I am well aware that the due date for my portfolio is coming very fast. That being said, it's time to inform you of my director decisions. Some of the finer details within these two minutes will have to do with the location, diegetic sounds, and clothing. When it comes to the location, I plan on using my local college campus for the scenery. I included a picture so you can get a better idea. Apart from grass and outdoors, the campus also has tall buildings and stairways. I plan to take an advantage of this opportunity to include overhead shots and high angles.
Picture of local college campus taken by me.
Secondly, diegetic sounds may include isolated footsteps coming from behind or maybe an eerie ticking noise. Since this will be a suspense/thriller, I want to include some of the well known elements that directors tend to use. For instance, the 2020 film, "A Quiet Place," would focus on the creeks of the wooden staircase that led towards the basement and to add in suspense, they did a close up of a nail. Similarly, I'll probably do close up of my characters walking alone and possibly an over the shoulder shot to signify someone is within close range.
Although the fine details are important, I also want to focus on what my cast will be wearing. Since this is a film about 2 young women (and a third who's a supporting character), I want to highlight their youth with bookbags. As mentioned previously, I will be shooting on a college campus and therefore, want to make that part obvious. Our first character, Natasha, will be wearing a black jacket with white pants and red bookbag. The jacket is to signify the need to cover up, as if she's hiding something, and since it's black it will appear mysterious and ominous. The white pants will symbolize her need to seem pure and innocent. The red bookbag will be used to show she's a target- red also symbolizes danger.
My second main character will be Daria. The connection between Daria and Natasha is not clear until the end of the film opening. At first glance, the only resemblance is that they seem to be on a school campus and it isn't until halfway through that they get the same text message. From there, Daria is shown knocking on a door and when it opens, the audience finds out she went to Natasha. Anyway, Daria will be wearing all white with black shoes. I am not completely sure if it will also be a hoodie but I know she'll be wearing a skirt. Contrast to Natasha, I do not want her "covered" up. Since she'll be wearing all white, it will symbolize her purity and innocence but the black shoes will be like a stain on a clean plate. To further make sure that the audience pays attention to this, I would like to do a close up of her feet while walking (at least more than one time.)
My last supporting character, who doesn't have a name, will simply be wearing a grey shirt and black pants. This is to make her blend into the background and make it obvious she's a supporting character.
Lastly, I want to show that this is happening with a two day span. Therefore, when Daria receives the text message and goes to see Natasha, Natasha is wearing a new outfit. In this last wardrobe change, I want her to be wearing a mainly black t-shirt dress.
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