'Maniaframe' shoot

Simon had asked me to help them out and give their crew a lift with Mikey to Gisborough Hall. I was happy to do so, once we got there they quickly set up and began filming.

It was interesting to see these scene without context because with Glenns production I have no idea what its about. I missed his original presentation so never heard his pitch. It was also nice to be a part of working with film. However while I was on set, there wasn't much to discuss. Most of the shots were exterior wides.

A few days later, Glenn asked if I wouldn't mind playing one of his clowns in his black and white clown scene. I arrived on the morning and glenn began working on my make-up. It became apparent very quickly that Glenn didn't really have the skills or the time to be applying the clown make-up.Thankfully Janice was there from Level 4 to offer a helping hand. Once she finished mine it was my job to recreate that on the fellow actors. So I also doubled up as a make-up artist for the day. I 

painted the other clown to match and looked at other images to give Ryan's clown his look, including the famous tear drop. 

Once we were in costume, we ran the scene a few times as with the blood effect and Ryan's white costume we only had one chance to get the shot right. The scene required me to grab Ryan as he slits his throat and throw me and him onto a table while his blood spills everywhere. Glenn ran the scene until he was happy with it. Ryan was the only one to have any lines and to no fault of his own, his read was pretty wooden, but he isn't an actor. When it came to filming the scene, I was very prepared to tackle the performance with a lot of energy, which I hope I did. 

Overall it was hard for me to tell if the shot went well, as I had Ryans entire body over mine, so the visibility wasn't great. I didn't even know the blood effect was working until I felt it soak through my clothes. However with us only getting the shot once, I feel its a shame they won't have more coverage of a entertaining scene from a few different angles. Also Dan had the camera hand held, with the weight of the camera I would be worried about how stable the shot will turn out. Saying this though, i am very much looking forward to seeing how this scene turns out.