My Method Of Working Presentation

When I think back to the reason why I actually go to watch films, the reasoning behind my passion for the visual medium became clear. I always had a love for the visual spectacle of the films I went to. Notably the Harry Potter series, seeing something that you wouldn’t be able to experience in any other instance is something pretty special. The story is also important, and I like how directors like Malick use the visual experience as a tool for this.

• Pure Cinema – how camera and footage evoke emotion (not sure if that’s what pure cinema is? Double check that Tom)
• Want it to be influenced by others but have something new.  (Malick, Fincher)
• Filmed in one location over one day – Use friends as actors
• Need basic story with or without dialogue.
• Interested in the idea of having older sounding audio contrasted with newer footage.
• Small Production team

• Terrance Malick

Reasons why I chose these

• I want it to look good
• The reason why I go to films like them is for the cinematic experience.
• As I am only shooting  1 scene for this project I want to technically challenge myself, special effects etc.

• Terrance Malick uses landscape to define what are essentially philosophical and ethical issues and moves from tiny peripheral detail to epic perspective within a single shot” . (McCann 2007: 77).The spiritual and religious thematic in The Tree of Life.

• I’m not so much into philosophy however I like how he keeps a coherent style in the film, same with say Fincher and the Zodiac keeping the style consistent with the 50’s era. I would like pay homage to this somehow, whether I set my scene in a certain time period, or create a new one up etc.
• Im interested in the supernatural, which doesn’t have too much relation to the either Fincher or Malick. I do like their interest in the mental state of their characters which include supernatural elements. So this may form the basis of what I actually film.

• Technical Restraints
  • Consistent Aperture Exposure
  • Always work with back lights
  • Try only work with natural light (the exception being lights in rooms etc.)
  • Combination of steady, hand-held and tripod shots
  • iso below 400
  • Shutter speed double of FPS. — 24 fps = 50 —- 60 fps = 125