This investigation was purely to see how the actor (Dion) would be able to use the space and what types of shots I would be able to create. Before shooting this I briefly read through the script to get an idea of what the narrative was. I didn’t want to become worked up over the narrative, I wanted my focus to be just creating the visuals, centralising on mise-en-scene, the framing and the camera movements. I haven’t yet incorporated the shots in the kitchen or the bathroom. I have edited the scene together but the editing was not my central focus.

I used hand-held camera for all of these shots. I started off using the tripod but found that it was too restricting when trying to test out shot coverage and tying to get an idea for my framing. I will be using a tripod in further investigations once I have figured out what shots I particularly like.

For this test shoot I trialled medium, close up, high angle, bird’s eye, over the shoulder, long shots, tracking shots and medium close-up shots to try and create a variety of visuals. I will need to incorporate more dynamic shots in my further investigations such as extreme close-ups, tracking shots or panning shots in order for my visuals to communicate more meaning. At this stage, I am not moving the camera as much as I would like to so this will be something to focus on the next time I shoot. I think that the actor will need to move about the space more in order to achieve more dynamic camera movements.

In this scene I have shot from outside looking in (frame within a frame) aiming to create a voyeuristic shot. I did this to make it feel as though someone is watching the character sitting on the couch. I had problems with this shot as I could see my reflection in the window. I thought that if I was to shoot at night time I wouldn’t have this same problem. This would allow me to get quite an interesting observant shot of the character. I would like to film at night for my next investigation to see what difference the lighting has on effecting the mood of my scene. Does it communicate a different meaning for my scene?