Location: 57 Ramillies Crescent
Time of Day: Night
Time filming started: 4:00pm
Time filming finished: 8:00pm
Scene: 2
Shots: 51-58 Interior
Crew Present:
Deanna Hopps - Director and Make-up Artist
Cameron Hargreaves - Cinematographer (Camera) and Set Layout
Daniel Springthorpe - Sound and Costume
Charlotte Smith - Lighting and Directing
Cast Present:
Rebecca Chapman - Alice
Alex Marks - Richard
Summary of the Day:
Because of the hardcore nine hours shooting session a few days earlier, we had now reached shot 51, which is where the argument goes upstairs. Firstly, I set up the camera, Dan set up the sound and Deanna did Rebecca's make-up for Alice's character profile.
The first thing we shot was the bathroom sequence, which consists of shots 54, 56 and 57. Personally, I believe this to feature some of the best shots in the film. The shot where Alice looks at the door was a spur of the moment idea, and so was the mirror idea, which both worked very well together in my eyes. Then, there was an extreme close up of Alice's face as she is wiping tears from her eyes, which together with the mirror, visual effect and handheld approach, created a very effective shot for me.
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| The world's creepiest practice shot |
After these shots were recorded, we moved downstairs again to shoot Richard and Alice's movements from downstairs to upstairs. Daniel took over the camera for the shot of Alice running up the stairs. We had wanted to begin on the 'falling down the stairs' scene, but we decided that it was too late to start a sequence so heavily reliant on strict co-ordination and match-on-action effectiveness.
