The actress we had to play Lola was Fiona. She was very good to work with, followed directions brilliantly with no fuss and even felt confident enough to chip in an idea or two if we had a create problem to solve. In terms of Art Direction she had many piercings on her face and though we didn't intend to show the characters face I thought it was best if they were removed to be on the safe side and to avoid any kerfuffle during production.
As I had feared the jumpers I had bought were't large enough to give our character that swallowed feeling I wanted. Luckily Fiona as per previous instruction had turned up with three for me to choose from.
The one on the right was a really nice colour but the material just wasn't working for me. The one in the centre was the right material but the colour felt dull. The one on the left gave the right "worn" look and though at first I didn't like the multicolouredness it eventually grew on me as I felt it gave off an array of emotions.
Once we had Fionas Piercings removed I then experimented with giving her that "Child Plays With Mothers Make-up Box" Look. Fiona helpfully supplied her own make-up, I decided that I just wanted their to be one distinctive feature.... Her eyes, we tried going for the really messy look as seen in the above photos but I then had another think, based on the research I did on child ages and abilities and decided that this was a bit over the top. In the end I toned it down by just removing the overspill to her nose and that made a helluva lot of difference. As you can also see better from the picture on the left I added pale pink blusher as I thought it gave her an air of innocence when juxtaposed with the erratic and almost attention seeking blue of the eyes.
During the production process we were in quite tight quarters but when I could, I would stand behind the cinematographer and make sure characteristics of Fiona weren't being shown. The main problem was a tatto she had on her foot that sometimes became noticeable it was my job to make sure we were aware and did another take as soon as possible.
Producer (Luke), Cinematographer (Leon), Sound (Jacob) and Editor (Hannah B) all went on ahead to set up as me an the Director (Hannah M) met up with the actress and brought her to the location (Hannah Bs House) When we got there they had made a make shift den, but the director and I didn't feel it looked den-ny enough so we re did a few things so that it was easy to get in and out of whilst still giving the actress enough space to maneuver. It was built using the standard den materials: Bed sheets, blankets, an ironing board, a sofa and a broom plus a few wooden sticks.
Having a main white sheet for the base of the den was necessary to create a silhouetted shot we wanted to create
I then proceeded to decorate the inside of the den with an array of stuffed characters we had all collected...
As the den was already up we decided to film these scenes first, we put the stuffed toys in a specific hight order and then took a picture of it for later when we would show Lola building the den and putting them out.
Putting Art Direction aside the days shoot went really well, it was just a shame that we had problems with our original actress the week before as it meant we weren't able to make our tutorial and get some constructive feedback about our process so far. Everyone stuck to their role and I felt we worked together well as a team. There was a minor blip when the camera for the DSLR went out but we just decided to use its charge time to take a break. Aside from that the production day went incredibly smoothly considering how long it took us to get to that stage. At the end of the day I think everyone was relieved to finally have something shot.
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