Did we use a draft script to begin with?

Initally, during the planning stages of our film we decided that we were not going to use a script due to the little amount of dialogue we intnded to include in our film. With no script we thought we would easily be able to improvise the lines that were being said. Myself & Hannah discussed what we would be saying before we filmed the shots to enusre we were aware with what we are saying.

However, we dicovered a problem with our idea when we started filming, we quikly realised that saying the line slightly different each time threw the piece a little bit and casued an inssue in terms of continuity. This was proved to be most challenging in the scene where there was a sound bridge of dialogue over two shots. Without having a definite script to follow was rather difficult for myself & Hannah to get the lines right and the same each time.

This was the reason why we then decided to create a script which we would use and follow colosley to film our thriller opening. Due to a limited amount of dialogue we decided to include information about editing, location and SFX to provide us with an exact, clear idea of what happens in each shot/scene. This also made it easier to organise ourselves before we commenced filming.

Having initially deciding to not use a script at the beggining was a disadvantage to use and it meant that we had to spend a bit more time re-filming shots to acheive the right dialogue. From this, I have learnt that I will always use a script in the future as it will reduce the time it takes to film shots, make sure all the actors know what they are going to be saying and it will ensure everyone and everything is in place for the shots that were going to be filmed; reducing and eliminating continuity errors that may be found in speech and dialogue.