Evaluation In the task we chose to make a thriller of a romance gone wrong, with a twist at the end. We wanted to show a sweet innocent girl whose appearance changes throughout in her sadistically journey using low key lighting and orange light filters. The start innocent look seemed spot on with the starting generic romantic story line. We used mise en scene of a yellow coat to make her stand out alongside dangerous red lipstick and nails. These first train station shots of Florence and Callum proved to be the best with good natural lighting and steady shots. In the makeup shots it was aimed to achieve eye line editing which wasn’t completely clear in the final cut, but we also close to only use behind the shoulder seeing her in the mirror and close up shots so we only saw her in full. This was achieved and created the impression that she was fake. However the murder shots seemed to be shaky and looked rushed which I think ruined the tension which was hoped to build up.
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Place Beyond The Pines
The first establishing shot of the fairground shows the bleakness of it. This is because we can hear the no diegetic sounds of the screams and laughs however we’re seeing the back part of it with the gravel road. Before we see the conversation we can hear it in this shot, I think that this shows what he’s walking away from and that the mountains in the distance could show the new better world he could leave an disappear into. However I think the mountains could maybe show how he’s surrounded by the thick dense forest and that the is nowhere out. The side close up shot of Luke’s boss is hand held, this could show his anger towards Luke as he’s quitting and walking away from him but also show his fear and what it will be like without him. The mise-en-scene in the background of the is shot of the curling up poster could represent Luke’s departure as he is trying to hold on to him but the longer he stays the worse it will get. For the close up shot of Luke it is also handled, this contras
Cinematic Ideas Mise-en-scene Train station, many medium close-up of 'mind sign' to signify how her mind isn't all there. Clothing for the girl has a timeless feel; accessories such as neckerchief and beret worn by her. The boy wearing smart-casual clothing such as a shirt buttoned to the top. The general colour scheme of the short film consisting of a nude palette, with pops of red from her make-up. The props include the book which is important as it's the cause of their first encounter, and also earphones in which the dietetic sound of the music reflects how he feels about the girl. Lighting High-key lighting throughout the beginning of the train station shots to give the illusion that the genre is romance. Next scene in the girl's bedroom to be lit with fairy lights that create a romantic atmosphere, and to also reflect how the events get darker as the film progresses. The final scene at the train station to have low-key lighting as it's set in
Our Short Story The story begins at the train station and our main characters are facing each other on different platforms. The boy’s body language clearly indicates that he likes the girl, but she’s too immersed in her book to realise he’s even looking at her. A train then speeds past and blocks his view of her momentarily. When the train has gone, he goes to look at her once again but discovers that she’s moved on and accidentally left her book in the place she once sat. He keeps the book and returns it to the girl the following day, only this time the book has a note poking out of it with his number scrawled upon it. Soon after this development, our girl is seen applying make-up in a fancy outfit which suggests she’s going out; her joyful and smiling disposition showing how excited she is to be finally meeting with the boy from the train station. On the walls of her room, pictures of females such as Courtney Love and Marilyn Monroe can be seen, and the lighting from her fairl