some test filming. For the test filming we will practice our establishing shots that we will be hoping to use at the start of our film opening. Not only this but we will also take this opportunity to take a few panning shots that we are planning to use in order to show subtly the genre of our title sequence. (war) We will film at around midday in order to capture a scene with a lot of light so we can see if a bright shot will be good for our title sequence or not.
The props and locations we will need
will not be equivalent to when we actually film. However as this test filming needs to be beneficial we will film in the location we plan to film in for our actual title sequence in order to have a headstart of what to do on the proper filming days, additionally we will take some tins and random objects to practice some close ups and panning shots in order to let us get a feel for this type of filming.
On this day since it is our first filming
day we will go out and film the establishing and long shots that show off the setting of out filming, this will be the backbone of the title sequence and will allow the space to add the titles in these shots. We will film at a later time since these first shots will show the aftermath of a battle, so therefore we need the scene to look gloomy and dull to connote this mood.
For this shooting session, we will
need to use a variety of props. For example, we will need large walking boots to make footsteps in the mud for a certain scene. Additionally to this we may also need to bring a few random army supplies such as labelless tins of food and binoculars. This will be used to connote our theme subtly.
By this time we will have all our
props and clothings at hand, therefore we will begin filming the action part of the title sequence. Will we will film early to get the daylight, and will film the sniper shooting the soldier into the puddle of muddy water, and then the POV shot of him looking around and thus would begin the flashbacks.
The props and clothing we will need
for this filming day would be the sniper, soldiers gun, camouflage clothing for the soldier, a ghillie suit for the sniper and camo netting for the sniper, additionally to this we will need things like bandages and a knife which will be holstered by the soldier and sniper.
On this day we will use the time to
film the flashbacks from the soldier, so our location will change from the private field to a house and a local field in order to film the scene of the soldier as a civilian walking his dog. We will film again early so there is daylight, the daylight will hopefully connote happiness and show the audience what his life used to be like before it was torn apart by war.
The props that are needed here will
be different than the other filming days for example we will have the soldier wearing casual clothes (jeans/t-shirt), we will need a dog and a lead as well as a coat for when he is walking the dog and dog treats, in an attempt to make it look realistic and add emotional value there will be 2 lunch bags laid out on the kitchen counter with child's