In today's lesson we returned from our media trip and got straight onto filming the beginning of 'AWAY'. With staff permission we accessed the Media department office and began to film. Using hand held camera we filmed Sarah in the office typing away, with us (the stalker) opposite her, using a different computer. The main aim of this scene was to capture both a shot of the ring on Sarah's finger, and to show some form of connection between the two characters, to set up the facade of a love scene. We wanted to create the idea that the stalker was on a business trip so we had Sarah hand over the papers and wish him luck. However we know that he is not on a trip, it is merely suggested through Sarah's choice of language, setting up the idea of false perception from the offset. We ended the filming this session with Sarah vacating the office.
What techniques we used
We began this scene with an Eye-level shot between our two characters, creating the illusion of equality between the two, which is to be expected of a marriage or relationship. Half of Sarah's face was covered with the computer in front of her, used as a form of Blocking, representing the idea that they are attempting to maintain a professional relationship at work. We then used a jump cut to Sarah's hand, revealing an Extreme Close Up of Sarah's ring, trying to show that Sarah could be married to our narrator, all round creating the idea of love between the two. When Sarah leaves the office, we have a short pause of the stalker watching the door, in a kind of trance, revealing his fixation with Sarah, appearing merely as the love of a partner at this stage.
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