Stabilizing shots

To accurately depict the main character’s costume change from tennis outfit to suit, I will need to utilize a tripod to effectively stabilize the shot. I want the main character to slyly slide behind a wall and reappear a second after in a new outfit, creating the effect of quickly changing clothes. Therefore, the camera will have to be placed in the same spot when I begin recording his outfit change and when he finishes changing outfits. The tripod will be extremely useful in accomplishing this task, however, unfortunately I don’t own a tripod. On the bright side, my teacher Mrs. Stoklosa has allowed me to borrow her tripod. I will begin filming today, so stay tuned for more updates!

Film technique

Due to the relatively low budget of my film opening, utilizing film techniques is a must to effectively produce a worthwhile scene. Over spring break, I visited my parent’s home country, Jamaica. While visiting this beautiful country with my parents and girlfriend, we encountered a wonderful endeavor, riding a Segway through the hills. The Segway was a fun experience, and whilst riding it I recorded a video of my girlfriend riding a camel. The video will be posted below.

            Due to the stabilizing effect of the Segway, the video resulted in a similar technique to using a camera dolly. This gave me a fantastic idea of utilizing a Segway-like contraption to record portions of my opening. The closest device I encountered that resembled a Segway was a hover board, and luckily enough my friend is willing to allow me to borrow the hover board to record for my film. I am quite lucky to have such kind friends. Anyways, I will film later this week, so stay tuned.

Mise-en-scène

The costuming for my film opening is important in differentiating between the main character’s apparent, superfluous life and his concealed, unseen lifestyle as an agent for a secret organization. The players on the tennis court, or the main character’s teammates will be sporting typical tennis attire, such as, a polo shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes. The main character will be wearing this costume in the beginning of the opening, however, as the scene progresses the main character switches into a black suit, black tie, and sunglasses. However, the other characters in the scene don’t notice this switch, therefore emphasizing the dynamic shift between the lives of the main character.

            The lighting of the film opening will maintain relatively bright due to the bright sunshine elevating the levels of brightness on the court.

            The location was mentioned and explained more in-depth in previous blog posts.