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Developed Idea: Further Research


The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - dir. Julian Schnabel

  • Told from a single perspective (Jean Dominique Bauby)

  • Use of voiceovers and insight into Bauby's mind

  • Melancholy tone - not necessarily the happiest film

  • Use of flashbacks

  • Stylised dialogue

  • First part of film told from Jean-Do's POV, second part shows mostly of his full appearance

  • Left on quite a hopeful yet ambiguous note, ending scene mostly of scenery - not much dialogue

 

Synaesthesia (2013) - Natalie Chao and Yumi Win [IB Final Film]

  • Focused a lot more on feeling (entire film is all about her feelings of synaesthesia)

  • Cinematography incredibly detailed, focused

  • Quite abstract, not plot-centered.

  • Shots and techniques of overlaying

  • Protagonist has a "problem" (synaesthesia)

  • Use of mainly voiceover and little spoken dialogue on screen

  • Very simple storyline (she has synaesthesia, she loses it, she accepts that everything is 'the way it should be')

  • Feelings > plot

In Natalie's commentary, she mentioned the following films, The Tree of Life and Chungking Express. Therefore, in order to gain a similar feel to Natalie and Yumi's film, I watched those films to gain more insight into the cinematography style and narrative style.

 

The Tree of Life (2011) - dir. Terrence Malick

  • Stylised dialogue

  • Beautiful, very focused cinematography (uses lens flare often)

  • Use of voiceover

  • Use of b-rolls and cutaways while voiceover is in background.

 

Chungking Express (1994) - dir. Wong Kar Wai

  • Two lonely hearts within a city [second story]

  • Use of step printing effect, shaky camera movement

  • Harsh colour blocking - neon lights and dark areas

  • Indie-esque romance, only one of them falls in love [first and second story] and it isn't boy meets girl and falls in love. The boy and girl just about miss each other every time [second story]


PRACTICAL PORTFOLIO:
 
a short film of 6-7 minutes, made in groups of up to 4.

a trailer made individually by students

 
a 1750 word commentary written individually by students

 

 FINAL FILM SCHEDULE: 

 

25/01/16: Initial ideas and research

 

01/02/16: Create groups and pitch

 

15/02/16: Present pitch

 

22/02/16-14/03/16: Pre-production

 

21/03/16-18/04/16: Production

 

25/04 /16-23/05/16: Post-production

 

02/05/16: Rough Cut due

 

23/05/16: Final Cut due

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