First Day of Filming

The Prisoner

Actors

Introducing Kieran Gray and Sam Bryan, who are our cast for this short film!

Kieran is acting as NUMBER 2.

Sam is acting as NUMBER 6.

They are very talented actors who fit the roles we need perfectly and I am super happy to be working with them for this project. We filled out Call Sheets for the pair addressing when we would need them for filming and also provided them with an annotated script so they had a rough idea of how to act and what to say.

On the left is NUMBER 6 and this character is very unprofessional looking and unkempt who is the captive of NUMBER 2. He dresses in a scruffy fashion with sleeves rolled up and his tie loosened.

On the right is NUMBER 2 who juxtaposes NUMBER 6 as he is very formal and authoritative. He dresses in a sophisticated manor and is the interrogator.

This photo was taken today just before we started filming as they both started to characterise and get to know their characters' personalities.

Shooting

Today we filmed scene 2 at the location of Framwellgate School Campus. This scene is the interrogation scene so the room had to be very bare with little amount of clutter.

We managed to get all the shots that we planned to do however we did face one difficulty, We were using a lamp to light the room to create a gloomy and dark atmosphere. Half way through filming the bulb blew and the lamp did not work. We had to then improvise using a flash light as this was the only solution that was present at the time. If we had more time to film this project we would have been able to film on a different day after finding a working bulb/lamp, however we did not have this time, therefore had to work with what we had. If I was to do this kind of film again, I would make sure I came fully prepared for any difficulties that could arise, including spare bulbs!

Aside from this, the filming went very well and I am extremely pleased with the outcomes of the different shots. We managed to use a range of shots and camera movements including extreme close up, high angle, medium long shot, slow pan and 360 degree pan.
With regards to why each shot was used, we used high angle shots when filming NUMBER 6 to connote his submissive and weak character. We used mainly low angle shots when filming the speech for NUMBER 2 as this signifies superiority, especially when contrasted with the low angle shots of NUMBER 6.

It wont be long until we begin filming scene one, in fact we plan to film on the forthcoming Saturday, which will take place in a deserted looking landscape. We will be using Newton Hall's nature reserve as this gives us a wide area of space that will include little disruptions and a complete desertion from outside world.