This weekend, we began the filming process for the main storyline in our title sequence. We eventually found a location, although it varied slightly from our original intended image, as instead of using some form of minimalistic bedroom with an overall simplistic appearance, a friend of one of the group permitted us to use their house to film. This ended up being a particularly successful location in which to film, as the aged mise-en-scene of the house evoked the era we were trying to create almost perfectly:
As expected, some parts of the storyboard had to be adapted to suit the new location, as otherwise they just would not have worked, or would have caused the 80's impression we were trying to convey to become relatively unsuccessful.
For example, we planned the first frame to be a close-up on the face of the character, but put into practice this didn't seem to work as well as we had intended it to, nor did it seem to fit the style of the piece. To overcome this, we instead started the sequence off with a mid-to-long high angle shot of the character asleep on the sofa. In terms of framing, the distance allows the audience to be simultaneously introduced to the character and the setting, getting an instant feel for the period in which the piece is supposedly set. Additionally, the high angle could also be interpreted as suggesting a feeling of vulnerability to the character, coupled with the vulnerability of being asleep:
We intend our sequence to being by fading into the action, and we originally planned to do this using various effects whilst in the process of editing our piece. However, we also attempted to do this manually, by experimenting with the focus on the camera. We managed to create a shot that begins blurry, but gradually comes into focus on the character on the sofa:
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