Monday 1 December 2014

Thursday 27th November

Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds/ Wooden Pathway - Day - Scene 11 pg 13 & 14
We filmed this scene again due to lost footage.

Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds/Stream - Day - Scene 12 pg 15
We filmed this scene again due to lost footage.

We then left Ilam Hall when we finished those scenes.

Wednesday 26th November

Location - Int. Breakfast Hall - Day - Scene 9 pg 11
We made a wildtrack of the scene so we had audio of people eating and talking at breakfast, we also used extras in this scene to show the patients and therapist. We used wide shots, close-ups and over the shoulder shots.

Location - Int. Therapy Room - Day - Scene 2 pg 2 & 3
This scene introduces Simon the therapist, Charlie, Sam and Harriet's story. We also have extras to show some of the patients at The Retreat. This scene is mostly talking about each other's stories.There is a wide shot of the room, over the shoulder shot, close-up of Simon, Harriet, Charlie and Sam,  medium shot of extras and Sam's wristband. In the session Sam and Harriet do not get on, while Harriet was saying her story. Simon has to stop it and the patients leave. 

Location - Int. Corridor - Day - Scene 3 pg 4
The patients leave the therapy session and Harriet confronts Sam about him talking about her dead sister. This scene has close-ups of Harriet, Sam and Charlie, long shot and over the shoulder shot.

Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds - Day - Scene 10 pg 12 
We that to film this scene due to lost footage but we filmed it in a different location, it was under an arched pathway by a bench. We used a wide, medium and long shot.

Location - Int. Harriet's Room - Day - Scene 15 pg 18
Harriet is sitting on her bed in her bedroom and she then picks up the trinket box and opens it. She places the necklace and wristband in the trinket box and smiles at the camera. We that to film this again due to lost footage.

Location - Int. Therapy Room - Night - Scene 14 pg 17
This is the second therapy scene we filmed but we filmed this at night. The camera panned from left to right, there was close-ups of Charlie, Simon, Harriet and a empty chair where Sam is supposed to be.

Tuesday 25th November


Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds - Day - Scene 10 Pg 12 &13
Harriet and Charlie are having a conversation outside the clinic about the retreat while they are sitting on a bench. We that to redo this scene on Wednesday 26th November due to lost footage. We used tracking shots, close-ups and medium shots.

Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds/Wooden Path - Day - Scene 11 Pg 14
Harriet walks down a pathway from the clinic and sees a white winter flower. She sees Sam and he takes her necklace from her and has to deal with the consequences from Harriet.

Location - Ext. Clinic Grounds/Stream - Day - Scene 12 pg 15   
Harriet washes away her bloodied hands in the stream, she realises something and walks away. We that to redo this scene on Wednesday 26th November due to lost footage.

Location - Int. Harriet's Room - Night - Scene 15 pg 18
Harriet sits on her bed and picks up her trinket box and opens it, she then puts her sister's butterfly necklace in the trinket box. She looks at the camera and smiles directly at it.

Location - Int. Harriet's Room - Day - Scene 4 pg 5 & 6
Harriet stands next to the window and picks up and opens up the trinket box, then Charlie knocks on the door and walks through the door. Harriet and Charlie are talking about The Retreat.

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Monday 24th November - Scene 5 Shot 29

Int. Harriet's Room/Dream Sequence - Night Scene 5 Shot 29 pg 7
We filmed the start of the dream sequence when Harriet wakes up, turns lamp on and gets out of bed. After that she picks up the dressing gown which is by her bed and walks towards the door and out of her bedroom.

Ilam Hall

The location of The Retreat is called Ilam Hall and this is the cast and crew starting to set up equipment and film for the first scene.

Job Roles

Job Roles:
Actors: Harriet - Leanne
            Sam - Ollie
            Charlie - Connor
            Simon - Craig
Producer - Casey
Director - Ryan and Elliott
1st Assistant Director - Gareth and Angus
2nd Assistant Director - Gareth
3rd Assistant Director - Dan
Script Supervisor - Kiarna
Lighting - Freddie
Camera - Brad
 Sound Operator - Ben
Production Design - Amy and Micah
Behind The Scenes: Pictures - Jay
                                  Video Diaries - Laura
                                  Blogging - Amber
On-Set Editors - Zainab and Pablo
Writer - Graham

Wednesday 19th November 2014 - Test Shoot

The cast and crew of The Retreat filmed at a graveyard in Ewell to film for a scene for a part of the dream sequence. In the scene there is close-ups, long shots and many more of Harriet, Simon, Sam, Charlie and the other people at the therapy sessions. However, the shoot went very well.