Tabletop film opening:
the brief (tabletop shoot; live action shoot; soundtrack of Emily Barker Nostalgia; titles)
Brief: Our task was to choose our props from a selection of items including: old alcohol bottles, blueprints, clothes, briefcases, jewellery storage etc. We chose Nostalgia by Emily Baker as we believed the song tells multiple stories, displaying multiple images all at once allowing for us to replicate a lifestyle sung about to create suspicion and curiosity from the viewer.
Inspiration: We were initially inspired to create an original title sequence in groups (with props) from the opening title sequence of the 1991 movie - Delicassen.
The props chosen were bloody aprons and surgeon masks which illustrated death and violence to the viewer within the short time period. We also added to the collection of props, fake money and placed it all over the table in which it was shot, this displayed a character who had an above average accumulation of wealth. Other props such as passports were displayed to represent travel and exploration which best describes this character, supported by the photos, postcards and passports. The necklace displayed on-top of the photo shows what the woman left behind.
The film can be found here
Preliminary Exercises
I have studied camera angles and shot types by reading
Daniel Chandlers website called The
grammar of film and television.
Reference to different types of shots I have learnt:
Extreme long shot (XLS)
Long shot (LS)
Medium Shot (MS)
Close up (CU)
Extreme close shot (XCS)
Birds eye
Viewpoint
Two shot
One pan
One zoom
Tilt shot either up or down
Tracking shot
Handheld
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