Although the first time that we filmed, we thought that everything went smoothly and we were able to capture everything that we wanted, when it came to editing the opening two minutes, we realised that we didn't manage to do so. Some shots were too long, and we realised that we didn't have the variation of shots that we wanted to include. We also started to realise throughout the editing process that the film was boring and wasn't really going anywhere. Our main aim was to capture the audience and make them want to watch more. As we felt as though the first idea did not meet the standards that we wanted, we decided to film a second time, in order to get everything we wanted.
Whilst filming the second idea, we all realised how much better it was than the first idea. The camera angles varied more and generally looked a lot better. We planned out timing a lot better for certain shots, for example the close up candle shot at the beginning and the girl in the white dress walking down the steps and blowing out the candle. We wanted these shots to be filmed at dusk, so that it was slightly dark, but not too dark that you couldn't see. We wanted the other shots to be filmed in the daytime, therefore we filmed the second half first and the first half afterwards.
Throughout the editing process, we were very happy with how it was beginning to turn out. We were all so glad that we re-filmed as the film had more suspence and it felt like it could go somewhere from the opening two minutes if there were to be a whole film.
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