On Thursday's class period my group and I decided to film a draft of a shot we are planning to have in our opening. We felt that by filming a draft, we could have a better idea of how we would execute it for our actual finished product once we begin the shooting stage. Unfortunately our shooting has been delayed due to personal schedules interfering with our availability. We have set a date for out first shooting session which will be on March 22, 2019.
The shot we filmed was of the moment of realization that transitions into the veteran's flashback. This shot was commenced with another character asking the veteran to hold something. We show a closeup of hands passing the object along with dialogue to demonstrate this action. This is then followed with a close up of my face in shock showing that the veteran is in moment of an emotional disruption.
This concept of a trigger to the veteran's flashback is an idea we wish to include in our film opening. This concept may be altered but we will definitely be experimenting with methods to effectively and smoothly transition to the flashback scene. After much research, we concluded that a zooming shot into the face is a very effective method of transitioning to a flashback. This method is used in many famous films mentioned in earlier blogs. This transition shot is of very important essence because it can make or break the film. If done improperly it can make the film seem poorly made and awkward. Our group has done much research and testing with this to try and avoid it.
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