Due to our actor's schedule incompatibility with ours, we had to film on specific days and at specific times, so we couldn't use all of our media lessons to film our trailer.
The first scenes were to be shot inside Streatham Station, however when we arrived there we found out we were unable to film inside because we hadn't been granted permission by railway management. This caused quite a disruption, however we overcame this by deciding to film outside the station. The staff still weren't happy however we continued to film because we weren't breaking any rules. Also, many of the shots had to be filmed more times than desired as pedestrians got in the way of our shots.
Our actor had to leave shortly after that so he wasn't available to film scenes in Streatham Ice Rink. So instead, I was used as a replacement as only his hand (with a black glove) and feet/legs were required to be seen. As I live 5 minutes away from the ice rink, I went home and wore similar black jeans to our actor and black trainers - so my lower body appeared to be quite masculine. Permission wasn't a problem at the ice rink.
Other scenes were filmed at Adeeti's house which took a couple of days. Due to the laidback environment, we didn't feel too pressurised which made us feel more comfortable with filming and filming at this location didn't take as long as the others.
We were searching for an area within our college which looked quite unusual, and we found the perfect spot. It was a small area which was deserted, and we filmed bloody scenes there with a knife. We put fake blood on our actress' face, arms and hands. She appears to be slashed and bruised. As I was wearing all black that day and Travoir couldn't make it, I stepped in. Here are some pictures from filming in this location:
To emphasise on the fact that the victim is unable to escape, we decided to capture scenes of her running. This was also filmed in college. She is running and looks in pain as if she has been stabbed. Her appearance accentuates this:
Unfortunately I was unwell to film the rest of the scenes, however my group informed me of what had been filmed. Our actor plays a psychotic and obsessive stalker, so to emphasise on this we decided to have a scene with various pictures of Adeeti stuck on a white wall, and another showing him burning one of her pictures. At the train station, he picks up Adeeti's locket from the ground and keeps it; another scene shows him staring at it in a manic way which conveys to the audience that the locket is significant in the plot.
Overall, filming was challenging but enjoyable. It was difficult to stick to our schedule so filming took longer than planned. If I was to do this again with my group, filming time would be planned better to avoid difficulties with our actor.
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