Filming

Me: Filming, editing and acting.
Luke Brown: Filming, editing and acting
Ben Ruddock: Body in trunk

Take 1:

We filmed the main indoor shot in the crown and falcon in Puckeridge as Bens family have worked behind the bar there for years. This seemed a suitable location for three “gangsters” to meet and discuss events and plans. We did have a small issue with the lighting in the pub being a little to dark but we overcame this by adjusting camera angles and ended up with a really great effect after closing some curtains.

Our filming took place on Saturday the 21st as it was the only day we were both available, The filming went well, we repeated each shot multiple times occasionally from different angles so as to achieve the best results.

The best thing we achieved from filming were a set of shots in the pub were the lighting was perfect and the shot from within the trunk which provided a interesting and unique angle resulting in a effective shot.

One major issue that arose with this was getting the camera to sit at just the right angle within the boot as each time we set it up we had to film a section then review it back to see if it was right and due to the size of the boot we couldn’t use the tripod properly this resulted in a host of stability issues with our shots and meant we probably spent more time on those few shots then we did with any other part of our production.

Take 2:After losing all the previous filming we had done, we had to refilm our entire project in a different location with different props and different costumes. This was a great inconvenience as we had no props set up had to make a last minute booking on the camera and scramble to find a location.
We ended up having to film in the school car park because that was the only place that we could film in where there was a boot of a car available to us. Doing this meant we had to make a lot of changes to our original filming due to our lack of resources and lack of time, eventually we ended up film most of what we had originally planned but we had not completed it yet.

Take 3: Our third re-shoot was to mainly cover some of the shots from the second time we filmed which were out of focus, had rain on the camera or where just poorly filmed. However when trying to import there were major issues and the film either came out glitchy, wouldn’t import, had no sound or were frozen solid. Therefore almost all the shots we filmed during this shooting were rendered completely useless.

Take 4:The fourth and final time that we filmed was on the 10th of December. We filmed in similar locations to our previous filming however we used a lot of different camera angles and shots this time to create a far better opening. This time there were no glitches or rain spots or shots with no audio that we couldn’t use.

Film analysis

Film Analysis

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Film brief for "Trunk Monkeys"

The premise for out film is a classic gritty British gangster film set in a similar style to that of Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock, and two smoking barrels." The plot revolves around the 2 main characters (hammer head Tony and Jim "the prat" pratchett.) stealing a car they soon discover is actually full to the brim with drugs belonging to the meanest and most notorious underground player in the game, Sawn off Sammy, who isn't to happy about having his "class A merchandise" stolen. What follows is a series of intriguing plot twists and unexpected coincidences as the boys try to get themselves out of this vary precarious predicament

Preliminary Exercise

In our preliminary exercise, which consisted of a short scene in which a person entered a room and was involved in dialogue with another, we managed to keep all of our shots steady and in focus, using the rule of thirds so as to keep the viewers attention in the correct places. The rule of thirds also helped us in keeping a eye line match between shots. We were careful to avoid positioning people with great light sources behind them so as to avoid them becoming backlit and unclear. By not crossing an invisible line with the camera we avoided breaking the 180 degree rule. The main change in shots we would have made is to set the bosses shots at a lower angle and the workers shots at a higher angle to give the impression of the boss being in charge. And the worker being weaker.

Via editing and shooting we had a successful match on action shot. We did have one jump cut but we did manage to cover it up using another shot we hadn’t originally intended to use to act as a buffer between the shots and remove the jump cut. The shot reverse shot action was smooth after some editing to get the timing and pace right also this made the transitions invisible. The one editing change we would’ve made would probably have been to cool the lighting down so the shot didn’t appear so warm and friendly. All the dialogue and sound was clear.

The overall lighting could’ve been slightly cooler. The background and setting appear appropriate though with desks and chairs etc like an office. Our overall team work was good with shared ideas and work between the group.