Construction

FILMING PROCESS 

Lighting 

During the filming process we encountered a few technical problems that we did not think of during the pre- production process. 

For example, we were originally going to film our outside scenes during the day, however we realised later on that the opening would convey a much more tense atmosphere and a sense of pathetic fallacy if we filmed during the evening when it was darker.                                                                                                                                      

Therefore, we filmed both during the day and later that evening in order to compare the two and evaluate which one worked best.

  We finally chose to use the shots that we filmed during the day as it creates normality for the audience and greater tension can be created as the stark contrast will be presented in the dimly lit room with the flashing of the dead body part.

A problem we had whilst filming during the day was the reflection of Max as he filmed Patrick in front of the porch. Therefore, we decided to remove one of the close up shots of Patrick as the reflection ruined the shot. 

It was essential that we created darkness within the house as this was the location of the brutal killing of Frank's mother. The dark lighting would therefore create a sombre atmosphere and symbolise the death. 

For this lighting we turned all the lights off in the house and solely used our LED lighting. We used the key light of large LED lights as well as a video LED light lamp. This meant that there was only a fraction of light in the hall way which enables the audience to see our main character, however not his face.  For the bathroom scene we used iPhone lights as back lights as we wanted to highlight Patrick acting whilst the whole room was in darkness. The absence of light creates an air of tension and mystery.