The focus on planning for our final project brief continued this week, as we began to hone in on plot for our short film. I always find the task of coming up with an initial idea to expand upon quite difficult, so I found working in a group to be beneficial, as we were all able to bounce ideas off each other. We were able to come up with a basic idea of a femme fatale protagonist, however there is still a lot of work to do in terms of creating a solid plot around the character.

Watching Coherence (2013) in class this week also gave us some inspiration for our final piece. The ‘bottle drama’ format of the film was beneficial to explore, as these type of films are often made with a low budget and small cast, whilst still being able to convey great stories. Not only was the film enthralling, it also didn’t seem like a task that was too unattainable for us, as students to reach for. The cinematography of the film was stylish and meaningful, whilst also seeming possible to achieve with our current skill sets. The small details like frequently showing multiple people within the frame and having different conversations between the dinner guests overlap emphasised the claustrophobic space within the house and how tensions easily arose within the space. Techniques such as these could definitely add to our own filmmaking and inspire our work over the rest of the semester.