Update on Location

Location Update

We spoke to Caius house on Wednesday and to our disappointment, they are fully booked for the next three weeks. This was bad news for us as we only had to film a few more scenes with a white background and we didn't have enough time to book another media studio as such in the area. So what we decided to do, was to contact The Big Yellow Self Storage Company and ask if we can use their closest facility in Balham for a short period of time to film our remaining scenes.

Kevin and I constructed an E-mail together

After emailing their marketing department, Kevin decided to call the Balham branch directly, to see if we can get a reply immediately to know whether we can film in their facility or not. They said that it shouldn't be an issue however, they would have to check with their store manager. After this conversation, Kevin and I decided to go there just to check out what rooms they have available for us to use and if it is suitable for our opening sequence.

We later received a reply from the marketing team to say that we cannot film in their facility due to security concerns. This was a valid reason and totally understandable from their perspective so we would now have to find and alternative location as soon as possible.

We searched up other local studios who suited our requirements however, they were either fully booked for the next few weeks or they were far too expensive. For example, we found a suitable studio in Bermondsey which would cost us £55 to use for half a day (4 Hours) but it was too far from school. Our travel would take approximately one hour which would eat into too much of our time which we could not afford at this stage.

As a result of this, we explored places inside our school itself and to our amazement, we found the perfect spot just above the sports block. 

Update on Production

Quick Update on Production

So far, we have successfully completed filming all of our starting shots. This was only done because of our clear and detailed storyboard and screenplay without which, we may have been confused. We arrived on set from school at around 11:00 AM which was decent timing as we had roughly 4 hours to film. We filmed over the course of two days which were Tuesday 24th of February 2015 and Friday 27th February 2015. It also helped us that we had already assigned each other with a role. The roles were as follows: 

- Leslie was the main character (Limbo)

- Jarred played Limbos Father

- Kyle was the director

- Kevin was the cameraman

- I was the director of photography + behind the scenes

Unfortunately, on the Tuesday that we were filming, the camera battery went flat towards the end so we couldn't complete the full scene as we had expected. This added one extra thing for us to do on Friday.

All in all, we've done quite well so far in terms of shooting our first half of the opening sequence. 

Location

Location Scouting

For the first half of our films opening sequence, we will be in need of a "typical" teenagers bedroom which consists of an average sized bed along with things scattered everywhere. In addition to this, we will also require a television and playstation 4 for Limbo to play. We decided that the best place for this would be a friends bedroom as he himself is a teenager, so his room would really give off that teenager vibe to the audience. Not only that, but his house isn't too far from school so it would be easy for us to get there fairly quickly and with the route of just one bus, it would be a lot easier to carry all of the equipment.

For the second half of our opening sequence, as Limbo gets warped into the television, we will need quite a large area with plain white walls and floors. We decided that we will be using Caius house which is also in Wandsworth and is quite a large facility which allows us to get the perfect shots.