Filming: Day 1

Our first filming session commenced on the 30th of December. We decided to shoot all of the scenes with Shaun in first as the actor playing him is the most available of our actors and was willing to spend the whole day filming with us. Shaun also appears in the majority of the trailer and so it made sense to complete all the shots with him in it. For one of the shots we had another friend  near by who was willing to play an extra holding a knife. Sams dad was also available for the shot of Shaun's dad we needed.

We divided the shots up equally between us so we all had involvement in the production of our trailer. To begin with Sam Warren  filmed at shot of Shaun getting out of bed, which took some time to position due to the orientation of the room and height of the bed. It was also important to get his facial expression in shot, to show how he is feeling having just woken up to a life he dislikes. To go along with the conventions of British Film Dramas we closed the blinds to create a low key lit shot. These two shots took only a few minutes to film, with minimal difficulty.

After filming these two shot we moved onto the shot of Shaun snorting cocaine or the implied shot of this act. To simulate cocaine we used flour and a met ticket to divide and make lines. To make this shot appear darker we placed a curtain over the window, to help give off a gloomy and depressing vibe. We had a few problems filming this scene trying to make it look as realistic as possible without Tom having to actually snort flour. It took 3 tries but in the end we got it looking as close to the real thing as possible. This was filmed by James Scott, along with a point of view shot from Shaun's perspective, looking at a photo of his mum and dad. To show how Shaun feels about his father he covers up his dads face with his thumb. To end this shot there is a tilt towards the ceiling, which will move into a transition.

The last shot we filmed in the house was a shot of Shaun walking past his dad, who's sat drinking on the couch. I had to retake this shot a couple of times to get Toms body in the shot and the hand gripping the alcohol in a particular way. I also filmed a shot outdoors where the main character is being followed by another teenager with a knife behind his back. We recruited a friend who lived nearby to play the knife wielding teen in this shot.

The last bit of outdoor filming we did this day, was originally supposed to be filmed inside a gym, however we decided that filming Shaun exercising outdoors in his local park would seem a lot more motivating, showing him why he needs to get better and escape the area. Doing his workout outside in the dreary rain and cold weather makes him seem a lot more hardened and that he is willing to feel momentary pain for a lifetime of happiness.