Problems and how they were overcome during making of our final product: 20/03/09

Chosing the styles of shots. We overcame this by experimenting with different shot types and angles to see which were most effective in establishing what was in within the frame and which best suited the film's genre.

Time handling. This was an issue at the very start of filming as we too too much time filiming one particular shot before moving onto the next. We then changed our minds on the content of the shot/shot type and returned to refilm! After having reminded ourselves we didn't have a vast amount of time to complete the task, we allocated ourselves a reasonable amount of time when filming each shot.

Lighting effects. We experienced issues with lighting during the shots of the killer's hand. We originally had the lights switched off and used a torch to shine on the piece of paper which was being written on by the killer. This failed as nothing could be seen very clearly at all and so thus left the lights switched on. The problem with this, we thought, would be that no eerie, morse effect would be created. We then explored the FinalCut software and discovered the light filters. We applied a red/black colour filter to the frame to achieve the effect.

Choice of music. We were rather indecisive as to which sounds were best suited in creating our aimed melancholy mood. We overcame our indecisiveness by asking for a second opinion and by judging how we would feel ourselves if watching the opening sequence as a member of the public (and not someone involved in the production of the film).

Marking in and out when syncing footage to the computer- some footage was cut off / difficult to work with. This problem was experienced during filming the original office scene as we started filming the action too soon. We overcame this problem by starting filming at least four or five seconds before the action within the frame begins and leaving the camera filming for a further four seconds once the action has stopped. In doing this, we were able to edit and shorten clips more easily.

Mise-en-scene did not surfice. The original location for the office scene, being the white coridoor with a photocopying machine in, did not look convincing enough to be an office. We also experienced issues with background noise due to the accoustics of the room. We decided instead to use the Media Office, consisting of typical office features such as folders and computers. The room's accoustics also meant that we didn't have any interfering background noise which would effect the sound quality of what the actors were saying.