Diary of a day shooting - Day 1.

Here are some pictures from our first day of shooting for our thriller. There are pictures of location, props and pictures of us filming the thriller.

BUT, here is a video explaining why we feel we need to re-shoot the whole of this first half...

Shooting Schedule.

Below is a video of our shooting schedule to shoot our thriller. The video of the schedule clearly states the dates when we shot our thriller, the meeting times and finishing times, the scenes which were shot on each day, props and costumes that were used on each shoot and the responsibilities for each of us on the shooting days.

Trying out Make-up

To create the 'drugged' effect, we decided to try and have a go with different types of make-up and face paint to create the illusion.

As Daisy and Ruby were the victims, Jade and Sadie experimented with the colours purple, blue, yellow, white and red to create a bruised, cut face.

The different colours worked really well and as well as on the face, we applied the same mixture of colours onto different parts of our bodies (chest and arms) to again, create a false bruise.

The white face paint made the skin look dull and represented the ill, pale and lifeless look that we were aiming to construct.

Here are some pictures of the process.

Explanation of 'The Sun' article on sex trafficking

Here is a video of us explaning an article we found in 'The Sun' newspaper, which told us about a girls experience of sex trafficking. This article gave us a wider idea and gave us inspiration to change our story slightly, as not only can a kidnapper be a complete stranger it can 9/10 times be someone closest to you. This video can also be watched on our youtube channel - twistednature1 and also as shown above can be watched via the like that was tweeted on our twitter page.



Pro's and Con's of Audience Sampling.

Here is a presentation on Prezi I made on the pro's and con's of audience sampling.

Primary Research

Initial ideas for costume (brief mention of make-up inc.)

Here are some early ideas for costume, we want there to be a strong contrast between how the main character Alice starts off, to how she ends up in the final scene. Her costume change will reflect upon her innocence being taken as a school uniform is widely recognised for symbolising innocence and vulnerability.

There will be a strong use of Black throughout our Thriller as this colour is widely associated with crime and evil, both of which are evident throughout our Thriller. The costumes that we have chosen for the abductor and other trafficked victims were inspired by those worn in Taken, Human Trafficking and other televised material.

As the females who are trafficked are being exploited and forced to sell their bodies, the clothing had to be revealing and cheap. The rips and tears have been added to the costume to show that they have been violently abused by their abductors and the men that they are forced to go with.

We have started discussing hair and make-up and have decided that we will be applying white face paint beneath a natural make-up base. We will use blue and purple paint mixed on a palette with black and grey to create bruises and bags beneath the eyes. We plan to conduct further research into the physical implications that malnourishment and drug use can have so that our characters look like genuine victims.