Filming

We set out at 9 am to begin shooting our film opening. We began by sorting out the lighting so that it was a single drop light coming from the ceiling and rearranged the furniture in the garage to make it look more abandoned and old especially as some of the equipment kept there was brightly coloured which would not be a good representation of the ambiance we were trying to create. We then set up the props that we wanted to use e.g. a single table and a tray with hospital instruments on.
Before we got the camera rolling we did a brief run through with the actors so that it was all fresh in their minds and so they knew what they were doing.
To make it easier for the actors to work out their positions in each shot and where they had to move to we stuck masking tape numbers onto the floor as prompt when needed. This worked well as it meant that we didn't need to stop the camera when they forgot. We also masking tape the position that the camera was going to be during each shot so that we didn't miss any shots out.
We continued filming all day until about 4 o'clock when we had finished. Due to our previous preparation we were able to shoot in such a short time frame whereas without this prep it may have taken a lot longer.