Test Shots and Initial Filming
George took test shots of her house as this was the location we picked for our filming. This gave us an idea of the shots and angles we wanted to use in order to enhance our psychological horror genre.
We wanted to use the lake as we felt this added a sense of eeriness. This shot also allowed us a good view of the tree which would be able to hang a noose from.
We planned to use the gate as the point where the protagonist would turn round and see the masked woman, as well as watch the main character run away from the house. This high angle also gives the idea of a sense of superiority from the point of view of the masked woman.
We felt this would be a good shot to use as it incorporated the interior of the house with the exterior of the lake and possibly the glitching of the masked woman and the noose.
This was another possible angle we could use to show the masked woman appearing behind the door, which would create the common convention of home invasion.
This shot would be good to use in order to create a close up of the masked woman as a point of view shot, as well as creating an unnerving feeling from the use of shadows.
This shot gave us an idea of the points around the house that we could use to film from which would give us both a view of the lake and the noose.
We experimented with
various different shots and angles around and outside the house. We tried
filming a shot which framed both the protagonist and the masked woman outside,
however this made the lighting difficult to control. We then changed this to
filming point of view and reaction shots.
We found that
filming outside was easier as the lighting was incredibly bright, making it
easier to see the masked woman and shadows. Various outside noises sometimes
made it more difficult to film, but also added to the natural mise-en-scene.
