Filming at Nighttime

     For a certain portion of the film, we use the darkness of nighttime to create a thrilling aspect. Of course, it's not as easy as filming in light. How do you find the perfect balance between clear and dimmed vision? Alex and I faced this problem during the second stage of our nighttime filming. One article states, "As children, darkness held everything that made us fearful of the world around us. Horror filmmakers know this, which is why they use it to terrify us in our adulthoods like the sadists they are." When we filmed indoors during the nighttime, that artificial light from indoors is enough to portray the time of day. You can also play with light and colors with lamps and LEDs. For example, draping sheets over lamps to create a softer and dimmer light. We played with all these elements with our filming. For me, filming at night was more interesting than daytime filming. I feel that you can really get into your creative side. The audience, during these scenes, relies on more than just their vision to interpret these scenes. We use more extensive sound, cut scenes, etc. to really show the moods we want to portray. We were also able to play with hand-held camera shots. The nighttime scenes were more action-packed. Overall, it was a more fun filming day. During the filming of the movie, we did better at remembering our lines and bringing tools to keep us comfortable during filming.