Film Shooting

During the process of our filming, we changed a couple of things to make it have a better appearance. First, we saw what the lighting of the shot looked light, then adjusted the background lighting and angle to get a better shot. For instance, the filming that took place inside the house was darker/dim, and the lighting during the day at the mall was lighter and more bright. Additionally, we made a few improvements to our script while filming to make it seem more realistic. Instead of having matching pajamas, we all just wore Christmas ones. We also added the scene of the group of girls eating pizza before watching their movie because it created a sense of reality and sequence to the film. Furthermore, the dark figure appears behind me as I grab my bag from the car, and not in the mirror behind me because the audience would not be able to see the dark figure in the mirror as clear since it was night time. Originally, we stated that the over-the-shoulder shot would be from my point of view as I walked out to the car at night; however, we flipped it and had the over-the-shoulder shot come from the point of view of the dark figure to create suspense and to showcase that I had no idea was watching me. In addition, we changed the location of the other over-the-shoulder shot to be walking out of the mall instead of walking through the mall, in order to display to the audience that the girls do not know they are being followed home. 

This dark shot was used to create suspense in the group of girls and foreshadowing as for what's to come next.

This shot is the opening to the film and is used to showcase the setting.