I’ve been researching different movies and scenes for dystopian genres and I should know what characteristics are involved inside of those shots, but I haven’t really put the time in organizing my mind. For that I decided to list each scene and movie I’ve watched and then just add different characteristics in it and just list them down.
I started with the short film that won an Oscar Nomination and is on Netflix called the After. This isn’t really a dystopian film but it relates as it explains how it is like the end of the world for the main character. Just like in my film. This is the last film I’ve watched and recommended already several times because it touched my heart and made me cry. This movie reflects how small acts can make someone break down after one was carrying such a hurtful “weight”, it implies how sometimes it is needed for someone to break down and cry to continue with life. This is the feeling I want to create! If they did it in 18 minutes, why would I not be able to imply one feeling in 2 minutes. Everything is possible. I can do this.
Continuing to talk more about the mise-en-scene that conveyed this emotions, I added a short explanation of each characteristic that I found in each film and I wrote it in the notes. For example the film the After increase the emotions of the artist with these elements to relate with the audience as leaving an explanation of how life continues after harsh situations. This is done by using brighter colors more at the end, implying that life around is still moving even if he is still stuck in a sad memory. I followed the same thinking track for all the other films I watched, including Divergent and the Intro to the Hunger Games as well as to the Giver film. Here! You can check the process in this picture.
To come to a conclusion I decided to start to think about my brother’s costume to conveyed several ideas and make him look more serious. I decided that black clothes would imply darkness inside of his heart and anger. I told him to wear all black but the shoes as I needed them to highlight so that the running action could be more easily noticed so he found some green (which sometimes imply hate and disgust as in the inside-out film) shoes that are phosphorescent and they project more light and even if it starts to get dark they will be scene. The earring was another thing that my brother put for this scene as it would make him look more “rebel” as it is usually seen like that now in our society. This would connect with our rebel audience as it would show how he is independent and he can do whatever he wants like pierce his ear (and how knows what other things…) The next thing that was implemented into the scene not on purpose but fitted perfect so I didn’t cover it was the “cut” in his brow as it would imply also how revel or dangerous he is as highlighted the harsh events that he’s been through in his past.
Continuing to think about more elements, I needed to focus more on the environment and place of this scene. I must say it was harder because the option I had decided before was not matching with my lighting of the sun, as I wanted a darker scene where the sun would be going down or raising but Markham park which was the entrance to that trail of bicycles where no trees are seen would be opened just for day light hours. So my brother, my mom, and me started driving around looking for places and we found a part next to that track next to the Everglades that had nothing more but connection posters and a little green hill that because of the dark lighting didn’t appear that green. It was perfect as it was right next to the highway and there was a places where we could stop the car and it wouldn’t be that dangerous as cars are passing by. OF COURSE, I am keeping my actor and me safe.
I have everything ready now for filming this afternoon. I plan on explaining my brother every shot and how he is supposed to act so that I get there and we take less time and less risks. SO EXCITED!!! Wish me luck!! Hope to see you tomorrow on my next post where I will give me update of how this filming went.
Resources!!!
Location of Markham Park found at:
https://markhampark.com/biking/
(This when I knew I couldn’t go there)
(A realization moment)
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