Wednesday 16 March 2011

After school filming: field location Tuesday 15th March

This was quite an interesting experience today although unfortunately we didn't have the sufficient time that we needed due to the battery of the camera running out. However we were really pleased as we mastered the usage of the tripod and although we haven't been able to look at our current filmed footage ( due to this inconvenience that we faced) we tried out as many angles as we could with the short period that we did have.As I entered the field the first thing i noticed was that in the center was a ring of trees bare of leaves and gnarled which really gave me the sense of mythology- it seemed so mysterious. However when researched it simply said that it these are purely coincidental and are known as a grove. What i also liked about this particular area of our location was that as if by contrast was a spattering of Daffodils in full bloom which would perhaps provide a sense of false security as well as a secluded area of brambles which were extremely sharp and deadly. Perhaps we could have a juxtaposition shot of Zoe hiding behind the brambles with a shot of me sniffing daffodils looking peacefully serene and at one with nature- to show the contrast between the two characters dispositions. 
Our first shot entailed the usage of  a high angle of me surrounded by the ring of trees, looking around in wonderment with childlike tendencies to show the immaturity of my personality.Maybe we can have a chorus of birds in the background ( non-diegetic sound but not appearence) to demonstrate my isolation as im completely lost in the wilderness. Is there perhaps another way we can symbolise the desolation that im facing ? I may research ways of doing this later if i have enough time.
We also captured an extreme closeup of the petal/ closeup of the flower itself to show a reflection of purity ,serenity and a glimmer of hope as if im wishing for rescue.
Due to the battery loss we had to stop our filming which was really unfortunate as we didnt capture many shots but we did generate a great deal of ideas which we may wish to incorperate in our later stages of filming. These are the inclusion of the following:
  • Low point of veiw angle shot of Zoe swinging her legs in the tree to give the audience a false sense of security by implying that she isnt a sinsister, evil character ( though she is) but also to display her dominance over me if coupled with a high angle shot of me to demonstrate my inferiority and vunerability. The lighting here could be given a higher contrast( as in lighter than many of the other frames) with  the soundtrack increasing in tempo the more she swings her legs to show that something bad is about to happen. Perhaps we could also make the music seem more jagged and erractic, by tweaking the audio levels or i could research a program which entails the usage of tweaking these functions.
  • Me in the background sniffing daffidols with two daffidols in the foreground.At this point we could enhance the sound of background noises to give a naturalistic effect, subverting against the surrealistic narrative which we have entailed. If we go on YouTube and search these noise effects , convert them and then apply them to certain areas of our film- this will again seem more realistic.
  • Me behind a withered tree as if im playing peek- a boo ( again to display the childishness of my disposition and how im exposed to vunerability as im not sure as to what is occuring. If we use this then we will need quick, snappy shots as a symbolisation  of the severity of the events  taking place.
  • An over the shoulder shot of me as i'v realised that Zoe is lurking in the shadows, to show me frozen in shock as i think that i am secure in this desolate wilderness.

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