Lvl 6 - FMP: Hope - shoot 3

For the shoot in the basement i was allocated as the main camera as Sarah Could not pick up heavy equipment due to her blood being taken the day before, So i did what i could to keep up the quality of the shots we intended to shoot on the day. I set up the camera at the bottom of the staircase for the beginning of the shoot & prepared for a tracking wide shot of Tillie walking down the stairs. I tried to achieve the lighting that Janice had in mind for the mood & tone of the scene, though when looking back i can see the Blue is a bit overpowering at times. I feel like the overall shot itself was well done & using one of the props in the basement to give the composition some depth really delivered a more dynamic look to the overall aesthetic to the scene.

I followed up this shot with a tracking shot down the stairs but we had an issue with sound due to the overwhelming noise of two sets of footsteps going down instead of one. Instead we decided on me staying at the top of the staircase & doing a pull focus shot from the Bannister round to the back of Tillie reaching the bottom of the stairs.

As you can see from the image above we set up a spotlight shining upwards to create a more atmospheric visual that was used throughout this scene. Following this shot we moved downwards into the basement for a tracking shot following Tillie through the dark.

You can see in the video above that the tracking shot included Janice following me with an LED to brighten the image as it was too dark to pick up anything. I ended the shot on a close up of a demented lifeless looking mannequin which visually was rather disturbing which could definitely promote a kind of uncanny valley feel. We did not stay down there too long due to the asbestos issue but we got all the shots we aimed to achieve by the end of the day.  Overall the shoot was a success & everything went to plan, so i am happy with the outcome.