Extra shots?

I took some extra shots that did not make it to the final video so I am going to post some of them and explain why they were not used in the final video. 

Let's begin with the first few shots that I took on production day 3.

I took shots in both darkness and day light so I could see which ones do I have to use. 

 

 

This is a shot I took to show the exteriors of the house my characters live in but It did not make to the final video as I had some problems with the lighting as It was shot before when it was more dark and it did not go well with the other two shots I choose which were in the daylight. 

  

 

I loved this low angle shot above showing the height of the buildings, also the buildings looks exactly like what I wanted my location to look like. It did not make it to the final video as I just decided to add 3 shots in the start to give the viewer an idea of the location and didn't want this scene to take much time of my opening but this was a back up shot for sure. 

 

 

I took this extra shot but I kind of knew I am not going to use them in the final video as I did not want to show just road vehicles and people etc in the start, I also wanted to show the setting and location.

Now comes the shots I took at production day 1. I took multiple shots of the tap at first as the one attached above, the thing is this was the start of my suspenseful film with the sound in the background and both the shot and sound would be used multiple times in the shoot afterwards so I wanted these to be perfect. (Note: Can y'all notice the corn syrup can in the background that I ordered to make blood from it.) Then for the fan shot, I didn't realize my finger was showing on camera so took a new one.

 

In process of taking the Point-of-view shot (attached above) , I realized that washroom's door is open so I had to discard this shot and take a new one after closing the door. (Ft. Aggressive me at the end of the shot)

The most challenging shot of day 1 as mentioned in the production process are attached above, We took multiple shots of the phone call so enjoy these funny shots where either my actor wakes up late, or the phone just did not ring because we have no idea what was wrong with the phone or I did not adjust the lighting of the shot. The phone was an unpaid artist so maybe that's why he was just not doing his job properly.

I also took multiple shots of the actor- Different close-ups and a compelling performance was needed as the facial expressions and movement of my actor  should match the sound and scenes that would appear in editing. Specially for these shots, I was aiming for a performance that would engage the audience constantly as They were coming in between again and again.

 

I also took multiple shots of the blood, with different lighting and angles like the one attached above. I did not use this shot as the blood was not very visible in it. This shot was supposed to shock the audience so it was important to emphasize on the dead wife and the blood that is all over her.

I took some extra continuous shots of the terrace scene as if I need extra shots in case my film opening is shorter I would add these too but did not need these as my film opening was of the right length.

Analysis of selecting footage:

 I choose this shot as it perfectly shows the actor's point-of-view as I took it from the exact same location where he was sitting on the bed before this shot and in a flow I showed the actress who was laying down on the bed, dead.  

I choose this close-up shot of the cup as I just needed a 1 second shot that I would add in between of the chaotic shots when they are getting mixed. It emphasizes on just the cup and a part of the girl drinking the tea and the actor is in the background.

I choose both of these over-the-shoulder shots to show both the character's expressions and to show what both of them would be saying to each other- just through their expressions as I have shown a ludo game and their connection through it.
 

I used this two-shot to show the relationship between the couple and how they are watching the cricket scene together. This also shows their expressions- how invested they are in the match that was shown in a close-up too so all the shots are combined went along perfectly with each other.