REFLECTIONS - PHOTOSHOOT

As a prop for our table top sequence in our production, we did a photoshoot of Sarah from the stalkers POV. These were the pictures that the stalker would have taken of Sarah which meant that we experimented with angles and locations that the stalker would have used. In order to not be seen by Sarah whilst taking the pictures, we had her sit on a bench and walk around, and took pictures of her from far away (as to not be seen). To make the pictures more realistic we created shadows and hid behind trees to take the photos, making sure there was part of the picture that had the tree bark in frame, so it would be apparent to the audience that the picture was taken in secret. We wanted the pictures to show Sarah in her everyday life doing everyday things. 

We filmed the stalker taking the pictures too, so that we can edit together the shots of the salker taking the pictures and then show the pictures in turn. However, we did face a few challenges whilst doing this, as on the day of filming the weather wasn't cloudy which made it so we needed to adjust our angles so that the sun didn't reflect on the camera screen and show our faces and shadows whilst filming. We also had to adjust the angles we used through the pictures of Sarah in the window, as she was clearer when the window was open, however the window didn't open fully, and so we had to take this into acount and use a lower angle in order to see her better.

To turn the pictures into props for our tabletop scene, we edited the pictures using a grey scale, as if the stalker used an old camera, making the pictures look moe sinister, then printed them out and laminated a few, so that we could film the stalker developing the pictures in a dark room in a later scene. We had to make sure they were laminated so that the salker could place the pictures in solution without damaging them in order to create a more realistic shot.