DIRECTIONS: Costume

Costume isn't a huge part of my film because the clothes are just normal, everyday tops, jeans and jackets. However, I still needed to consider the costume because if my actress turned up in a skirt or dress that wouldn't be the type of clothing appropriate for the character she is playing.

CONTEXTUAL STUDIES: Representation & Race (Lecture)

In this weeks contextual studies lecture we looked at representation and race. To start with we watched the pilot episode of two different sitcoms - Love Thy Neighbour and Black-ish. 

DIRECTIONS: Props & Making Them Disappear

As I mentioned in the Directions: Project Research blog post I have a couple of props which I need to sort out. The main ones are the photos of Bella and Edward which disappear in the film. I asked my actress to send me some photos of her with a boy I know, Richard Whatley, to be Edward.

CONTEXTUAL STUDIES: Authorship & Auteurs (Lecture)

As I was ill for this weeks contextual studies lecture I caught up by looking and making notes of the powerpoint when it was uploaded. This weeks lecture was about authorship and auteurs. We had to research auteurs for when Louis was ill the week before so I knew the basics before looking at this powerpoint.

CONTEXTUAL STUDIES: Auteur Theory & Auteur Director Choice

The auteur theory was introduced in the late 1940's by 'New Wave' directors. It is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the main creative force in a film. The theory was an outgrowth of the cinematic theories of Andre Bazin and Alexandre Astruc.

DIRECTIONS: DSLR Camera Workshop

Steadicam

Today's workshop was carried on from Wednesday's with the DLSR cameras. I was slightly familiar with these as I used them in my photography foundation year last year, however I had never filmed on them. I liked the look of them as they are smaller than the Sony EX that we have been using, which in public would be a little less obvious. Ferg explained the pro's and con's to the DSLR's which were that they give a good picture and you can get a professional look and feel with these, however, they don't pick up audio very well.

DIRECTIONS: Development

Creating the seasons
After taking my script apart and making notes, I have figured out that I will create the illusion of snow falling. I think this will look more realistic than seeing patches of white on the floor. To do this I will have an object such as a glass candle or simply a blank wall, shine a light onto it and sprinkle salt in front of the light, if I set the camera on this for a couple of seconds this will imply that it is snowing outside.