When we filmed, we used two cameras to get perspective from
two different places, this worked well as we had lots of different shots to
choose from when editing the whole performance. The use of two perspectives
allowed us to add interest to the final product as the constant change in
camera angles makes the viewer want to keep watching.
To create the sense
that Mr Tumness was afraid and weary of Lucy, we used a high birds eye view
shot of Lucy handing one of his parcels back to him. We did this because it
shows that he didn't want to get too close to her as he reached his arm or as
far as possible to take the parcel, indicating that he was frightened of her.
This also adds variation to the type of shots we used to make the whole
recreation seem more professional and add some interest to it.
We used the shot of Lucy looking around acting as if she's
amazed at Narnia to show that she was surprised that she was there as she
wouldn't expect to be there considering that she went through a wardrobe to get
there. We used the actress to convey that Lucy was amazed as her facial
expressions showed that she was shocked and didn't realise she would be there.
We made Lucy's
costume by using her own clothes as we thought that they were just like what
the character would wear anyway. We didn't use a lot of makeup for her as
because she was playing a young character, we didn't think that she would wear
makeup. On the other hand, he actor playing Mr Tumness was given a lot of
makeup to make them look like a faun. The dedicated makeup artist, Beth used
white and brown makeup to create spots on the nose and around that face to make
it seem as though they aren't human. We all thought that Mr Tumness’ outfit was
very well made and looked professional.
As the props man, I
was disappointed that we couldn't have made fake snow to use in the
performance. We had a very small budget and therefore we couldn't pay for the
making of the snow. It would've been a nice addition to the final product
though we were unfortunately unable to do it. The props I did make though, were
boxes insinuating parcels that Mr Tumness was holding when he met Lucy. A flute
that Mr Tumness plays to Lucy, and the picture of the elder faun that was used
to replicate Mr Tumness’ father.
The location of shooting was a big decision to make as we
wanted the scene to be as much like Narnia as possible. After researching
places around Wymondham and Norwich, we decided that the best place to film
would be in a wood in Wymondham that we found with our research. I think it was
the best possible place to film as it was far away from any roads so we
wouldn’t be disturbed by the sound of cars or people. Also, it was covered in
trees like Narnia is depicted as in the books and films.
The editing was done by a few people in our team, Tom, Sam,
and Mimi. They collectively edited it together, editing one part each. I think
it was done well as the end product is really well done and looks very
professional. We edited it so that the shots were all different so that the viewer
will stay interested and won’t find it boring. This was hard to do as there are
only two characters and quite a bit of dialogue which could’ve been
uninteresting if not edited well.
The group aspect of this production was overall very good.
When we were first given the task we immediately picked roles that each of us
were going to do. This was a good idea as it meant that we were able to start
doing things straight away. This helped as otherwise we might not have been
able to finish it as quickly as we did. This also added an element of
sophistication to the production otherwise would’ve led to an imbalance of
tasks to do to help towards the short film.
Often, we all sat around the table to decide what everyone
was going to do and talk to each other about how our individual jobs were
going. This helped us to get on with our own jobs as we knew what everyone else
was doing. The communication between all members of the group was very good, we
even had a group chat to say anything to the group that we thought was necessary.
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