Filming

In this short interval between my last post, much has happened. Firstly, we filmed. On Tuesday, we (me and a few friends) went to Le Orthodontics arrived at 5:00 PM. There were still some people having appointments at the time, so we waited thirty minutes and were allowed to film. When we were allowed to film, the dentistry allowed us to film in a separate room, which I was very grateful for as I wanted the space to feel more isolated for the mood of the scene. In the room was a chair, computer, and a table. It was very cool to be operating within a dentistry with the roles reversed. I would be the dentist. 

Before coming to the dentist I brought a bag which had the teeth, tools, and gloves. As well as this, I dressed in a sterile white shirt. What I found to be convenient was the positioning of the chair to the door. In many psychology videos, when the subject during an interrogation has the authoritarian force between the door it lowers their morale, which is important to show in a horror opening.

While I was filming, we decided to use my friend Rueben's phone. It was an iPhone 13 mini. I had not prior had experience with such a phone so my other friend Sean filmed for me as Rueben and I acted. I was suggested that we use the automatic rack focus tool. This would make the shots breathe and appear as though the shots are more dynamic. We then implemented this into the shots.

As can be seen in this shot, I am blurred a little as to focus the shot onto the needle which just appeared onto frame. 

What I would have liked to done a bit better if I were to film again next time would be to have more time so I could be all the shots perfect, with various angles if I do not like the ones I have. However, I would call the overall filming day to be successful. Looking back at the footage, only one of the shots did not come as clear as I had hoped, but I took two angles which allows me to edit out the imperfection. 

For the editing, I will need to add a splash of red as I choose not to dress the teeth in ketchup in fear that it would look tacky. This would be one of the shots that I can use a simple mask in order to make the shot look more brutal.

In the next post, I will be editing the overall film and then contemplating what I will do for the CCR.