Elysian Productions - Eoin

The poster was created by me using Photoshop. It was a fairly quick process and didn't take long to do. There were only a few minor basic adjustments that were made to the image and then the title text, the main actors' names, the billing block and a few awards were added to the image. 

This was the final filming session that we had to do. This was only a few shots, but we had a problem; our actor for Kevin wasn't able to attend. We worked around this by getting the same hoodie off him, then Aaron acted in his place but was careful not to show his face to the camera. It worked well and it wasn't even noticeable in the final product.

In our forth filming session, we had to record a couple of shots that we left out from the previous session. These were a shot of Kevin and Ron stopping, and a shot of them as they meet the limbo. It was a bit jarring having Kevin and Ron randomly stopping mid-walk, and we feel that the characters needed to acknowledge the thing that they were seeing in front of them. Apart from this, we also filmed a short bit of nature footage to use as something to play in the background while the credits are playing. We also filmed Kevin stumbling about in a drunken state the night before he wakes up to play at the start of the film. This was a relatively short filming session, however it was just to fill in the blanks we had missed. 

In this session, we got a lot done. It was a much nicer day out that the previous two sessions, so we felt more motivated to get stuff done as we didn't have to go inside from being too cold. We finished getting a few of the Limbo shots that we left out or needed to be re-recorded. We also filmed the scene of Kevin getting the message from his friend. This was fun to film, and it really let the actors express themselves and in the end really showed their acting skills off. We also got a few nice shots of nature to put in as filler shots. As well as this, we also got some shots for the final scene. However, we couldn't do the last one as we needed a tripod and we forgot to bring it with us that day. We did attempt this but it didn't work. We also got the shot that we would use for the magazine review.

During this filming session, we got a lot more done than in the first outdoor filming session. It was still fairly cold out, and it began raining half-way through filming. We decided to keep filming and just leave it. However, you can see the rain on the lens in some of the shots. Despite this, I think we're just going to leave it in, as it does create a quite nice aesthetic on the shots. In this session, we got most of the shots of Ron explaining the world around them and what's going on. We also did the filming for the Limbo scene, where Aaron played the Limbo. This was a fun scene to do, and Aaron really got into character for these shots. We also took the photo that we are going to use for the poster.

This scene was fun to film. In this scene, we used the ellipsis technique to speed up Ron getting ready to go out. We also filmed him suddenly waking up after falling asleep at his table. He is going to be woken up by the sound of the printer, which is printing off his "job sheet" for the day; essentially a list of people he needs to pick up. The shot of him waking up has a subtle bloom effect as the camera adjusts to the light; this was completely accidental, but we thought it looked nice, so we are keeping it in. You can also notice that his laptop is opened on his LinkedIn page. We made one especially for Ron, as a subtle hint to more eagle-eyed viewers that this is indeed his job. 

For the shots of Ron getting ready after waking up, we wanted to have an ellipsis of him getting ready. It would obviously be too long to film his entire morning routine, so we had to shorten it down while keeping it visually pleasing.  Our main inspiration for this came from Edgar Wright. He is a fan of these quick-cut ellipsis shots, and makes them look very good and can be used for a bit of visual comedy, as well as making mundane things more interesting and exciting. If you break down the shots into their simple shot types, it is easy to recreate. In the example above, there are a series of close-up shots that then zoom into an extreme close-up almost instantly. These are then cut together in quick succession one after another to create a fast-paced feel. We want to incorporate the same thing into our film, to make Ron getting ready less mundane and boring. Now we know the formula, we can apply it to our film. The one thing is, it is hard to zoom quickly on a phone came...