Blog Post #43 - Filming Scene 2 [The Group Talks Inside]

This is the second scene in the film, and second scene we filmed, as it was set in the interior of the house the previous scene was set at, and the most accessible location at the time. In this scene the group(Matthew, Cole, Robert) walks into the house, and Sam(Matthew) starts to set up the poker game, the friends plan to play later. It is also mentioned that this party is in celebration of Bruce(Robert) getting accepted onto the USF Football team. In the background of the shot where Blair(Romen Basu) tells Bruce(Robert) that he has aux on the speaker(see the bottom/second photo), I put on Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead 2" in tribute of one of if not my favorite movie ever, and the biggest inspiration for my film; The Second Reign. 

In these scenes I used unusual camera angles, in these seemingly harmless settings, to let the audience know that something here is off, before the cast of characters finds out the hard way. This creates an ongoing sense of suspense for the audience throughout the film, even before the horror begins. For each of these shots we did about 4-5 takes until I believed we had some solid dialogue and composition. 


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