Thriller update 31- quick notes

Thriller update 31- quick notes

 

 

 

 

 

In shot 11 we planned to film a tracked shot of the vigilantes feet as he moves towards the right. However we did'nt have access to a tracking dolly that will go low enoguh to capture such footage. Furthermore we wanted to convey a dark environment while still keeping the footage captured visible. To solve these problems I proposed we use my skateboard to capture the moving footage.On the skateboard we attach a torchlight and the camera. The torchlight and the camera were flat therefore there should be little shaking . In additon the torchlight will allow us to reveal certain areas of the scenery while still creating shadows; an element of thriller iconography.

 

 

What we used to capture our tracking footage while on a budget





 

The detective's revolver

Because of budget constraints we could not get access to a high quality snub nosed pistol replica, however we got around this problem by buying a blue toy snub nosed pistol instead.  I then to make it look realistic I then painted the top part of it in black acryllic paint. After that using silver paint and crunched up paper I dipped the crunched up paper in silver paint and started to paint over the parts in black. The texture of the crunched paper would cause a scratch mark on the gun making it seem like it was made out of metal.

Finally we decied not to worry about painting the handle as we found out that blue and brown show up as similar tones when a black and white filter is overlayed. We plan to capture our footage in colour and re-colour it in black and white using final cut or after effects.

 

Coloured vs Black and white side by side