Thursday, 23 January 2014

Directions Unit- Shot Planning.

I have begun the process of developing interesting and creative shots and camera techniques for my 4 minute film "A Journey Through Freedom." One idea that immediately sprang to mind was a result of the film's story-line. In the film, the main character finds himself living in a world where he and other citizens are being continuously watched by the government, under the pretense that it is to "keep them safe."
At the very start of my film, I want to immediately show that this is the kind of world the character lives in by addressing the issue of them being watched- in particular the 2nd scene where this occurs:

The character looking into the mirror is something which immediately gave me an idea involving "2 way mirrors", pieces of glass which seem to be a mirror from one side, but are fully see-through on the other, allowing for some massive invasions of privacy. The uneasiness this idea causes is something I want for my film. I have created several sketches which I hope will better describe my intentions with the shot I want to pull off:
The shot begins by showing the character from the side, looking into the mirror.
As the character stares into the mirror, the camera itself tracks to the left. As it does so, the camera "passes" through the wall. As such, there will be a brief period of blackness, as if the camera is actually in the wall for a moment.

Once the camera emerges on the other side of the wall, a much different scene from the character's bathroom is shown. In this area, a camera on a tri-pod faces towards the 2 way mirror, recording the character.
I plan to pull off this tricky shot by actually filming the shot in two different locations, the first being the set of the character's apartment, and the second being the studio where the camera will be located looking through the glass at the character.
I am hoping that the brief period where the camera passes through the wall and causes the camera to show black will be enough for me to cut the two scenes together seamlessly. It may be worth me experimenting with a camera however so that on the day I am prepared, or so I can make changes if the idea does not work.

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