During the filming we experimented with different camera movements. We tried the steady camera on a tripod as well as the hand held camera. In our finished product we only used the steady shots because it worked better for our film and the film genre.
We used only natural light so it seems more common and the viewers can imagine the story better.
While filming we thought carefully about what we want to have in our shot, for example in the library scene. We moved one of the shelves and made sure not to have the window in our frame so it would look more stuffed and full of books.
We tried to bring in a great variety of different shots and shot distances to make it more interesting for the viewer. We used an arc shot for the scene where the boy- Leon leaves the school to make him look lonely as i said before.
The mainly used shot is the mid-shot. Close ups were used by focussing on the diary as it fell on the ground and the little sequences of me putting my make up on. In these sequences at the end we used an extreme close up as well- focussing on the lipstick print on the mirror. That brings the viewer closer to what is happening.
As a reason that our two minutes film opening is a teenage romance, we paid attention to make the transitions between the shots smooth. We used the match on action for example to finish a action, to make it round end not just to let it end like for example the book drop or when Leon throws the paper on the ground. The sequences with me putting the make up on, the voice over and the music give the whole film continuity and make it better flowing.
The use of different titles helps us to make our film look more realistic, more authentic. First we put in the cast names, by doing that we made sure that there is the right distance between each of them- again to make sure it is smooth. After that we wrote "produced by", "edited by" and " written by". The names we used for that aren't actually the Persons who did it; we just pasted it in to make it more realistic. We did the same with the production company at the very beginning, it is a fictional company but it makes it more professional. We decided to call it "Babel Productions" because it works very good with our topic- babel fish for example which helps with language barrier and it helps with translating all the languages.
When we put in the music we made sure that certain parts of the music are in the right position and go along well with the film. There is a scene for example where Leon leaves the school, lonely, and in this shot the music slows down as well. The voice over is not just there either. It interacts with the film and what is happening.
All this brings it down to a round figure.
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