P1(d) Set Designs

Set Design:

Due to the nature of the location we had to do very little set design as we were in a forest thus could not make many significant changes to the set as the area is protected and nothing needed to be changed. What was important was using the information about the area that we'd gained from our recce to plan where we would film and where our actors would stand, knowing the geography of the set allowed us to do this.

Lighting: Natural Overcast Lighting, as the shot is outside and I have no access to power I have no other choice than to shoot using natural daylight. 

Effect of Lighting: 

Being outside with no power source makes my choice of lighting very simple as I am forced to use natural daylight. Daylight is hard to control however this lighting still offers plenty of benefits, I plan to shoot on an overcast day as overcast lighting is dull but clear so creates the most realistic effect and means I have to make very little change to my camera settings, these characteristics suit my productions theme and is also what I want to achieve cinematically in terms of how I express the mood of the scene.

Lighting is a great way to express the tone of a film and has a powerful impact on the audience by adding more drama to the scene and intensifying emotions. Well lit scenes are often seen in happy upbeat scenes as they express a positive mood that is appealing to the audience. Meanwhile upsetting or scary scenes are often poorly lit or dim as darkness will often make an audience nervous or uncomfortable. I am choosing to use darker lighting as it relates well to the thriller genre and will contribute towards making the audience on edge.

First Shot:

Camera Angles: For this scene I intend to shoot the actors in a long shot and medium long to immediately reveal them to the audience.

Camera Angles: For this scene I plan to use a range of medium shots combined with close ups shot from within the forest to emphasise how they are being watched, most importantly for this scene we are using the crane to capture some moving high angle shots.

Lighting: Natural Lighting

Camera Angles: During this scene I want to continue to use close ups and extreme close ups to show the facial expressions of our actors.

Lighting: Natural Lighting

Camera Angles: In this shot were mostly a mixture of medium shots and close ups so to make the woods feel like a really tight enclosed space, so to heighten the films suspense and make the audience feel claustrophobic.

Lighting: Natural Lighting

Scene 4 (seen below) is the only scene where we changed the set to suit our filming needs, this involved changing the room's table layout and positioning the actors.

Camera Angles: In this scene we used mostly static shots that

Lighting: Tungsten lighting will be used for this scene as it will be the easiest to setup but also the most suitable for that environment. For the last scene I want more orange lighting that will contrast with the previously dull and green lighting from the outdoor scenes, I think this will express to the audience that there has been a change in the mood/location.