Filming Update - The Final One

So this is my fourth and final filming update. As perviously discussed, my footage from my rough cut was okay, but there was no through line in the story. So I decided to make a tweak and make it o that the couple were one of the remaining people on earth.

Over the weekend I filmed more scenes of the couple keeping in mind that I wanted to make the storyline more prominent in these scenes. This meant that I spent a little time on the internet looking up articles that showed the earth was falling apart by getting articles on freak weather warnings as well as taking some political news from current affairs involving the Syrian airstrikes debate. I put up these articles and newspaper headlines around the house and pinned to walls. This was so that they acted a little hints towards the plot without giving the game away. I wanted to make these hints small enough so that the audience doesn't notice them straight away, but it can be something they can look out for.
There are some more noticeable hints that are given to the audience, such as the couple measuring out their breakfast as well as playing card games with the candle as the light. There is also the scene where the man only gets a small portion of food as well as some shots of the cupboards with canned and dry goods - all which point in the direction of the plot but it won't add up until the end.

Here are some shots which I took:

This is a shot of the inside cupboards which has the fruit segments which is one of those typical items seen in any apocalypse. The cupboard is also really dirty which helps to establish my idea that the last two people on earth doesn't have the time to clean.

I also wanted to reshoot my ending to something a bit more appropriate as I didn't film the ending I wanted from my storyboard. In the rough cut it was the scene of the couple driving along in the car, however the shot isn't in focus and I only filmed it once when I was taking random shots in the back of the car. So I decided this would be my ending shot:

                        

In the build up to this shot we see the couple in the living room from an interior view before we see them from the outside looking out into the street. In this shot it is my aim to add in smoke to the background and maybe add a huge crack in the road, just to make it look like a disastrous event has taken place and the couple are living in the after math. I also hope to add these effects to other scenes such as the beach scene as well as the woodland setting too.

So that's my update, from this point onwards I feel I have enough footage to create a good quality video which will hopefully have a strong story throughout. I have already sequenced the footage together and so far it is looking pretty good. 

Until next time,  

                          Toni