Photos...

I have successfully put the editing off this past week. So before I begin again - I will probably start capturing footage tomorrow - a few photos from the last shoot. Courtesy of David.


Scene 11












After an argument Paul goes for a walk in the forest. Claire comes looking for him. He watches her come to him, as if watching her from the outside. It is the end.














In the forest Paul has scratched himself. Claire examines the wound, but from the outside too.


Scene 24












This is a new scene I wrote this autumn. It replaced a scene where Claire first meets Nick, which we had shot in August. I changed it for three reasons. One, it seemed their meeting was redundant. There was already a scene where they meet, and it seemed far more interesting.
Two, that scene also doubled to introduce the concept of the periphery, of Claire moving from the city to the park to the wild. This was important enough to the focus of the scene, rather than the background it was in the original scene.
Finally, the footage from August was fogged. The film tin had been opened, we are not sure how, and the footage was ruined. Sometimes these disasters happen for a reason.














So, in this scene, Claire, having just moved into Natalie's flat, goes out into the neighbourhood, as this new person. Here she has made her way into the park.














At the end of the park the wilderness begins. She looks into the forest, and sees her own fear.

Scene 32












As she begins a relationship with Nick, she begins to wonder if she was right in leaving Paul. Here she has spotted him inside a bar, though at this moment we don't know that.














Before she can decide whether to confront him he comes out.














Claire makes a retreat.


Scene 41/42












With the rough edit I was able to see what worked and what didn't, and especially what needed development.
In this scene Claire decides to confront her fear and makes her way into the forest. We added new events and shots, and re-shot some of the shots from August.

And here we are making it...
Scene 11

























































Roland is wondering if there will ever be any dialogue to record.




















JC sets up. Anna was our focus-puller this time around. She came with us to Norway.














Beth prepares Paul's injuries.














And we are set and begin shooting. Kendra sets out the board. She came with us to Norway as well.

Scene 24












On Wanstead High Street following Claire on the opposite side of the road.














Marc listening in. The sound guys spent most of their time getting atmos tracks.

Now in Shoreditch in front of Lounge Lover.
































Joe Gough was our 1st AD during this shoot.



























































It was sometimes hard to recognise Azahara.

Scene 42












Here Fred and I are wondering if the sun is ever going to cooperate.














In Wanstead setting up the final part of Scene 42. I added this shot to the scene from the edit.
Claire lays herself down.














Anna focuses with Kendra's assistance.














Lara was with us that day. She and Azahara alternated days.














Anna checks the gate.














Now an earlier part of Scene 42, where Claire enters the forest. Here we are just off Wanstead High Street.