Scene Three Re-shoot

Scene Three Re-shoot

Today I completed all of the final shooting for the third and final scene of my opening in the original location, Leonard Lane, Bristol. Similar to the last time I filmed in the city centre, I ensured that my actors arrived on time as I travelled with them and made sure they had brought the identical costumes to those previously used. This would allow us to use shots from both shoots at the location. However, today was a dry day wether-wise, completely different to the last day of shooting at Leonard Lane. This should not be too noticeable as the majority of shots taken today were close ups of the characters, the floor was not often in shot often. Again if necessary, through colour enhancement any imperfections can be smothered.

Today's shots included:

1. A shot similar to the original wide shot but further up the lane.
2. A close up of the killer's feet walking past the tramp as he asks for change.
3. A close up of the tramp's face asking for change.
4. A close up of the killer opening his jacket to pull out a knife.
5. An extreme close up of the wallet dropping onto the floor.
6. Extreme close up of the tramp looking directly at the killer in fear.
7. Over shoulder shot of the killer stabbing the tramp.
8. A close up of the tramp's face whilst being stabbed.
9. A close up of the killer stabbing the tramp, focusing on the retractable knife.
10. Close up of the killer shaking the wallet to get rid of any dirt.
11. Mid shot to wide shot of the killer walking off.

Although this is a very extensive list of what I previously stated was a very small amount of shots, I feel it would be better to include as many close up shots as I can to cut into the third scene to maintain a fast pace in order to make the audience feel uncomfortably close to the murder - this is similar to the first scene and works as an anaphoric reference. I feel that I have learnt a lot from my previous two days of shooting as the filming today was completed much quicker and to a much higher standard. An influencing factor upon this is that I feel all of us within the group are now much more comfortable with our various roles. 

I have also decided to include some establishing shots at the beginning of the scene, panning down from the buildings to the ground in the alleyway. This shows the audience  they have been placed in a dangerous location, possibly with the killer from the opening scene before he is on screen. I also found a dead bird in the alleyway which has been struck down, similar to the blonde female after she is killed within the first scene, therefore acting as another anaphoric reference, this time regarding his victim. This suggests to the audience they may be about to witness yet another murder.

Below is a rough edit of the scene which still contains the sound from every individual shot. Once again I plan to take out all the sound and dub the whole scene myself including the ambiance. As stated above, I also plan to alter the colour levels on the scene to make it appear darker and the alleyway dingier and more dangerous.