7th and 8th shooting day

Schedule - 7th shooting day:




Production:

After arriving at Banphe harbour we first shot a bus scene with Laura, our backpacker actress.

Then we got ready for the boat trip and arrived at the island Ko Samed. First we did a location viewing and found cliffs, narrow streets and jungle as well as a nice beach and a high weed field nearby our resort.


Our first shot was a bungalow, so called Tubtim. We started there because the light was perfect and we were afraid that this might change pretty soon.



When we were done there we headed out for the jungle and started to shoot in the brake. Simultaniously we looked out for some smaller animals to add them to our setting.


Afterwards we went to the alley because it was on our way.

The next scene was supposed to be our tongue twisting introducing sentence. Therefore Laura was sitting on a hammock at the beach.


Now we chose to shoot in the high weed. We shot there in different variations.


Then we went to the cliffs, where we needed to hurry because the sun already started to set. However we did several different settings like climbing, sitting on the cliffs and jumping from rock to rock.

Impressions, experiences and stories:

When we did our bus scene we wanted Laura to get into the bus which was unfortunatly locked. So we tried to find the bus driver. After shooting alternatives we found someone else to open the bus because the driver was sleeping and nobody wanted to wake him up.

Our schedule was highly influenced by the light settings. We always tried to get the best light for every location, for example the Tubtim and the Jungle scene needed a steep sunlight to get a nice shot.

The shoot in the jungle was really adventureous. We stood in the middle of the exotic flora and learned that it would have been better to wear long trousers and sturdy shoes like Steffen Böttrich did. Laura scratched here legs while walking around in front of thr camera and Stefanie got nearly 80 mosquito bites.

While shooting in the high weed we tried a different way of camera placement. Laura took the small camera in front of her and walked trough the field while filming herself, as you might know from "Blair Witch Project".


The ebb was a real advantage for us while shooting on the cliffs. Because of the ebbing water we were able to reach several rocks that have been out of range some hours before.

When we shot the climbing scene on the cliffs Laura jumped from one rock to another. To capture this Steffen Böttrich layed down between the cliffs. But to get a good perspective he also had to digg a hole for the camera.


We also had to keep an eye on the water and the sand to protect the equipment. After the shooting we had to rinse the selt border and the sand from the tripod and removed sand from the camera with a bellows.



Schedule - 8th shooting day:




Production:

Today we got up early to film the sunrise. We started to shoot on the beach with a landing stage. We made Laura walking there and sitting to watch the sun.


Following we wanted to shoot some footprints in the sand, but a huge gecko interfered our plans by visiting one of our rooms. So we tried to capture him with the camera.


Afterwards we went on with our original schedule and shot the scene with the footprints in the sand.

After finishing this scene we got our equipment and carrying cases all together and headed back to Bangkok.


Impressions, experiences and stories:

We were suprised how fast the sun was rising because we were nearby the equator. This meant for our shoot that we had to hurry because we needed the soft light and the coloured sky for our shot.


The spontanious shooting of the gecko was very exciting. Prof. Aymar tried to shoo him in the right direction while we had to run from the inside to the outside to the inside and back again to capture him.



While doing the footstep scene we had to deal with several troubles. The sand was really tight so we had to go really close to the water so you could see Laura's footsteps and Steffen Böttrich had to lie down there with the camera to get a good perspective.