Today we filmed scene
two. Scene two shows a teenage student called Lewis walking past the playground
when the three bullies begin to shout homophobic abuse towards him. Lewis
continues to walk past the playground when the three bullies start to follow
him, pushing him to the floor and then kicking him. This scene shows the
‘physical’ side of bullying, and also bullying a person because of their
sexuality. We wanted to show the side of bullying which commonly occurs in schools
and amongst boys.
Whilst filming this scene Conall had taken on the role of camera person and
director, and me and Tayler had taken on the role of assistant director and
also sound people. This included holding the boom mic in the correct place so
that we were able to pick up the best sound levels, and also so that we were
able to hear clearly what the actors were saying. Also I directed both Lewis
and the bullies on where they should be standing in the scene and also what
they should be saying throughout. He first shot that we took was a mid-shot of
Lewis walking down the alley, with the camera behind him. We began with this
shot because we wanted to show the setting that we were filming in, and also we
wanted to show where Lewis was walking from. We then took another shot of the
same piece of action happening, but this time showing Lewis walking towards the
camera. For this shot we used a long-shot as we wanted to show what Lewis was
wearing, and also the way in which he presented himself as we wanted to show
the audience that he was a timid character. We then went on to film a mid-shot
of the bullies shouting the abuse at Lewis. We wanted to show the bullies faces
so that the audience can get a clear picture of what the bullies look like, and
also can see what their facial expressions whilst shouting the abuse at Lewis.
This shot didn’t turn out as well as we had hoped because of the lighting, but
I believe that this shot is effective as the camera is looking up towards the
bullies, showing their power over the victim. We then went on to film long
shots of the bullies pushing Lewis to the ground and kicking him. We used a
long shot to show this because we wanted to audience to see both the bullies
and the victim in the shot. We filmed a range of point of view shots, starting
with the point of view from two of the bullies. We used these shots as we
wanted to show the power the bully had over Lewis whilst he was being kicked on
the floor. We made sure that the camera looked down over Lewis to show that he
was less superior to the bullies. We also used this shot to show Lewis’s face
when being kicked on the floor. We then
filmed a point of view shot from Lewis’s perspective. We did this again to show
that Lewis had less power than the bullies in the situation that he was in.
Finally we used a close-up shot to show Lewis’ facial expression after being
kicked on the floor. This was to show the audience the pain and hurt that he
was feeling.
Overall I believe that we have got enough footage to ensure that this scene
looks professional and realistic. This is because we used a range of shots,
showing the point of view from both the victim and the bully. Also we made sure
that we filmed each shot three times so that we would have at least one shot
which we could include in our final production. I believe that we all worked
well as a team because we all added our input into each shot, and also all
directed the actors on where they should be standing, and what they should be
saying in each shot. We also all took on a role to either film, direct or hold
the boom mic in the correct place so that it would pick up the best sound. To
improve I believe that we should had filmed a few more shots more than once, as
in some shots the lighting is darker than other shots. Also after filming each
shot we should have looked over it on the camera to ensure that the camera work
wasn’t shaky, and also to see if you could hear the characters clearly in the
shot.
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