Quick explanation of the final scene

The final scene of the film, as we have found out, is a favourite amongst people who have watched it. The concept was created when initial ideas about our film were being drafted - and once we understood the creativeness that it would show that we had, we tried to incorporate it into our short-film from there on after.

The idea was simple. We wanted to have something that was unique and original, and that may have took a little bit of planning (much like the initial under-water shot). Once we had mapped out what needed to be recorded, and what possibilities we may encounter - we were ready.

We planned the script correctly. We would encounter problems whether it was too short or too long, so we have to get it just right. Also, this had to match with the initial bathroom scene also. A couple of seconds either way could be disastrous.

The plan was to get a Zoom recorder (sound) recording first. Once this was rolling, we got Daniel to film himself on the hand-held camera. Here, we would be recording the film+sound from the hand-held camera, and the sound from the sound recorder.

Inside, we got Amiee (playing Nicole), to sit down at the table where she was unpacking the travel bag. We re-wound the tape on the handheld camera to where Daniel (Luke) begins to record himself. Amiee was then asked to position her right hand, to the left of her body in a comfortable position - which she could keep steady.

The large camera was carefully positioned behind Amiee on a tripod. We zoomed in closely to the screen on the hand-held camera, so the corners fitted correctly, and the perspective was as close as possible.

Once everything was set, the hand-held camera was played - and after around 5 seconds, the large camera began to slowly zoom out. Once the footage had finished on the hand-held camera, the screen was closed.

We knew that we had to have some form of shot-reverse shot in our film, which allowed to show that we could synchronise sound with video. Although we did this, we thought we'd have a go of synchronising three recordings together (which, we didn't find too difficult..)

It took a while tweaking the timings between when the audio should begin, and when the footage should fade in.. but once we figured that out - we just had to find the music to fit :)