And That's a Rap...almost

Filming has been completed!! Three cheers for De-Ranged Pictures...

The entire process took only two shoots, which occurred on Saturday and Monday.  Saturday comprised the bulk of the filming work, while Monday allowed us to film little snippets of flashbacks and other quick shots that didn't go as well the first time around.  All went pretty smoothly, except not all went as planned:

Well for starters, forget what we said about our set being an office or interrogation room in a police department.  No sir.  When we realized the prospects for these settings were neither attainable nor efficient, we created the bleak set in a sunny yellow, childhood playroom in a suburban household.  Here are the materials we needed to completely transform the entire vibe of the atmosphere: two black bed sheets, a table, two chairs, a mirror, a floodlight, and a pair of scissors.  Not one thing was purchased.  It was all improvised, and we made do with what we had.  Fortunately, we were able to manipulate the set using a variety of camera techniques such as close ups and canted angle shots.  A very tricky part of this was filming the countershot of the nonexistent interviewer, considering that the black bed sheet was only able to be hung on one wall.  What we did to trick the minds of the viewers is we set up the same set, hung a mirror on the wall with scotch tape and a different kind of chair in the frame, putting Shanna's over-the-shoulder shot in the foreground to change the perspective.  This was really just a trick to make the audience believe that this all occurred within the confinement of a tiny black room, although this dark room was completely fabricated out of practically nothing.  In fact, Samantha and I were shocked to discover how well some of the shots turned out.  It was hard to believe that something so creepy and dark could have been filmed in such a cheerful and youthful room made for children to play in.  The low key lighting was achieved by turning off the lights, and using a floodlight for the shadows and lighting on the actress's face.

So now we are in the editing process, and we are almost complete.  IMovie has all the basics and essentials that we require in order to make a film introduction that really chills our audience to the bone and makes them shiver with fear.  We cannot wait for you to see it! The introduction of "shattered" is set to be released within the next couple of days, and we hope you enjoy it.  A lot of time and effort has gone into this project, but it has truly helped us grow as filmmakers and creators.  Stay tuned for the film's posting and the creative critical reflection regarding the piece of media.