The video above shows the handheld stalker following sequence filmed on the 5th March by Josh. This shot shows him behind me following me up Brookhill Street. This wasn't a successful shot, due to the fact that it was quite inconsistent, movement wise, and may confuse audience. Also it didn't fit with the other footage we had, which was simple pans and shot- reverse shots. These had perfect stability therefore it would have looked extremely unprofessional to switch between the two. Also, in a real situation a stalker wouldn't obviously be filming and following a teenager in view of cars, houses, pedestrians, he would do it when no one is a right or if not, do it discretely making it less obvious.
This shot is footage from behind some leaves, this was an experimental shot, aimed to try and disguise the stalker's perception, as if he was hiding behind the tree through the leaves. This shot wasn't so successful due to the fact that we found out later on in the process that the wrong actor was used, it should have been me, but also that again the camera was hand held - taken by me and it isn't always easy to keep a balanced grip. Furthermore, as stated before a stalker wouldn't be filming a teenager in broad daylight with big camera, and a teenager wouldn't be sat on his own at a play park.
This piece of footage (above) is very similar to the one behind the leaves, however this time we included the tree in the shot. This again, was an experimental shot and I thought worked better than the leaves shot. This is because it showed the idea of "hiding" more evidently, this is because of the thick trunk of the tree and having half the trunk in the shot most the time, gave the impression that he was actually "stalking" him. However this piece of footage was still not in the final film, this is due to the fact that it was again, hand held cam and also wrong actor.
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