The conference room of The Fat Cat was an ideal location for the scene with Damien and William because it had exactly the right pallet and feeling for the conversation. My actors set up the chess set so that it was ready for Damien's victory; and we discussed and rehearsed the scene before I filmed it, so that any movements would take place at the same points in the conversation. This would make it easier to edit and lower the chances of making a mistake or causing an inconsistency.
I wanted the audience to feel like they were being brought in to the scene as the events are explained and their understanding of the film becomes clearer. I attempted this by filming the conversation so that the shots become closer to the characters and the chess board as the scene progresses. For example, when Damien mentions William transforming (in to a wolf) and when William suggests that he wants to take the cloak for himself.
After the Fat Cat, I planned to film the sections with Robin, Helena, Damien and William in the woods. This was a big mistake because, by the time we got to Thetford Forest, it had begun to get dark; it was raining; and I couldn't get the camera to focus. Although we had to leave after only an hour of filming, it had meant that we'd been able to get an impression of the amount of space we'd be working with and what props would work. I'm intending on filming these sections (along with Lettie's death) during the half term. Jack (Robin) has got permission for us to use the area of woods that his family owns, so we can use this location for ease of travelling, for a much more suitable area (with no additional features), and without the risk of getting in the way of the public. I'm also intending to go much earlier in the day to avoid the problem of darkness; though I will need to edit the shots so that they look as though they were taken in the early evening and middle of the night.
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