Second Main Task Idea...

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Last lesson, we decided not to use the thriller idea for our main task and to focus more on the shot types we could use, instead of the genre. This way we could focus more on the mise en scene. We sat down as a group and came up with a few new ideas.
Our first idea was to use shot reverse shot as an opening, of a party scene and showing someone moving restlessly in bed. We wanted to show it as if it was a bad dream, but of something that had already happened. We thought of using a strobe light and filming the shot out of focus to show the unclearness of the dream. However, after the group discussion we decided this would be too complicated to do and that we could come up with something much easier that would be just as effective.
Our final idea was to keep the element of unclearness with the shot out of focus and the shot reverse shot, but instead of using someone in bed, we decided to use someone sat on a bench. We also changed the party scene to someone on their own sat in the middle of a location that looks as if a party had taken place. As a group we decided this would be less complicated to acheive as we wouldn't have to rely on anyone else to film the party.
We looked at a variety of shots and decided the best one to use that would suit the style of our idea was whip pan shots of fast cars and busy streets. We decided this would be best because it would contrast with the stillness of the person sat on a bench and add an element of excitment.
In terms of lighting, we decided to use a dim light, acheived by using fairylights surrounding the person in the abandoned party scene. We thought combined with the shot being out of focus, this would be an effective use of lighting as the shot would be blurred and endeering.

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