Filming Pictures and Paperwork - Planning

Below is a video comprised of some pictures of the filming process at the location.










These pictures of filming 'Reflection' show how we created most of the shots that were taken. As it is possible to see, at 29 second into the video, we were not able to fit the tripod into the toilet, in order to film the killing. In addition, even if we were able, using it would have restricted the possible view and would have made the mirror shots nearly impossible to shoot.


As the film was set in the present, we made sure everyone was wearing something that was typical of the 21st century, such as hooded jumpers and jeans. Moreover, The killer was dressed in all black, which is essential, as not only is this a filmic reference to the parody-thriller 'Scream,' but this outfit is often associated with the Grim-reaper, the bringer of death. Black also brings connotations of death, so we made sure we had a large amount of black clothing for the killer to wear, and to cover the majority of his face with this black, firstly to hide the killer's identity and secondly to further coat the killer with an air of menace.


Due to the low budget of the film, we decided that there wouldn't be any extravagant special effects, and we would stick to using old tricks-of-the-trade in order to make the small amount of gore that we need.


Also, when we were filming, it was relatively early, meaning it was light outside. This was a necessity, as we would not have been able to film late at night, when there were too many patrons who would likely be using the facilities, making it impossible, or very hard to film the killing scene. This is not ideal, as the scene was meant to be based at night, so as to make it more eerie. This also doesn't coincide with the filming of the external scene, which we did at a later date, when it was darker. This meant that we would have to edit the interior shots to be darker, as the light is seen to be coming through the windows in a few of the shots.


Whilst filming, we constantly referred back to both our Storyboard and our shooting schedule. This was done in order to ensure that all our shots were done correctly, and on time, so that we didn't take too long to film and run over into when the pub opened.


Below is some of the paperwork that had to be done before filming took place such as the Health And Safety forms, letters of confirmation for filming etc: