Filming the Drug-taking Scene

To film these shots, we placed Bethan in front of a black curtain and shone a bright red light at her.

We are using this lighting for the drug-taking scene because of the connotations of the colour red- anger, passion and sin. These emotions foreshadow the events later in the film.

Having such a bright light meant we could play around with it, filming silhouettes of Bethan and in many of the close up shots- half of her face is lit while the other half is much darker. This represents the split personality a drug as powerful as this one, can bring out in someone if they get addicted.

Although we filmed Bethan before and after taking the drug, we feel that the actual digestion of the drug should be the most dramatic shot and should be the focus of the audience's attention. We attempted to film this from many angles, in a few different ways. One of which was filming Bethan's shadow on the curtain.

Bethan was wearing a dark grey jumper which symbolises the normality of our protagonist's life. While all the people around her at the party are dressed up, in masks and makeup, Bethan is natural and wearing casual clothes. The effect drugs have on the brain and the way they alter your memory, is presented by this.

Location Scouting-House Scenes

The house we are filming at is purposefully modern but basic- we want to create the atmosphere of a completely normal teenage girl's life. This will completely contrast the shots later on in the trailer, in which she has become addicted to the drug and this will be reflected by her surroundings.  The contrast between the pale walls and the black floor show the opposite ends of her character, before and after she becomes addicted to drugs.

 

         

Location Scouting-Party Scenes

We decided we wanted a party scene in our teaser trailer. We therefore decided to use a hall in order to film the party scene. The Images below show the exterior and interior of the hall we are planning to use when filming our party. We decided that the hall would be suitable due to its simplicity- which we hope will be much more effective when we add strobe lighting. We also liked its exterior, as the location of the hall is by the woods, and surrounded by trees, giving it an unnerving feel, which we would like to portray in our trailer.

This is the exterior of our location for the party scene. We will be using strobe lighting at the party, so there will be the opportunity to get some good shots of the lighting through the windows on the outside. 

We also decided we wanted to film along a road/alley, so we took some pictures of potential locations where we will film these scenes. We liked the effect of the street lights as it creates an eerie atmosphere. We will potentially use this location in the scenes after our protagonist takes the drug, due to the dark and creepy atmosphere that it creates, which will reflect our protagonist.