Filming Day: Part 1

We arranged to meet our actors at our base (my house) before going to school where the 'Science Boys' opening sequence would be shot to discuss through their roles so they understood exactly how we wanted them to act to portray their characters. We tried to give each character something different to work on to make them stand out to the audience and make the audience relate to them as someone they go to school with. 


We then went down to the school where we were shooting and set up the camera and got our actors ready. We took photos of each actor before shooting so we could relate back to how their clothes and hair looked in case they changed. Here are the continuity pictures we took plus information on how we wanted the character to be acted:


Matt played by Amir Yahari

Matt is supposed to be the group leader and think he is very cool and popular when he actually is not. We asked Amir to walk as if he was in charge of the group with a slight strut like he is 'Mr Popular' so its more funny when you see them arrive to go into a science classroom. 










Ashley played by Michael Wilson

Ashley is supposed to be the character that is into fashion and popular things so doesn't believe he really should fit in with the 'science nerds', however he really does. Because of this he has a bit of an attitude and says some things he hopes will make him look cooler than he really is. We asked Michael to portray Ashley by giving some of the other characters, mainly Daniel, some filthy looks and to walk superior to the rest of his friends.


Fenton played by Sam Humby

Fenton is supposed to be a very strange character who is goofy and out-there but doesn't notice or care. He walks around looking a little confused and nerdy. We asked Sam to portray this character by bumping into a few things and blinking a lot, and Sam used fake teeth to add to the character comical appearance as well as having a calculator in his pocket and pens and also having his brightly coloured socks tucked into his jeans.




Daniel played by Craig Forster

Daniel is supposed to be our clumsy and embarrassing character who looks a bit dazed and dumb when he is actually very intelligent. We asked Craig to have a gormless look on his face, to lag behind the others and to stumble a few times. Daniel's character is also the one who falls over at the beginning of the sequence which Craig did really well and showed off how embarrassing the character is supposed to be for his friends.


Once we had taken our continuity shots of the actors, we did a rehearsal of them walking up the dining hall - which we also used as an opportunity to practise using the dolly camera we created. Once the actors knew what we were doing, we began to shoot.