On the 21st November Myself, Fraser and Clarice met to go through what we had done so far as well as do further planning for the other shoots needed. Amy also met with us for part of the meeting, however, it was hard because she knew little about the films storyline and our plans on how we are including the Four Elements.
Below is a list of the decided aspects we have chosen to use for our final 3 elements, as well as some independent research I have done:
Use of Colour
After talking about this in the meeting in detail, we have decided that at well as the conjoining colour of red in James' socks, Lucy's scarf and the dog's lead to represent their unison, the use of green in the countryside will demonstrate a quaint and peaceful atmosphere, as well as using dull greys and browns in the town centre to symbolise the constant flow of city life. I think that the juxtaposition between the greens in the country and the greys in the city will really highlight the two different worlds that James and Lucy live in - something that we are trying to portray.
Inspiration for the tranquil greens are demonstrated in Peter Weir's 'Witness' (1985). This was mentioned in the workshop and I think it correlates well to the shades of green we plan to use in our film. The setting of 'Witness' is the Amish country and I think that to many people this denotes the image of innocence and something traditional. Therefore, the use of green works well as it helps display that image of peace.
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| 1. Frame from 'Witness'. |
Another example that I thought of that has influenced my use of green within the film, is Gary Ross' 'The Hunger Games' (2012). The protagonist in the film, Katniss, uses her time in the woods to hunt. It is a place she feels safe and the overshadowing trees help conceal her from getting caught. Before going into an arena to which she is forced to kill everyone, her most valuable weapon is to hunt in order to survive. Therefore, there is a great physical likeness to both locations, despite being completely different. The colour of green is prominent in both and correlates to Katniss as being somewhere she knows she can be the best.
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| 2. Frame from 'The Hunger Games' |
The dull greys are reminiscent in many british films, particularly gritty dramas and horrors such as Danny Boyle's '28 days later'. A film that I think demonstrates the look we are trying to create perfectly, is Boyle's 'Trainspotting' (1996). The urban setting, style of realism and the theme of drugs represents the city in "urban poverty and squalor in "culturally rich" Edinburgh".4.
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| 3. Frame from 'Trainspotting' |
Lighting Change
There are a couple of lighting changes that we plan to film for this piece. The first is very similar to a scene in Danny DeVito's 'Matilda' (1996):
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| 5. Frames from 'Matilda' |
This scene is interesting as it portrays the passing of time through the use of lighting. The light comes from the window in Matilda's room and has obviously been brightened during filming the shot. Towards the end, the camera zooms in on her face as she awakes. We have decided to do something similar to this at the beginning of our piece where James is about to wake up.
Another way we plan to show a lighting change is through a short time lapse when James is eating his lunch on the hill with his dog. Hopefully, this will show how long they have been there and the time that Lucy has waited for him.
Finally, we will use a reflector board in the city scenes with Missy to show subtle lighting changes.
Long Take
For the long take, we have decided to include a shot of James playing catch with his dog in a field. It will be nice to use a dolly in order to get a tracking shot of this as I feel that movement will make it much more interesting. The long take in 'Elephant' that I have reviewed earlier in the blog will be something that we consider when filming this section of our piece.
Overall, I think that it was a successful meeting and I am now clear on the exact actions we are putting in place to ensure we have all four elements in our film. We have also made sure that Myself, Fraser and Clarice all get the storyboards done by the next time we shoot.
References:
1. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=witness+harrison+ford&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1280&bih=680&tbm=isch&tbnid=VHvxv8S48KuQ1M:&imgrefurl=http://www.soapchat.net/showthread.php%3F124170-Witness-Harrison-Ford&docid=U7HvwXDs9Mw5UM&imgurl=http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc330/barbaracastpics/misc/vlcsnap-2010-10-17-22h40m47s187.png&w=640&h=360&ei=VdO_UNKSGuqR0AXnsIG4CA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=120&sig=117828630293561111691&page=4&tbnh=139&tbnw=257&start=97&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:99,s:0,i:388&tx=121&ty=31
2. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=the+hunger+games+trees&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1280&bih=680&tbm=isch&tbnid=x-IBD-4lbqZHbM:&imgrefurl=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/dvd-review-the-hunger-games-20120823-24n93.html&docid=fWQ4RZ_1ArfZYM&imgurl=http://images.smh.com.au/2012/04/04/3188780/hunger-games-wide-620x349.jpg&w=620&h=349&ei=itO_UOzvNqbB0QWW34HgDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=341&vpy=167&dur=27&hovh=168&hovw=299&tx=166&ty=71&sig=117828630293561111691&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=277&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0,i:131
3. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=trainspotting&num=10&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&rls=en&authuser=0&biw=1280&bih=680&tbm=isch&tbnid=L4Xy1jL29HEa1M:&imgrefurl=http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/%3Fp%3D6727&docid=fz_ObPPovGz_1M&imgurl=http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/trainspotting2.jpg&w=768&h=432&ei=Lte_UMnxBcrBhAeovYHoAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=715&vpy=176&dur=535&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=175&ty=82&sig=117828630293561111691&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=243&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0,i:161
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainspotting_(film)
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REkalwqS3a8
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