Our day began in the studio to film in front of the green screen, however another group turned up during this and began preparing their set for their thriller so we had to agree times for the studio which made us pushed to finish the shots that were in front of the green screen quickly. We had planned to be the only ones in the studio in the morning but this was easily adjusted. Our shoot changed a little bit compared to our storyboard, we originally had the interview with one of the characters as he was doing graffiti but instead we had him sat on the back step of a van with graffiti written in dust either side of him as this was more realistic and much more practical. We also didn't have a nigerian playing our immigrant as we had storyboarded due to availability but instead we used an american. However all the starting actions displayed by each character was filmed in front of the green screen like we storyboarded to give it a reality tv glossy feel, this also left us with room to edit and experiment into what looked good and what worked. We prepared all the shots and knew what we were filming well but didn't plan time managment very effectively which was why the studio was double booked and why one venue we had previously decided on wasn't available but this didn't affect the final outcome of the thriller. We were going for the reality tv/documentary take on our thriller idea, this relates to our target audience of 16-24 because this is the age range that most commonly watches reality tv. Our idea used the glossy slightly comical idea of reality tv but with a much darker undertone, so the comedy and reality tv part appeals to the target audience then relates back to a thriller through the reality of the storyline.
For the first set of shots we set up the camera in the studio on the tripod making sure it was leveled on the spirit bubble and properly lighted. We used fill lighting to light the characters in front of the green screen to properly light their faces and give it a studio x factor type look to the pre show clips. For the later shots we set up at location sometimes with the tripod and sometimes handheld. We filmed actions by each character in mid shots and then close ups of their faces in the studio so we could create an intro to our thriller show that resembled the intros you see on shows like x factor, to make our show more believable as reality television. We used a long shot in one of the killings so that you could see all aspects of the shot such as characterisation, the surroundings etc. For some of the interviews we had outside we made the microphone visible to reinforce the documentary feel of the thriller and make the need to be manouverable, when in the game show, evident. This was an idea that came to us on the day of shooting and i think really improved the credibility of our documentary style. The studio mid and close shots worked to establish a reality tv gloss to our thriller, which makes the game show aspect more believable and helps to relate to our target audience. We used a long shot to create suspense and create the classic thriller feel to our production.
We chose the costumes and props for each character depending on the reason that each one of them had been pulled into the show. For the smoker we dressed her in typical teenager clothes, black hoody and tights, in order to establish her age and create a character that our target audience could relate to. Her prop was a cigarette to make it clear that she was a smoker and that was why she was drafted to the game show, our ideas for her were inspired by the character Effy from the series Skins. She was picked because of her age as it made her character relatable and believable because she was in the age range of most smokers. Our drug addict was wearing ripped jeans rolled up, black boots, a shirt with the words alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and also she was wearing a colourful woven jumper. We particularly chose these clothes because they made her look rebellious and like a hippy which was the dominant idea of what people experiment with drugs. We took our influence for this costume from the film Pretty in Pink 1987 John Hughs. We picked this actress because she had dyed hair and looked creative which conformed with the dominant stereotypes of drug experimenters. With our thug type character we dressed him in stylish teenagers clothing, a red and white jacket, chino trousers, converse and an addidas baseball cap to conform to the dominant stereotype of thug teens. We took ideas for this costume from the film Green Street. This actor was picked because he was a british teen and could therefore adopt the role of the character and appeal to female audience. For our ex politician we dressed him in a suit and overcoat to establish his status and maturity, we took inspiration for this costume from politicians that appeared on the news and papers. This actor was chosen because he was older which made the idea of him being an ex politician more believable. The homeless mother was wearing all, old jumper and sweat pants with a blanket wrapped round her in order to conform to the dominant stereotypes percieved by modern society, we particularly picked her to play the homeless mother as she looked maternal, but to reinforce this we gave her a baby as a prop. We took our influence for costumes/props for this character from pictures of homeless women we researched in the Daily Mail. Our American immigrant was wearing a hooded jumper with the hood up, a beanie hat and baggy trousers. We took our inspiration from rap artists like tupac that grew up in American ghettos to relate him to the target audience and create a realistic looking immigrant. This actor was chosen because he was of african american ethnicity which made him perfect to adopt the character of an American immigrant.
We used fill lighting in the studio shots to light up the characters faces and make it look proffessionally produced in order to conform with our reality tv idea. However for the outside shots we used the natural light, making sure white balance when inside and outside, to give the killings a documentary style which makes the whole concept look more real life.
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