AS Film Studies

Long shot of trees looking up Close up of ground, leaves/mud tracking medium shot from behind, walking down forest  Close up shot of face, face red, cold, sniffling. Camera follows hand rubbing face to get phone out of pocket- close up of phone "got it yet" POV (film in one continuous shot, and two seperate)  low angle wide long shot- starts off big in the camera, walks past and leans down to uncover something buried in the ground. Close up shot of her uncovering a gun  Medium side shot of her looking at the gun, leaned down holding it in her hands- stands up puts gun in trousers- gets out phone texts "got it" Different part of wood long tracking shot of walking Close ups pushing branches out the way + side medium head shots  long shot taking phone out on the phone close up text- "got it"now finish it" long shots walking + side shot  close up hands in pockets  Medium shot walking from behind-stops, hears something looks around  Close u

Lighting Soft frontal light is the FILL LIGHT Stronger more directional light from the back BACKLIGHT You can arrange the lights in such a way as to leave darkness between the area illuminated by the backlight and the area illuminated by the fill light, depending on how moody you want the shot to be. Shoot in order of lighting set ups to save time  Can use different light colours in the same shot  KEY LIGHT -   A key light is the primary light of the scene. It will be the most intense and direct light source of the entire scene. It will be the first light to set up, and will be used to illuminate the form of the subject or actor. 1. Avoid placing your key light close to the camera. It will cause your lighting to become flat and featureless. 2. If a key light is positioned to the side or back of an actor, it will create a mysterious/dramatic mood, and overall keep the image dark. 3. A key light is the primary light in a three-point lighting setup FIL

Initial Ideas Theme- Experimental, time, suspense, meaning Ideas-  Repeated same thing everyday, pace gets faster. In the bathroom gun goes off, shooter turns out to be them, fantasy and reality Sounds- Clock, ticking, slows down when gun goes off. Radiohead- Exit music Shots- Tracking shots walking down the street, Long shots walking across the stree t Lighting- Split lighting for dramatic mood. Bedroom different colours in the background- red. Different Idea(final choice) Same themes of identity/same person narrative Girl walking through forest- shots from behind- close ups of feet on leaves, trees in sky.  Checks phone- texts saying "found it yet" Finds gun, texts back-got it Hears sounds/movement, gets scared, sits down behind tree smokes ciggertte- Film Noir Gets dark, sits cold gets text but also hears ringer go off in the distance  checks around sees someone behind another tree goes round corner- close up of face shocked screen to bla

Short Films About a Girl Social realism Handheld tracking  Dads still trying to be young  Mum-lottery ticket trying to get away Focus on visuals to tell deeper story Children idolize their parents  Flash backs  Reality of what shes saying mirrored in shots  Character development Twist at the end change of mood  Only sunlight if other side not on her Themes of family/social cycles   Connect View of the world changes when she makes a connection Mise-en-scene shows commute, day to day Mans performance, both out of place in the city Enigma of if it will turn into a crime drama Both left with new outlook and optimism  No dialogue Blurs line between fantasy and reality  No atheistic difference between fantasy and reality  I like the switch between fantasy and reality Curfew Like the film Drive  One of my favorites Dark Humor  Fantasy and reality Addiction real life issues Phone becom