Mock Shoot

On Sunday we shot a rough animatic/test for the entire piece. I was responsible for camerawork. We also shot remaining parts of the commercial, for which I directed photography and did camera work.

Quick Shot Tests

Jared, Cassie and I went to the mansion to get some test shots. Cassie shot pictures of all the rooms.

Meanwhile, I shot some mock footage. Most of these shots I have stabilized in post. Also looks like we'll need lot more light than expected if we want to shoot at the night. These test clips were shot at f2.8 at 6400 ISO on the 5D. Ideally we would want to shoot these somewhere around f7.1 at around 100 ISO on the 5D, otherwise the footage will be too noisy.

Projector Setup Shot

Slow dolly in for the projector to start playing, then we dolly into the projected image.

Knight walks in - steady-cam shot

Steady cam tracking as Mr Knight is escorted by the butler into the dining room.

Rosemary Death

Murderer switching weapons, before he strikes Rosemary in the head. She then collapses and falls off the balcony. Murderer hands her the reel just before she falls. Last part of this shot will be in slow-motion.