Prelim Task

For our prelim task we had the honor to shoot the scene in N04.
We tried to create a thrilling atmosphere in the room. Therefore we had just one table with a lamp on it and kept the scene quite dark. I chose the camera- position angle and focus. I would like to do more scenes handheld because the frame seems more dynamic but that was not possible. If you shoot everything on a tripod it happens very easily that your scene seems boring. But If you shoot a scene handheld try to be as steady as you can. There is always a bit movement in a frame that is shot handheld but this makes it interesting.
The lighting in our scene was already given when we started to shoot. My group did not want to change the light settings but I still think if we would have changed the intensity of the light the scene would have seemed more dark and thrilling. I just wanted to have one "main light" (the lamp on the table) and just fill up the shadows with a soft light. I chose to shoot the boy who forces the girl to consume drugs in a low angle to let him seem more dominant and put the girl in a kind of weak or scared position.
We always followed the rule of third because in my opinion it makes a picture more interesting and you can literary play with the attention of the audience.

A little but very useful advice for a Close Up is: do not show the whole head of the person in the frame. Just film 1 inch or less above the eyebrows. The reason why you do it is as always it makes your frame interesting. You do not see the whole head because you imagination just add the upper half of the head to the frame. See picture of Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds.

Our scene consists of a: Close Up, Long Shot, Mid Shot, 2 over the shoulder shot and one extra shot.