The Hangover- Filming Task.

In groups of 6 we were instructed to recreate the opening of the film 'The Hangover'. We had to ensure that our interpretation was as accurate as it could get, frame to frame. We had to organise ourselves so we each had different roles. One was the Producer, then the director, then camera man and floor manager. I took on joint role as the Director. I knew that this would be one of the more challenging roles, however i enjoyed the thought of using my own ideas and controlling a group of people.
As role of director i would over see what the camera operator and the floor manager where doing. Although my role of director was shared i had to ensure that i didnt totally take over.

PLANNING-
My group and I watched the opening of the hangover copious times and wrote down what happened frame from frame. We also drew a quick sketched story board of what each frame showed. This visual aid would make it a lot easier for us to work from.
We all had to organise a day that we were free, as we wanted to get the filming done over a shorter period of time, so that it was less likely for us to muck up the continuity.  After agreeing the day, we ensured that we brain stormed many ideas so that when it came to filming we were set to begin immediately.

FILMING-
For the filming we needed 7 actors. My co-director's parents were more than happy to lend a helping hand and agreed to play the part of the parents, a friend who happened to look a lot like the female lead, Darcy Sadd agreed to help, Jordan Giles- the floor manager and Hugh Riseborough the assistant floor manager were also able to help. We had a slight issue finding our male lead. Firstly Tristen Butler an A-level drama student volunteered is services, however unfortunately he cancelled a day before the filming, next James Softely offered to play the part, however a few hours after agreeing, he pulled out. Getting desperate i asked a friend Steven Hadley. He was all set, however ten minutes before the filming started he had to leave for a family matter. As the director i took it apon myself to find an appropriate male lead. Right at the last minute a friend,Chris Fox was able to help. He took on the role with much enthusiasm as he stated 'Its my favourite film ever'.
The most appropriate location that me and other director, Aimee Shingfield could think of, was actually her house. Aimee lives in a large farm house, with access to fields and tracks which would be perfect for the filming.
We decided that it would be a good idea to film the outside scenes first, seeing as the light was going to fade in a matter of hours. Aimees dad drove us to the track on theyre farm and we set up all the equipment. All the outside filming went really well, we had to ensure that the sun was behind us at all times. The only problem we had was that the speach was a little quieter than we expected due to the wind. However this can be fixed.
All of the filming went really well, the actors cooperated in every scene and followed our directions.
The light faded a lot faster than we anticipated and some of the inside scenes were a little darker, but we really couldnt help this.
Watching all the footage back i feel really proud that we were able to complete all the filming in the space of about 2-3. I felt like the entire team worked so well together. We cooperated as a group of people. We all stayed focused on the job in hand and used our skills to the best of our abilities.