The setting of the new project will be between 2 places. The vlog featuring the protagonist will be filmed in one of the group members' house, or alternatively somewhere in the school that looks "homey". We have already done test shots of the first scene in 2 areas of the school and I believe we'd be better doing it at someone's house, as we have more control over lighting, surroundings and props. The found footage will generally be filmed in Birkenhead Park, which was chosen due to it's easy access and vast open space. Over this weekend I will be hoping to take a camera out with me and take a few shots, worth a couple of seconds each, of interesting things to include in the found footage to dice it up and make it creepy.
Birkenhead Park (copyright of www.webbaviation.co.uk)
Costume
The decision of costume is undecided as of yet, however it is dependant on whether we film the vlog in school or not. A benefit of filming it in someone's house is that we can dress in any way we would like, while in school we'd need to stay in uniform. For the found footage Lewis, the victim, will bring a costume of his choice to school with him on Wednesday to get changed into so we can film in the Park after school. Seeing as I am the protagonist, I think I should choose clothes which I don't mind getting absolutely soaked in fake blood and scarring clay.
Sound
A big bonus with making our project in the style of a blog is the fact the sound can be as bad as it can be and we could use the fact it's supposed to be an amateur styled vlog as an excuse, however we will still try and make the sound quality as good as we can. For the found footage, We will be looking to incorporate distorted, creepy sounds as I have mentioned in previous posts. I don't think we will be using any sound from the original park filming at all, due to it's non-linear nature.
Lighting
In the test shots, we encountered a problem with the lighting. We took a test shot in the English storeroom as it was the most roomy place we could find available in the school (after multiple visits to the staffroom, English teachers and classrooms to get a key for it). As it was a test shot it was mainly insignificant, but we found the blatent natural lighting in the room from the massive window at the end ruined the atmosphere a bit. When we take final shots, we will try and make the room we film in void of natural light, but lit mildly with artificial light. I think my sister's room would be the best for this, as her light has a slider by the switch which lets you control how bright it is. I'll ask her if she doesn't mind fake blood all over her carpet.
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