The scene our group chose was ideal for us as there was only three of us in our group and the scene could be replicated with less actors as the scene focuses mainly on one characters dialogue and the other actors facial expressions. For our scene we needed to copy the busy and crowded office that is shown in the movie, we did this by having Olly play as two characters, in one scene Olly plays as a worker with his back to the camera as he is waiting by the lift as Bradley (Protagonist) leaves the lift to go to the office, Olly played as this character as well as a office worker to give the illusion that the office was busy and consisted of more actors than we actually had. As a group we decided to take turns with the cinematography as we all had to act in different scenes, this allowed us to implement new ideas for ways in which we can film our scenes. In our film we used tracking shots, still shots, high angle shots, medium shots and medium close up shots. If our group was to redo the scene again, I would retake the shots of our expressions to make them more believable for the audience and I would refilm some shots that are out of focus. 

For our creative work my group decided to use “The Wolf of Wallstreet” as our film of choice. We decided to use this film as it is a non-fiction movie which allows us to copy its backgrounds and settings, this movie was ideal for us as we were able to replicate the office setting and costumes in our chosen scene. Our group decided to use the scene when the protagonist Jordan Belfort has his first caller at his new job at “The Investors Centre”, this is the first time in the film when we see Jordan Belfort earning money for himself rather than his Wallstreet company and can be seen as a significant scene in the movie as it is the beginning of Jordan Belfort’s greed and love for money which eventually consumes him and is one of the main reasons for his downfall near the end of the movie. The scene we chose is filled with shocked and surprised expressions from the surrounding actors as the protagonist continues his phone call, the scene also uses a variety of different shots such as shot reverse shot, medium close up shots, medium shots and wide shots. This scene is the first glimpse at how the other workers at the insurance centre begin to admire Jordan and decide to follow him as he builds his career throughout the movie.

Your task is to create a shot (single set up ) which is inspired by one of the cinematographic techniques (from the list below) used by Toland/Welles on Citizen Kane:​

Back-lit Subjects     ​

Chiaroscuro lighting​

Deep Focus​

Framed Subjects​

Impossible Tracks​

Light Spill​

Extreme High and Low Angle Shots

RULES:

There must be at least one subject (character) on screen.

You don’t need to use dialogue from Citizen Kane and can write a piece of your own or not use any!

You can choose to shoot indoors or outdoors but remember that outdoor shooting is MUCH harder to control aesthetically.

Your finished piece (basically one shot) should be no longer than 30 seconds in length and no shorter than 8 seconds.

Note: you can edit in Premiere ( grading, top and tail, stripping out audio etc) but there should only be one shot and not a series of shots in your finished piece. You may be able to use this piece for your individual film role portfolio if you think that it is appropriate.

Before you start shooting should you should be able to tell me:

Which technique(s) you are using (from the list above)

Where (location) you are shooting

Who (subject) you are shooting

What specific meaning you are trying to achieve in relation to storytelling

Create a post outlining “film makers intentions” which addresses the 4 areas above. Then export your finished piece to your M drive folder labeling it “Kane Task”, creating a link to it on your blog . Finally, create a short reflective post explaining what went well and what you’d do differently next time on your blog.

DEADLINE (for all posts and upload) – WED 26TH FEB