Matthew Heyns

CONSTRUCTION: ALAN CORK SCENE

On the 19th of March, we filmed a scene which showed Alan Cork fishing on the side of the river in West End Recreational ground (Munns Park). My role was to film using my phone and the drone. I experimented with a variety of different shot types that ranged from a drone shot, tracking shot, pan shot, close up, over the shoulder and long shot. Using the drone allowed us to take shots of Alan Cork from various angles from far away and high up. The drone was also used to give us an establishing shot of the park, where the murder of Lottie Wilson is set.

Unlike our first filming session where we found little success, in this filming session we got exactly what we wanted: The location was exactly what we required, and we were very fortunate that there was no wind and not many people in the park which meant it was very quiet. To make sure we didn’t leave empty handed we ensured we had a variety of camera shots and angles, even though we weren’t going to use them all. Although it took some time to set up and get the right shots we wanted, eventually we achieved the shot we desired that helps tie our whole opening sequence together.