Filming Diary 3

Filming Diary Entry 3

Yesterday's filming was extremely successful as we managed to get all the shots we need in good time. We started off in the office, doing all the shots of both Grace and Isaac's work places. The office we used was perfect as it was big enough to look professional and successful for Isaac's job but at the same time, it was small enough for us to be able to frame it well. For Grace's office it was a bit more complicated as it was hard to disrupt a busy office to film. Instead we used the empty office next door to Isaac's and used the photocopier to make it look like she was lower down than Isaac's position. We also used articificial lights to make it look like it was later at night to suggest that she was overloaded with work. 

After lunch, we went back to Clapham to film the scenes outside and in the house. We used Bea's car in place of Isaac driving away and then took a number of shots from different angles of Grace running after it. This was quite difficult as although we wanted the handheld effect, by running with Thea, the camera work was too bumpy. We then tried a mixture of both zooming and running with Thea from both behind and in front. The lighting was perfect as the sun set was just beginning and so it was quite grey and depressing light.

Following this, we used the light to create an even more dark and depressing shot when Isaac walks away from Grace. We used the alley at the bottom of Bea's road which echoed the shot of the argument on the bridge in Blue Valentine. We were really pleased with the lighting and composition of this shot as it helped show how their relationship going downhill.

We then went back to my house to film all the argument shots of them at night. This was perfect timing as by this time it was dark so we used the glass area in my kitchen with the natural nighttime light from outside whilst using artificial lights as well.

W.H.