The Club Scene - Problem solving

After sending out an invitation to ask people to come to the filming of our club scene, we ended up with a cast of 10 people. At first, we did not think that this would be enough people to make the scene look convincing, especially since we were not actually filming in a club setting. However, we started to think more creatively about the shots we were going to use and realised that the only important thing was that we keep the shots zoomed in enough, and also that we make the frame look busy.

The first shot we chose to film was from above the heads of the actors, this not only gives us variety and a party atmosphere, but it also makes the 'club' look very busy and energetic.

The second shot we used was a simple medium shot, where we could see the characters from the waist upwards. Although this could be seen as a boring choice of shot, we thought that it would be great to cut into the other shots to keep the scene fast paced. It also allows the audience to see the body language of the actors in addition to their facial expressions.

Finally, we shot from lower down by tilting the camera upwards because this put the lighting behind the heads of the actors, creating the look of glowing silhouettes. It makes it look like there is a lot of movement, as people pass in front of the light.

By Rebecca andLauren