A chat about my Production Process

   Hey everyone! I haven't started editing the film yet as I've been super busy with other schoolwork, so I'm waiting on the following week for Spring Break to come, giving a chance for school to cool off. In the meantime, I wanted to talk about my production line of thinking!

The first thing that you'll notice from my film is that a lot of the shots are pretty dark. This is because I felt if the movie was dark, it could make the setting of Theodore's house to seem more depressing. If your surroundings are dark and dreary, it makes it easy for your mind to have sad thoughts as well. I created this dark effect by going into the iPhone settings of each shot, and adding 70 to the shadow setting.  As for this actual shot, a lot of the introductory shots are tracking shots, as I felt as though this was best for creating a sense of setting. This way, you could see how messy and unkempt Theo's house is, making it seem more messy.

The introductory shot of Theo is pretty interesting. It begins with a downwards tilt of Theo, which may seem like an odd choice but it was actually intentional. This downward view makes it seem as though the viewer is looking down on Theo, making Theo seem weak and small. This tilt sets him up to be a frail character, already preparing the audience for Theo's personality. A large majority of the shots of Theo in this film have him being shown in a higher angle, and this is also to make him seem weaker. I made sure the tilt wasn't that noticeable at times, or else the audience wouldn't be able to see Theo's face, making it difficult to show his despondency.

The last shot I want to show you all today is this beautiful shot of Theo taking a deep breath (it isn't that noticeable in the unedited version, I'll add a sound effect to make it more obvious in post) before coming out of his house. I added contrast utilizing another one of the iPhone's picture settings. Although Theo's black outfit doesn't change, the colors of nature are changed to be harsher and brighter. I feel as though this juxtaposes the previous shots, as almost every shot is dark and shadowy. The contrast this shot creates further outlines how different the outside world is from Theo's house, exemplifying how large Theo's decision to leave his house is.

That's currently all I have to share with you all. Thank you all so much for reading!