Shoot Four

Date: 10/03/2014
Actors: Sam Potter, Paul Wharton (Extra)
Equipment: Video Camera, Tripod
Props: Fake bag of drugs
Shots: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

In the fourth shoot, there were only a small amount of shots which got filmed due to Jonny not being able to come for the filming. As I had already booked a camera and Sam had a day off work, we decided that it would be appropriate to get some of the filming done without him. The shots which seemed suitable for the small amount of people able to do the shoot were shots 38 to 42. This is because the person (Paul) who I was going to use as an extra was available. 

We drove to the location which we decided to film this section in which was relatively close to my house (Woldholme Avenue), it was also a sunny day so there was a lot of natural light to make the scene very clear for the camera. We started off with shot 38 which was down an alley where the narrative involves Sam selling drugs to somebody in an attempt to earn the money back with which he owes. The first shot shows him stood lighting a cigarette down the alley where the mise-en-scene conveys a feeling of disorder through graffiti shown on the walls. Shot 39 then shows him still stood smoking at an angle which is slightly further away to show to the audience that something is about to happen. 

On the 40th shot, Paul comes into the frame walking towards Sam to buy drugs from him. In his role, I told him to look as casual as possible so that he appears to be another random person from the streets. I took this shot from a range of angles so that I could give the best impression of a drug deal possible. Shot 41 shows an extreme close-up of Sams hand as he passes the bag of drugs over to him. This is a very short shot so that it shows how paranoid both of the characters are during the drug deal in case anybody is watching nearby. 

The last shot that we filmed in this very short shoot was the 42nd. This shows Paul walking away as Sam walks in the opposite direction down the alley; this was the longest shot in the shoot that I filmed. It also creates a sense of paranoia for the character and it was filmed both on a tripod and on a handheld camera in a range of shots. This is so that I had a choice of which angle looks the best when it comes to editing it. The scene will then continue on the following shoot where the ending begins.