Filming

Our filming is now complete. It was quite the process, I just wasn't there for most of it. We took the approach of just filming every idea we had and deciding what was best during editing. Because of all our footage, I think it's safe to say we are done with filming for good.

When we first got to the filming location, it took us about an hour just to set everything up. We had to figure out how we were going to film things, where we were going to film them, etc. But the most time consuming thing of all had to be the lighting. We ended up having to double layer sheets over the window and tape them to the wall with some blue construction tape. This still wasn't perfect, so we ended up adjusting how much of the window the second sheet covered. This part was done on a shot by shot basis, so it took a while. This still wasn't precise enough, so we had to resort to using a phone flashlight that was wrapped in a blanket to give a little bit more light.

Method for keeping out the light.

What it looked like with the lights off.

We also just used flashlights as spot lights in multiple instances. They were surprisingly effective when a thin layer of sheet was put over them. That's not all, we also had a lamp for when we needed more intense lighting. It was getting dark out, so simply letting in more sunlight wasn't going to cut it. The lamp was a bit too bright, but that's where more sheets come in to play. Just wrap that bad boy in enough layers and the intensity of the light will be exactly what we're looking for.

The previously mentioned lamp.

One example of the phone flashlight.

We filmed everything in two rooms and a tiny hallway, but we tried our best to conceal that fact. Here I am telling you that anyways. Through a creative use of camera angles, lighting, and props it shouldn't be blatantly obvious. It might even be unnoticeable to the casual observer.

Unfortunately, I had to leave rather early in the filming process. We were 2 or 3 hours in and we were approximately 10 shots into the film. That means I missed out on making the fake blood and all sorts of other things. If you want a more detailed account of our filming you're going to have to check out Sebastian or CJ's blog.