In one day we spent approximately six hours filming the bulk of our film trailer which we have named 'Remembrance'. Our original idea was to feature zombies as the main antagonists in the production, but due to issues with costumes and make-up we had to revise our plot and instead make a psycho-killer themed film, featuring only one main antagonist. The filming featured a variety of varying locations from the town centre to a remote home which is uninhabited, this allowed us to have a lot of creative freedom with our scenes and environment. The filming itself went well and we managed to achieve of 4 hours worth of film. And from this, we have enough footage to create a 3 minute long, feature trailer. However, the film we have taken needs to be refined and edited in order to be conventional.
The trailer required a variety of technology to be good quality film, and also a variety of props to give the environment the correct atmosphere for a psycho killer style film. Below I have listed some of the equipment used;
- propps - We used; Liver, Jumper cables, plastic bag, Axe, Knife, Airsoft Pistols/Rifles, Car, Fake blood, Gas mask and a Ghillie suit.
- Canon EOS 600D
It features; 18 mega-pixel CMOS sensor, Full HD EOS movie, up to 3.7 fps continuous shooting and basic and creative filters. We used this camera for the majority of the filming.
- Go Pro
This camera was used for our POV shots inside the house, as we were 'exploring' the environment, using the head strap to give a first-person perspective.
- Smoke Machine
We had the smoke machine with us during the filming, however we decided not to use it because we the smoke was not helping the scene, it made it look very cheesy, so we did not use it in the end.
- Camera Stand
We used these to help stabilise the cameras during the majority of the filming in order to get a level picture and keep the camera from shaking during the film.
