This shows Ben Hume, the director, getting the extras to crouch in front of the brick wall for our short shot duration sequence.
Here we see the filming of the shot of our extras on the wall interacting. The sound recorded from the camera in this shot were not going to be used so it was okay for Ben to talk over the shot to get the best image/framing.
Here we see Ben Hume, the director, planning the sequence for our speed shot where my character walks out into the hallway and sits on the chairs. People at the party walk around me as I sit still. Ben planned the people walking in and out of the hall, Harry sitting next to me and an extra going into the bathroom. This had to be planned well as it had to look authentic. I had to completely still trying not to blink for about four minutes.
Here we see how much attention to detail we put in the setting. This was important to the mise-en-scene to create the party atmosphere we were looking for. Also you see our extras around, one even eager to help with the detail including the position of the playing cards and beer bottles around the room. We also wanted the party to be authentic by trying to let everyone be relaxed and have a good time.
This shows us filming the shots with the killer preparing his make-up in front of his mirror. You can see we used the handy-cam method to film the killer's features as it gave it a dramatic feel. Much like the first murder case in Se7en (1995) or the TV series CSI.