The Film: behind the scenes and more

Masks: check // Mates: check // GO!!

Emily: Her character is very delicate, but strong and ruthless in her
search for Michaela.



Michaela: has a character that is naive and later deceived, but determined

 to put things right.



Fran: She's the wolf in sheep's clothing (literally) very sly but good at
heart...in her own way ;)

And last but not least Steph, who arrived after the photos were taken but was a character that added an ominous and haunting presence in the film that subtly altered the decisions of each character.

After meeting in Emily's garden and taking a few pre-shoot photos, we headed down to the woods to film in this lovely weather. Luckily it was surprisingly quiet out, except for the odd dog walker or two, who seemed pleasantly surprised by the masks and such ;) I had some vague ideas of what I wanted the final film to look like, pieced together from day dreams I've had about surreal wanderings in the woods and in a way it overlaps with the focus in my current unit of work - the exploration of hostile environments.

Then what a better place to head to than the woods?

My main aim was to loosely follow a lost and found narrative, where the main character becomes separated from the other and both search desperately for one another until they are reunited at the end. But I've thrown in a few sub stories and the extra character or two, but I think like many films - it will be open to interpretation.

Big bad wolf anyone?

These pictures are only the half of it - I can't fully explain how magical the film is alongside the songs I've picked out so far. I've also cut 40mins of film down to 7 since last week and I'm beginning to piece together a short trailer that I will upload a while before hand. Hopefully I'll get that done before Monday, as Monday = the dreaded ART EXAM!!

 

I'll keep you posted!

- x -