Filming blog: filming at the house

          After solving the vast issue we faced with not having the expected amount of actors, we were finally ready to film. Luckily, we were able to film the day we intended and didn’t have to change any of our filming plans. Before we started filming, we had to find the desired location in the house to film. We searched the house trying to find the most logical location to film each scene. We tried to find the darkest location in the house to create a creepier setting for our film. As we were filming in the day time, it was challenging to find a spot in the house that was darker or at least dim. Because of this, we decided to close all the curtains through the house, making the overall setting much dimmer. Once this was accomplished, we had to find the darkest room in the house the film the scariest part of the movie entry. The darkness of this room made the genre of horror and chilling feels to stand out to create a greater impact on the audience. Once my group and I decided on all of our filming locations throughout the house, we were ready to film.
          As we started to film, my group and I acted out the first scenes approaching the house and having a simple conversation in the living room. The content within these first few scenes constructed a guideline for the audience on what the next scenes may be about. Within these scenes, many important shots were used. These shots included over the shoulder shots, establishing shots, and tracking shots. The use of these shots will result in our movie entry looking much more professional. The following scenes after these were used to express the horror and suspense leading to the scariest part of our film. These scenes were known to us as the scariest scenes throughout the whole film. For example, one of these scenes include individuals plying the Ouija board in complete darkness awaiting spirits. Within these scenes, we included very important camera angles and shots. These included medium close-ups, close-ups, pans, tilts, high angles, low angles, medium shots, and long shots. These shots and angles were very beneficial as they were all mostly used to excel in the feeling and genre of horror.