better. We therefore used the same camera shot as when recording the knife drop.


The above shows Sam trying to pull Adam, Myself and Sam frequently changed positions to try to acheive the right camera angle. We discussed and even changed roles to solve the best method to drag Adam. After further discussion, we thought that it would be best suited if we dragged Adam by his legs, however, we took a considerable amount of time so we could take into consideration Adams well-being whilst being dragged along the floor. I then decided the final camera angle which was best suited.


In this final scene, we also took numerous takes. The reason for this was because Sam was having trouble kicking the knife whilst dragging Adam. We then took further takes in the hope that he could acheive it, however, he could not. We then came to a decision that if Sam released Adam, kicked the knife and then continued in dragging Adam would look much better and professional. 

Parity - Pre Production



During the pre-production of Parity, Sam took a snapshot of Myself and Adam sketching on the storyboard. We sketched the order of events in the thriller opening, aswell as the main actions and movements in which Sam and Adam will be using during acting.







As you can see the storyboard is shown to the left, we also included a sentence on each sketch to describe that specific shot or movement in which either Adam or Sam will produce.






A week before we started to film, Myself, Sam and Adam walked around the school to find the perfect location for filming. We had a good idea that the location would be situated at a public toilet, however due to the numerous toilets on the site we debated which one would be best. At first we thought of ones which were in the social area. Due to the cleanliness of them we thought it would of been inappropriate for Adam to be lying on the dirty floor.

We decided on the toilets in the Geography building at school, these were the cleanest and rarely used. During our trip Sam took a range of pictures to plan where the dead body would be situated and the different camera angles that we could achieve. We decided it would be best for Adam to be lying against the wall being shown to the left, so Sam could drag him and dump him in the cubicle shown above.