Today was a super productive day for me! I finished the shot list I had begun making earlier for my short film, "In Bloom." Even though originally I wanted to create a screenplay for A Level, I only made a shot list because there is no dialogue in this short film and is told only through visuals. Contrary to my film opening for the AS portion that relied heavily on auditory elements such as conversation or news over the radio to tell the story, "In Bloom" will be told entirely through the visual element.
After I finished the shot list, I printed it out and color-coded which shots where outside, inside, or where to be added digitally (such as credits and title.) This aided in making the filming process as efficient as possible because I managed my time much better and did not miss any shots that I needed to take.
This short film relies heavily on color to move the story along and show the evolution of the character and situation. The film goes from monochromatic shades of white, grey, and black to colorful, vibrant, strong colors, so the shot list helped me film the colorful ones in order to have the best amount of sunlight and brightness.
My wonderful friend Ana was my protagonist in this short film, and we had a really great time bouncing off of ideas on how to get things from different angles and make the film as aesthetically pleasing as possible. One thing I was unhappy about in my film opening was how I focused too much on the audio element and sort of neglected really trying to tell a story visually so that's what I kept in mind today when filming with Ana.
In the end, we got all the filming done. I filmed on my iPhone and actually started editing on its iMovie program since my computer doesn't support it. I plan to get editing done within the next couple of days so I can dedicate time to the website and the poster.
Here are some pictures from today:
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