The re-filming of 'Unearthed'

As was planned on the 24th March we re-filmed our main exercise. We had decided that because we were being given a second opportunity to do our film we wanted to use everything that went wrong last time to help us to gain extra effects this time. As we had done it all before we knew the shots, movement, and positions of actors. Hopefully the filming will run quicker and smoother than last time because we have already done it before, however we will be starting at a later time due to some members of cast having other obligations too. As we already knew the location and where and what shots to use we knew that the filming process would be in some ways more successful as we have more skill at the camerawork.

Everything started off well even with the change of actors. Some of our previous actors from the week before couldn’t come to this week which was disappointing as they had done so well on our last filming shoot however once the new actors had been made up into either zombies and humans and briefed onto what they will be doing the filming began.


However we had an immediate problem in the form of the weather and the ground conditions. In some ways the rain was hindering any decent progress as our actors were lacking effort however it also helped through the use of pathetic fallacy. Thinking back now we were pretty lucky that it wasnt a sunny day as that would be a juxta position and completely ruin the atmos we tried to create. Rain and the foggy weather from our previous filming date is all part of the codes and conventions used in zombie films,amongst mise-en-scene and camerawork,like in our initial ideas.

Our previous route through which our close ups and head shots had taken place were far too muddy to run through and if used would cause a major hazard to the actors. We quickly found a new route through which would not affect our intended 180 degree rule. The actors were really good at coping with the mud and with the weather itself which only got worse as we got more into the filming. However as the rain got worse, the group and the actors all started to lose enthusiasm, which was only to be expected.

As a result people got cold and the field got slippy which could then result in a hazard. However they persevered until the end of the shoot and we thanked them for their help, especially to those who had volunteered to help both times. However even though the weather conditions were worse and this as a result had affected the actors performance or drive to do well, we were pleased in the fact that the camera had filmed everything as we checked on numerous occasions. As we’ve been waiting for nearly two weeks, our whole group are eager to see and edit our film.