First Shoot

I planned to shoot the film in two different parts. The first part being indoors and the second part on a different day outdoors.

For the indoor shots I followed the style of the scenes of Mr. Harvey, especially with the use of close ups. I used mainly close ups and extreme close ups to give a feeling of claustrophobia. I really like my focus pull at the end of the piece, it is very similar to a shot I saw in The Lovely Bones and I thought that it would work well within my film. I used a photo album as a basic narrative device, with the central character flipping through the pages. I quite like the idea of using the photo album for two reasons. First, it gave the character something to do within the scene. And second, it tied in the second part of the film piece to the first part of it.


Cinematography (Part 1) - Original from Laura Johnson on Vimeo.

I set up my shots using three point lighting, which remained unchanged throughout the shoot. I used a practical lamp in the background, this acted as a back light. Because I used a practical light as a back light it meant that the light did not need to be hidden. However, the lamp I used is quite orange, so it gave my shots a very orangey red glow. The lighting casts quite a dark shadow over one side of the characters face, however, this may need to be enhanced in Color.