Voice Recording

So after realising that I wasn't allowed to use the original music by Sia for the dance, I decided to record my friend singing the song in a recording studio. So, today myself and my friend Charlotte spent 1h 1/2 recording the song. I am really happy with the out come and excited to insert it into my short film.
Here are some pictures of todays recording.

Film Review of Starved

Film review cover from Isadora SPRATLING

Filming Day 2

03/03/18

Today at 10.00 myself and Emily went over to the studio to film the dance scenes. It was a successful day and I managed to get all the shots I wanted and more. However, I was faced with some problems which made it harder to film, such as the mirrors. I knew this would be a problem as the walls are covered in mirrors which makes it hard to film as my refection is visable. I therefore, had to get into different places and angles where I woulnt be as obvious. We also had the problem of the cold. The day beofore it had heavily snowed and even though this wasnt a problem for continuity as the snow wasnt seen, the studio was freezing cold and the heater didnt work. This made myself and my actress very cold and stiff. I therefore had to make sure Emily was wraped up in coats and layers bewteeen takes so that she wouldnt get overly cold as well as hurting herself when she danced. I made sure she did a good warm up before for her muscles to warm up and to prevent any injuries. It also meant that plans where changed such as I planned her dance to be in bare foot but due to her cold feet we left her socks on so she could keep warmer.

Dispite these problems, I think the morning was very sucessful and im excited to start the next part of the editing process.

Shot List- filming day 2

Here is the second shot list for day 2 of filming on the 3rd March

Planning for filming day 03/03/18

Filming day 2
On the 3rd March I am planning on filming the last part to my short film. On this day, I will film the dance class, and the dance as well as taking picture for my poster.

Location:
I am using my dance teachers private studio in her back garden to film in. In the studio it is covered in mirrors which will fit with my storyline of my protagonist constantly comparing herself in the mirror. However, this could also be a challenge filming as I will have to place myself somewhere so I wont be seen with the camera in the mirrors.

Costume:
Emily will be wear the same black leotard and ballet tights, as well as some ballet shoes and maybe pointe shoes, with her hair in a bun.  She will then have a costume change into a different leotard with bare feet to do the dance and hair half up, half down.

Props:
We will her dance bag with a water bottle and a energy bar or banana. She will also need all her dance shoes as well as her phone.

Planning for my filming

Plan of action:
On Saturday 27th January, I will be filming my first part of my short film with my actor/ dancer Emily. I will be filming all the parts in the house and in the car.  The shots I will be filming on Saturday will be 1- 10 and then shot 19-27. After I have filmed this, I will start to edit and then film the dance scene next week.

Planning fliming day on the 27th Jan

Filming day 1
On the 27th of January, I am planning on doing my first bits of filming. I am planning doing all the scene which aren't using the dance studio which is the majority of my short film. I am going to give myself 3h to do all the different shots in the house.

Location:
For the location, I want to portray a sense of verisimilitude to the audience and by doing this I will be using my house as my actresses home. My character is still young and lives at home and I therefore wanted to use my house to present this. My room is going to be a big feature in my short film and I think it is very fitting and suitable for my protagonists room as it is girly and has lots of dance features such as pointe shoes on the walls. I also have a short scene when my character goes outside and into the car to drive to ballet. Here again I will be using my front drive and my mum will drive the car to again show that she is still quite dependent of her family.

Costume:
I want my character to wear some sleep clothes such as a baggy top when she wakes up. She will then get ready for dance and put on a black leotard with ballet tights and a top and leggings over. She is going to be presented as a conventional trendy teenager with converses and a stylish dance bag. I will also get Emily to wear another set of pyjamas for another scene which comes later. This is to show time has passed.


Props:
Props are important in this short film as I want present that my character is a perfectionist. For example the scene where she puts on her makeup and takes out her folded clothes. Another prop we used was the phone for the alarm which again presents a sense of versilimtude as it is filmed in present day where phones are a big feature of everyone's daily routine. Finally, I used a plate of food to show a flash back of her pushing the food away, suggesting her struggles with her relationship with food.

Shot List- filming day 1

Here is the shot list I created for the first day of filming.