We filmed with all of our extras who were going to be the party crowd. We invited them through facebook using the messaging system with the follwing message to 12 people.
"Need people to be in a short thriller we are making for media :)
Hello people, Me Jake Hipwell Sam Askey and Alex Hyden need some people to be in a thriller opening we have to make for media, just to be people at a halloween party doing party stuff, you wont need to say any lines but might need to act a tiny bit, we really need some people though so it would be great if you could help
If everything works out right we should be filming this saturday afternoon, at Jakes house, should take 2 or 3 hours at the most.
If you can come please bring a halloween costume if you have one. Message back if you will be able to help or have any questions or anything thankyou!"
This worked efficiently and we ended up with around ten extras for filming. We told them to just be around the house and we would direct them when needed. The extras were great in the end and really took the process seriously which we appreciated as that was our major concern beforehand.
We began by filming our shots for our short shot duration clips. We got our actors to crouch in front of a wall one by one, each having their own action chosen by our director, Ben Hume. We then filmed a POV shot of me leaving the toilet and got our extras to stand in two groups in the hallway. Then we filmed a couple of shots outside showing the people at the party. We ended the shoot with our final shots of the film where I am dead outside on a lower tier. The day was a success and we got every shot we wanted that included the extras.
We now need to film the shots of our killer as he prepares himself in front of his mirror and walks down an alley, heading to the party.