These are the final shots we had taken for the new flashback that we had created, with the reasons why we chose these for our final composition.
This is a selection of our attempts for our first half of the first line of the verse, and is the first real introduction of my character's personality of the video so far, as in the opening the audience did not know much about her apart from the fact she was going out to meet her boyfriend. For this scene, we chose to have my character being artistic, sat on the floor of the marina to show she does not mind getting dirty outside, and looking up to sketch a picture in the wind, also showing that she will brave the weather for what she loves to do. We have decided to use the last shot of me moving my head up and down for our final outcome, as in previous attempts my hair can be seen being blowed over infront of my face by the wind. We are happy with these attempts and the final shot we have decided to use, as the shot itself is very clear for the audience to see, and the camera is still, ensuring the action to be seen without the focus of the camera moving away, or unsteady movement distracting any attention. The outside light is also very clear and light, and we did not have to use the light at all for this shot for this reason.
This is our sequence of attempts for the shot of the second half of the first line in our song. This shot shows a point of view of me drawing, followed in the next shot by another point of view to show what I am looking at for continuity. The attempts shown were good lightingwise, as they were still very visually bright and clear, however the wind was very strong when filming, meaning it was very hard for Taslima to keep the camera straight. The last attempt shown as I move the paper back down onto my knee is the one that we are using, as this is the most still attempt that we created, and is still very visually clear and from a good angle for the point of view shot effect.
This is the beginning half of the second line, showing a point of view of the large statue infront of me, showing what I am looking at as I am sketching. We decided to use the point in the attempts half way through the video, as before this we had trouble keeping the camera still, again because of the strong wind outside at the time. The shot is very clear and from a low angle to make it look dominant, which is why we designed it to look this way, and also to show it from the perspective of the character.
This is the second half of the second line, showing a medium shot of Jacob, introducing him into the story with him taking pictures of the view ahead of him of the river at the Marina. We chose to have him doing so to relate with Lisa in the way of them both having artistic interests, linking the characters in that way before they even meet, making the audience aware of this connection as they are the ones who see Jacob before Lisa does. For this shot, we did several practices as seen, ensuring that we left enough time before and after the action as this was only a short clip and we did not want it to be too short for editing. We chose to use the point nearer the end of the attempts as Jacob turns to a profile view towards the camera, as his face can be seen much more here, and the camera is also a lot more still despite the strong wind, which can be seen to make the camera slightly unsteady during the start of this shot. We are happy with this outcome, as it is clear, controlled camerawise, and is shot from a good angle to ensure his arms can be seen while taking the photographs.
This is the third line, which we decided to dedicate wholly to this shot, as there is slightly more action taking place than in the previous shots. In this scene, we bring the characters together for the first time, establishing their first meeting. This is done from a long shot in two shot form, showing Jacob backing up to take a photograph further into the distance as Lisa is shown on the floor looking up to do her sketch, unaware Jacob is behind her. Jacob then walks into Lisa, knocking her papers over that she is clutching and, realising what he has done, immediately turns to help her pick them up. Lisa is shown to be flustered and embarassed as she sees Jacob, and does not look at him properly as she is shy and instantly realises that she likes him. We wanted this to be clear to the audience from the expressions of the characters' face and body positions as she stays very closed in her posture. For this reason, this angle was a good choice, as it shows the body clearly whilst stil being close enough to see brief expressions on the characters' faces. We used the idea from stereotypical features of American tv shows, showing this method as it is a traditional feature that the audience recognise as being the first point in the romance genre, giving the characters vulnerability as they are unprepared for what will happen. This gives off the ideology of 'love at first sight' which we wanted to portray in our video, as it ties the audience into the action, making them feel a personal emotional attatchment to the characters as they feel they understand what they are feeling, perhaps from past experience in their own life. This is therefore a very strong feature to use, which is why we decided upon this when designing our flashback. We chose to use this shot, as it was very clear visually, and the camera was still throughout. We were happy with the posture of the characters and the run of the papers being dropped and picked up again, which we practiced before filming.
This is our final shoot of the last line of the song. This is the final point that makes it clear to the audience the couple like each other, as they are stood in a close up shot smiling at each other shyly as Jacob hands back Lisa's papers. We chose to use this shot so that the hands and arms could still be seen as the work is given back, and so that facial expressions could still be seen for emotional impact. We also decided to do the shot moving into it, to show continuity from the previous shot. We are happy with this shot, as the action can be seen clearly, despite the strong wind, and the facial expressions can still be seen to convey the narrative successfully to the audience.
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