Revisions and Changes Made

I have made a lot of changes to my storyboard, after creating the animatic, before filming, during filming and at the editing stage too! Here is what I changed...

*I re-arranged some of the shots, as I decided they didn't look quite right being all together, and needed to be split up with a different scene (churchyard scene) in order to make it more interesting for the viewer.

*On shot number 19 (shot where Lucy looks out of the window to see who is throwing stones), I realised that there was no way of filming her through the window, because of the amount of reflection. This was an impossible shot, which I made possible by filming her opening the window and looking outside. I think this is much more effective!


*Instead of filming a clip of a nightclub or party sign, I realised it would be more effective to film a POV shot entering the party, to show some context and set the scene. This also replaces the shot where the camera is supposed to track backwards whilst filming the people entering the party/club.

*Did not use confetti in one of the party shots, as this would make too much mess - I used balloons instead!

*Instead of having Lucy and Jaye/Calvin running down a path in the dark where lighting would be difficult to control, I made the decision to film a stop motion scene with candles to spell out the word "dream".

*I quickly realised that the 1.5 second long shot of party people in the hot tub would be completely unrealistic. Making my actors sit outside wearing only swimwear would be harsh in such cold weather, plus there would be health and safety issues. I replaced the shot with a medium shot of the fire in a can.

*During editing, I thought it would be better to show one of the actors lighting up the cigarette, before giving it to Lucy, to lengthen the shot out.

*Originally, I had planned to insert shots of Calvin sat on the bed in Lucy's room, whilst lip synching, because I wanted to feature more of the artist, as there wasn't enough of him. After some thought, I removed this scene, as it didn't actually have any significance.

*At the churchyard scene, I planned to place Lucy on the floor, surrounded by lots of autumnal leaves. It turned out that the floor was very damp, and so were the leaves. I didn't want Lucy to get muddy, or her costume, so let her sit on the floor, on a coat, whilst sprinkling leaves/feathers on top of her.

*Also, there is supposed to be a shot of Lucy walking towards the camera, whilst the sun is setting behind her. The only time available to film was in the early morning, so this did not happen - it was cloudy!

LOCATION CHANGES

Most of the locations I had initially planned to film at eventually changed, for various reasons.
At first I wanted to borrow my mum's room to film the bedroom scenes, because the colours and furniture were plain - just the look I wished for. However, filming would take a long time, and my mother didn't want her space invaded! I resorted to re-arranging all of my room to film there instead.

As for the scene in which Lucy "transforms" outside, this involved a location switch too. I wanted to film at the library, where there would be a large window to capture reflections. But, this was a difficult location to get to. I quickly thought of filming at a nearby street, which would have plenty of light and some windows.

Party scenes: At first I planned to film the party scenes at a local nightclub, called Karma. I emailed them to ask, but they did not reply, and soon realised I wouldn't have enough actors to fill it up. It would also be complicated to travel there. I decided to film in the school drama studios, which turned out okay. The opportunity to film at a real party arose later on, which I decided to utilise when my friends kindly let me film. This was by far the best location I had to film at, and looked very authentic.

The location for the garden scene also changed! My friend had allowed me to film in her garden, as she had plenty of lights, a nice decking area and a large pond. When we got there, things looked different to what we expected, and we resorted to filming in my garden, which went well.