Part c)

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Part d)

Being a big fan of Peter Weir’s films and The Truman Show (1998) in particular, I sought with my out of class exercise to capture the science fiction and ‘surveillance camera’ feel of the cinematography of the film. Having read about the film, I became aware that the original draft for The Truman Show written by Andrew Niccol was far from the idyllic seaside paradise that eventually became Truman’s home. Instead, it depicted Truman in a grungy New York setting, with bleary weather and a general feeling of dystopia. I shot the exercise mainly on my Parent’s old Sony Handycam, from the mid-90’s, which uses Video8 tape, then converting it to digital (with great difficulty) for editing, to capture the analogue and (old) 4:3 standard definition feel of many security cameras. The only major issue I had was the focal issues the camera experience, it seems 20 years on the auto focus isn’t operating as it should. Transferring the footage to digital using a converter machine my Dad has caused me some issues, and one shot that refused to be converted had to be salvaged by literally filming down the viewfinder of the Handycam with my iPhone, however thankfully this only added to the aesthetic. I wanted the camera to be moving as though it is being remotely controlled, with stilted, jerky pans, awkward zooms and vignetting, à la The Truman Show. For this reason I used a tripod for most shots, with the exception of the final shot. I also shot a few more naturalistic shots, with my iPhone, however I didn’t end up using them as I felt it was too jarring going between 4:3 old footage and HD widescreen iPhone video. 21 years after its release, The Truman show’s depiction of the invasion of privacy of Truman, and the extensive and intricate network of cameras used to document his life, were thought to be pure science fiction. However this level of surveillance is increasingly becoming a reality in countries such as China, and sadly this is occurring more in the vein of Niccol’s original Aldous Huxley-esque and Orwellian draft than Weir’s realisation of Truman’s perfect world. I have therefore sought to capture a science fiction style, with traits of the ‘found footage’ genre. I chose my sister Emily to be the subject of the film, and asked her to wear a dark, colourless outfit, in keeping with the overall tone of the piece.