Tuesday, March 1, 2022

The Board on Which My Story is on

This is my visual planning aka my storyboard for my film opening and I just wanted to take a second to explain it.
So if I am able to get some help cinematography-wise. I think that this can be a really captivating opening, which is great since, well, that's the point. Anywho, if I am able to get some steady hands I would love to create a master shot that can be seen above. For those of you who don't know what a master shot is, it is just a long take (at least one minute) that contains no cuts. My inspiration for this is the Memento (2000) opening. 

In this scene, the names of the actors, producers, cinematographers, etc, are all shown while we are shown a slight revelation that introduces the peculiar plot of the movie. I like the idea of filming a master shot for my opening as it is easier to follow. When there are a distinguishable amount of cuts, the viewer must process the subconscious meanings whereas, with a master shot, the viewer is shown the "here and now".

What I have planned is a black screen for the beginning while a subtle piano plays. After some names are shown, the black begins to fade as we see a little girl singing. Once the viewer sees the transition from the young girl to an older teen, the camera begins to zoom out to show someone watching a screen that continues to play the same video. Once this is clear, the camera pans to reveal another person (Nick) to be watching beside him. We see a silhouette in the background and eventually the focus shifts to it. It is exposed to be the same teen girl from the video, with an uncomfortable look on her face. The title is revealed.


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