This weekend I went to London to do some filming for my short film. I went to Greenwich Tunnel to capture a running scene of the main protagonist for a montage scene at the end of my film. The lighting in the tunnel created a great spiral of shadow going through the entire tunnel, and due to the low ISO sensitivity, the tunnel appeared darker than it actually was in reality, so the spiral was more exaggerated and appeared as a deeper shadow. As the actor ran towards the camera, the separated lights created a flashing effect on the actors face as he got closer and closer, so his face would go from lit to shaded as he got closer and closer to the camera. This added drama to the shot, as well as being a very Film Noir-esque location to film in. Nicely lit creating a great contrast between light and dark, reflective tiles which capture the light, and an old fashioned look which works for the 1930's-40's setting of our movie. Due to the tunnel being constantly in use we had to time each take well making sure not to capture any members of the public in the shot. Luckily the darkness created by the low ISO sensitivity hid most of them when they were far enough away from the camera; or at least only captured them as faint silhouettes, so their clothing could not be identified as modern. I also filmed at the Chiswick Lamb Brewery, which is an old fashioned, black and white, tall building with a New York-eque fire escape and harsh lighting. A perfect location for Film Noir. However, the camera ran out of battery, so the shots I managed to capture were limited and poor, so I shall hopefully be returning at a later date. This location will have to be used again for other external shots. Raw footage of both locations will be added to the blog at a later date.
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