Filming - Day 2.

The second day of filming was done at Natalie Michael's house. The members of the group present were; Thegla Savvides, Natalie Michael and Elena Christodoulou.

What we aimed to achieve by the end of the day was half of the trailer completed which included the actress (Me) sitting, crying on the bed and trying to organise the notes in an order to make sense. I had dressed down in plain black and grey clothing with unwashed hair to give the sense that I have been isolating myself at home, not taking care of my appearance.

We had all the equipment previously used present, with and added wire so we could film and watch it on a television screen at the same time. Although the screen only showed us black and white feed, the set-up was successful. It also helped us eliminate faults, for example, during the play-back I noticed that the microphone had come into shot from the corner.

We used many shots such as over the shoulder, mid-shot and close up shots. We filmed the same scene with different shots to add variety to our choice during editing.

The over-the-shoulder shots were the hardest to film because the camera was placed behind the bed without a tripod, so it was harder to get a clear steady shot.

To make my character cry, I used olbas oil which I rubbed under my eyes to make my eyes water and make my make-up run.

Natalie and Elena both took it in turns to use the microphone and camera. The microphone was connected to a pole so it could be extended enough to pick up sound without being detected by the camera.

The notes we used were from paper, a sticky note, and one received via text message. The note from the phone was the hardest to achieve. The text message came up small, so eliminate this we re-thought our idea and turned the text message into a picture message so the 'note' came up big enough for the camera to see.

The whole process took around 4 hours to film. Overall, the day was successful and did not run as long as the previous filming day. We learned that the more organised we were the easier our schedule became. The extra concentration put into the organisation of the script enabled both actress and behind-the-scene's individuals to easily work together quickly and efficiently. We did, however, encounter some problems which we were able to sort out without issue.