Filming Process

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    As a group we have finally started to wrap up the filming process. The photos below are taken during the filming last week and this week. 
In this photo the two actors are preparing for their scene involving dialogue. For this we opted mainly to have close up shots of the characters talking, wanting to try and make it a bit more cramped to match the feeling of the patient and the therapist. There were a few problems we had when trying to film this, first was trying to keep a consistent camera without a camera stand so it purposefully wouldn't look like a handheld camera. This required a few takes as sometimes the camera would be too shaky but we were able to overcome this. We would also at some point change the chairs around to get more of the wall, this helped with shadows and avoid the background of the house as it would break the immersion of a "therapist's office." Our biggest success in these scenes was our actresses' Angela's acting, she definitely made our job a lot easier. 
In this photo I am recording the shot where Angela is walking through her house. This shot would end up coming out really well and would be one of my favorite's in the short. A problem I had here was trying to keep the camera at 180 degrees. This is because the shot started low at her feet, transitioning up as she walks to around shoulder height. This required a few takes as one would look to awkward in the movement or the other would have a bad angle in the shot. One change made during this shot is in the beginning I would be directly behind Angela, we changed it to me being on her right from the start. This created a more smooth transition and an overall better end result. 






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