House party scene
As stated in my "Planning: New found representation and location" blog, we decided to add more representation into our film; representing teens who struggle with substance abuse and peer influence. Along with this new representation, we created a new location to add into scene 2; this location is where we will film Dariah (main character) at a house party, getting notably drunk ( I discussed more about this in that blog). I also spoke about how we should use lighting, using the show, Young Royals, as reference.
In terms of achieving this:
Narrative- I strongly believe that we achieved the "drunken state" Dariah was supposed to act out. Using stage directions, Shaunae was able to play a drunk and confused person; using the rule of thirds, my cinematographer made sure to align Dariah with the right hotspot and the bystander's phone with the left hotspot. The scene starts with a close up on Dariah's face and zooms out to show Dariah's full drunken state. We want to leave the audience shock, denying their previous assumptions of Dariah's character. We want the audience to see a character they assumed was a sweet innocent girl, because of her ideals, be involved in such activities.
Screenshot of the script, the house party scene, with stage directions Shaunae was told to follow
Stock photo of a intoxicated girl A still of what we achieved
Comparing the two, the only notable difference is the locations and background. Rather than using more people to fill in the space, we put the camera in a certain angle so that the viewer would only see Shaunae and a little bit of her surroundings. The state of her body is very similar to the stock photo; having her body slumped halfway on the ground with her head sitting in an uncomfortable position proves to the viewers that she is drunk. Moreover, we took advantage with the symbolism behind the red solo cup, keeping our film appropriate by not using an actual liquor bottle like the one in the stock photo.
Lighting- We didn't get to achieve the lighting we planned while filming. Because the location was outside in my backyard, strategically placing colorful strobe lights and sudden white flashes was not an easy task. Instead, we were able to provide lighting so that the audience can see the actor (since the scene takes place at night). Using a powerful LED stand and an overhead light, we created a base for the lighting. We hope that in editing we can create the illusions of strobes lights in the background, but for now, we did not achieve the look.
The video we took reference-
Snippet from Young Royals S1 Ep1
What we used-
A still showing our cinematographer playing with the light stand
How it looks-
Two stills showing the lighting
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