Some Shots We Filmed!

    This week we started the filming production for our project. I will say, at first we all thought that this was going to be fairly easy, however as we approach the date and as we started to shoot, things became very technical in a matter of seconds. We shot multiple scenes many times in order to get the best angles and the best results. We are still yet deciding which shots to use for the final product but here are a few of them. 

In this clip, we used a close-up with some pan movements to create a sense of tiredness. One is able to appreciate the chaos in her room, which is why we focused more on her legs when doing its scene as well as to show how tire she is of life by the way she's walking. 

In this shot, we wanted the prescription pills to be the center of the shot, which is why we placed them in the center third. Maya is prescribed Amitriptyline by her doctor, which is an anti depressant pill. These pills are the ones that help her cope with all the traumatizing events that she has gone through that have made her the way she is. However, in a sense or another, these pills are not working on her because she has a bigger problem which is a mental illness. By using a tilt motion, we were able to move the camera in a way that we would show the audience her intaking the pills. 

Our film opening consists of many close-up shots, but the last shot I will be sharing with you is an over-the-shoulder one. This shot is the last in our opening where we reveal that an accident has happened. It is left in a cliffhanger where the audience wonders what will happen next. We specifically used this type of shot to show a more clear view on Maya, her actions and her expression when she sees the unexpected.