Filming sessions

Our main place for filming was in my cellar, we chose this because it was a perfect setting for a girl being abducted and because it was at my home so it was easy to get to and we did not have to ask for permission each time we wanted to film. We each took turns filming in the cellar as Grace was acting. The one thing we found with filming in the cellar was how cold it was. During cuts we had to have breaks so that Grace could warm up for a bit because she was wearing just a vest, tracksuit bottoms and she had bare feet. We took turns with filming the different shots.
We were using a tripod to keep the camera steady but one trouble we had with it was that it was quite stiff and jolted quite a lot so we had to fiddle around for about 15 minutes to adjust it so ensure the quality would be efficient.
At first the cellar was in quite a mess so our first task before we began filming was tidying it up so that there was space big enough for filming. Next we had to add additional lighting as when we uploaded our first set of footage it seemed darker than on the camera. To do this we used a solar powered lamp and taped it to the ceiling where it was needed to light the face of Grace.
We also filmed in a park by my house, however filming these scenes were always going to be weather permitted as we did not want rain or intense wind to ruin the quality of the filming. However, in December, both are more than likely. We chose a day and luckily the weather was perfect, no rain and no wind. The one problem we had with these shots were controlling my dog. There was a part where the lead is dropped, suggesting Grace had been taken, and the sound of the lead being dropped startled the dog. However, when we looked at what we had captured we realised that when it dropped, she almost looked scared, as if her owner had been taken and she was lost on her own, which of course is what we were implying had happened.

Overall I think most of our filming sessions were successful but one thing I would make sure that we do next time is film too much rather than too little because this would save us time and having to perfect the makeup, hair and costumes each time we needed more footage.