Main shoot over!

Right! A huge weight off my mind right now! at least 97% of the footage I need has been shot. Working in still photographs has been completely different to almost everything I have done recently. Much simpler for a start considering that I don't have to constantly worry about sound or anything like that. It has got it's downsides however as the blood spitting shot was difficult to capture with a stills camera. I got round that by having the minion character disappear and leave "bloodstains" in its place.

A number of the shots came out as blurry but I think I can make them work in the context of the story. It'll give it more of a sense of movement as well so I recon that it's serendipity in a way. However, I'll need to check that Emily's foot shots have come out relatively clear or else the Devil's tail insertion may be more difficult than I thought. Plus with the fact that I have to keep this fifteen minutes long and cutting out a lot of material may cut down the run time too much.

The shoot started a little bit later than I originally expected (12:40pm) but things went smoothly enough to say the least. Due to the characters having to walk through a muddy field most of the time, it became incredibly problematic. Fortunately, we weren't plagued with problems that threatened to stop the shoot. Emily only used her high heels on the shots she had with her feet. However, it was entirely nessecary for her to walk through some degree of ploughed earth in high heels because that's how the Devil had been characterised and THAT'S EXACTLY the kind of thing I wanted visually.

I had some assistance from other people. Emily's boyfriend David came along as production assistant and both my parents came along to provide food. Both of which I was grateful for to say the least!

The shoot took up most of the afternoon and come the final shots in the cemetary, the light was beginning to fade (About 4:30 pm). I may well come back to the location in order to do a few pickup shots - provided the weather is consistent enough for the sake of continuity - and maybe with a few extras if I can muster them.

All in all, I'm pleased with what I have achieved so far!