Which technique(s) being used: Framed Subject, Deep Focus and Extreme Low Shot

Where (location) we are shooting: School Hall

Who (subject) we are shooting: Ollie H, Bradley and myself

What specific meaning we are trying to achieve in relation to storytelling: The Extreme Low shot was to try show that the actor thinks he has power and is doing really well in his audition (similar to Susan and her opera career). The Framed shots were to show how the actor really looked like to judges and show the authority they had over the young actors career which is also emphasised by the actor being very far away from them (Deep Focus).

For our project we set out to create a scene using the deep focus and framed shots that were used in citizen kane. We decided to use the hall as it was the biggest and best place to get the shots we were aiming for. I feel like we were successful in gaining the deep focus and framed shots but trying to get the right angle in these shots was quite difficult as we had to balance the camera on various different books and other items. as we didn’t have a tripod, when we were filming the first scene it ended up being shaky from having the camera being handheld. We also struggled to get the correct lighting for our scene as we weren’t allowed to use the spot light tech for the stage because none of use knew how to use it so, we worked with the two main lights that was in the hall.