Filming

In the picture above I am directing my actors during the alcohol scenes. This is a shot from the point of view of Abdul and i am directing the actors to move in and out of the shots.



Above I am planning the hall way scenes where Abdul is walking to the kitchen.
In the picture i am holding a plank of wood with a camera taped in the middle. This technique was used in films such as The Evil Dead ( a low budget horror movie) to achieve a stable shot without the use of a track dolly. I could have used my home made track dolly to achieve this shot but setting up would be time consuming, especially as time was already against us.



Me,setting up the track dolly.



Me, directing Abdul on what to do whilst checking the lighting, composition etc.


Tripod Set-up.



Filming the drug taking scene with the home made track dolly.
The scene where Abdul has just taken the drugs and sits still while everyone else moved fast around him needed the use of a track dolly.
As i planned to speed everyone else in editing, I still needed the camera to zoom in on Abdul fairly smoothly.
In order to achieve this, I had to zoom the camera in at a slow constant speed for a duration that lasted 5 minutes. I plan to speed the clip up at around 200% so the clip will actually last 30 seconds. So in the scene where Abdul has just taken the drugs, the camera will be zooming in on him whilst everyone around him is sped up.