Yesterday, I completed the filming for a sequence of our opening piece; the (predicted) eleven shots of the alley chase scenes. The filming went particularily well, with the lighting not only suiting the atmosphere perfectly but also being satisfactory conditions for our non-professional camera equipment.
In this shoot, I found myself following the conventions of a teen horror film; the female protagonist was presented as a very obvious victim, with many overhead shots (insinuating she was small, needy or vulnerable), shadows interspersed with shafts of light (much like that of a film noir movie, but still creating a sense of danger), and the POV action shots that follow the protagonist as if she is being chased by a sinister, threatening figure.
Even though we ended up following the conventions of a horror film, I was quite pleased to find myself straying from some of the iconography; our protagonist was portrayed as a victim, yes, but unlike the victims in many teen horror films she did not openly show her fear; this was only suggested by the soundtrack and the fact she was running in an environment that suggested danger. Also, although as a white female she was a stereotypical victim, her cropped hair and dark clothes strayed from generic victims, becoming more similar to a noir character in that they varied from the naive innocence of bleach blonde hair and feminine, overtly attractive clothing which is most common among thriller/horror victims.
I am pleased that editing can now start; we have not hit any issues yet that have caused us significant damage, and I am glad we are off to a good start. However, the weight of how far we have yet to go is slightly overbearing.
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