On Set

Make Up and Costume

We asked Niamh to help create the cuts and bruises and blood effects and well as helping create the rips in costume. 

Niamh after doing the stage makeup on Emily 

Tash going over Emily's makeup before applying the stage makeup

Emily's arm after the during adding the stage makeup

Niamh applying makeup to create the bruises on Emily

Niamh applying stage makeup to create the effect of scratches on Will's arm

The final result after applying stage makeup
to Will

The final result after creating rips and applying
stage makeup to Emily

These photographs of the final results actors helped us when we needed to film on another to day so that the makeup and costumes stayed consistent throughout. Fortunately, we only needed the full photograph of Emily as she was the only actor needed on the second day of filming. 

Niamh applying stage makeup to Sam's hoodie to create the effect of being stabbed.

The final result of Sam's costume

Filming On Set

We each swapped around roles during filming.

Chayana using the boom mic and sound recorder, making sure the microphone isn't in shot and that the sound can be heard.

Tash composing the shot, making sure that both actors will be in the centre of the frame for the two-shot. The positions marked with tape.

Melissa after setting the white balance.

Chayana and Tash checking the recordings after filming the shot

Melissa operating the camera, Chayana operating the lighting and Tash directing the actor and helping Melissa compose the shot

The set up of the forest scene

Melissa experimenting after watching this video. Chayana operating the lights. 

This was one of the hardest shots we did. We wanted to create a still high angle, over the shoulder shot of the character staring out of the window followed by a smooth tilt downwards to the photographs on the table as the actor walks out of shot.

Our issue was that the camera was not close enough to be clear and the zoom didn't create the look that we wanted. So we watched the video in the caption above and tried to recreate it.

To make sure that the camera was still for the over the shoulder shot and that the leg of the Tripod didn't get stuck on the floor (which it did during the tilt), Chayana operated the camera whilst Melissa sat on the floor out of shot, ready to lift and steady the leg for the tilt downwards and Tash operated the lights. 

Emily filming whilst Tash directs and Chayana creates the dragging effect

For this shot, we wanted to create the effect that our protagonist was remembering being dragged through the woods so we wanted a handheld tilt down to her feet whilst moving. At first, we debated lying down on a skateboard but decided against this because it wouldn't create the effect that we wanted.

So, what we did was lay down a shower curtain with a blanket on top. We showed Emily what button recorded and Melissa preset the white balance. Chayana pulled the shower curtain a short way across the bridge whilst Emily created the handheld tilt. Tash directed the shot.