Below are some photographs I took whilst filming our opening sequence. We actually used these photographs to aid our filming technique and visualise how the scene would be filmed. These photographs also allowed us to observe a snapshot of how the scene would look like, immediately giving us the opportunity to decipher what would work or not. By breaking each shot down we could create a chronological order of events which really helped on the filming day. However, we did find that we had to film particular scenes at different parts of the day depending on light exposure and the amount of people in the city.
One of the first scenes is of the basement where a single pan shot moves from left to right. This is one of the longest scenes in the clip as to "establish" the scene and allow the audience to engage with what is happening and what might happen next. When editing, I used various presets found within premiere pro to adjust things such as the lighting and the level of exposure. I also made every basement scene black and white to elaborate upon the rather dark, harrowing atmosphere. This effect was also used to signify (later on in the flashbacks) that this scene happened at a previous date to the main action. These different effects really enhance the image quality and allow for a greater shot as opposed to raw footage.
This is the scene that Charlie (interrogator) walks into the next room followed my Meghan. This was a particularly hard shot to film due to the level of light which also reduced the camera video quality. However, we realised that by shining a light behind both characters we could create a silhouette that i think looks rather intimidating and certainly more dramatic.
This is the first chase scene where we see both Charlie and Tom run down an alley. The camera pans to the left (mirroring the first shot to show this is a new scene) with tracking on their movement. This film took several attempts due to the shakiness of the camera and people getting in the way of shot.
This is around the mid-point of the film where both Tom and Charlie are seen running out of the mall and down the steps. We needed to film relatively close but still using a long shot to fit the whole scene in. At this point we wanted Charlie to almost catch Tom, using slow motion in premiere pro simultaneously with the music to create a tense scene to separate the action.
For this shot we used the light to our advantage as it looked good against both the trees and characters as they ran. For this shot, Tom runs past camera and Charlie stops. A close up shot shows Charlie pull up his phone. At this point the music will briefly pause or seem quieter before easing tempo and volume when charlie exits off screen.
This is one of the final shots for our opening shot. Here we used the mid-close up shot to reveal the rather uncomfortable, intimidating scene where Charlie confronts Tom in the underpass. We decided to use this shot instead of angles such as the long shot or medium long shot. This being because we thought that the close up shot would mark the end of the journey, an end to the opening and leave our audience wanting more. By changing the cameras depth of field we could experiment with different focal values which allowed us to get the blurred background and the sharper focus of Charlie and Tom. This really gives the viewer a focus and draws them in as opposed to a shot all in focus.
Additional Images (behind the scenes)
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