We wanted to use a range of camera language to show off within our short film, as you will see throughout our storyboard there will be techniques such as shot reverse shot, match on action whilst also establishing the 180 degree rule. As you can see on page 5 of our storyboard, the frames denote how the scene constantly flips between Ben and Franki in the office discussing what went wrong. The shots on page 5 connote a tense scene between us, as i am becoming increasingly impatient with Franki. These frames also establish our shot reverse shot camera language, as you will be able to see we wanted to make the shots very conventional this was to really show off the camera language and the technique that we tried to use. Through shots 4 and 4b they denote how the camera tracks franki from the front panning to then track him from behind. This shot was probably the hardest to film as we wanted the movement to be smooth and not to jagged in order for it to flow and look professional. the shots connote franki walking to my office, through these shots we wanted to create some tension and have a build up, then follow it to the reveal of me and having the meeting. These shots also create continuity by showing the audience Franki has walked into the office rather then him just appearing there, we believed by this camera choice there is a bigger build up as the movement becomes less boring. We also included some match on action, which can be seen in frames 14 to 14b, they denote me picking up some whiskey, pouring it and drinking it. Personally i really enjoyed shots 14 to 16, because they are creating tension the shots are very basic as there are no particular camera angle or much movement, and i think that really adds to the intensity of the scene as for a few seconds nothing happens and the audience can just feel the power struggle for Franki and almost see the aggression coming from Ben.
Mise-En-Scene
We used an office for our location as not only was it ideal to incorporate the different pieces of camera language we needed, but also because we wanted to have a confrontational place and really show the difference in characters. In terms of props that we used for the film, we didn't want to use loads of props which would crowd the shots, we wanted to keep it realistic, as you will see many of our shots they denote a glass and whiskey. the props that we used connote how we wanted to keep the scenes more clear, we didn't want to add too much and just add what was needed and what mob offices would normally have. As for the lighting we used a mixture of artificial and natural lighting. the artificial lighting can be seen in the hallway and the office scenes, whilst we want to have the artificial lighting which can be helped to darken scenes, as well as be positioned in a specific place. In terms of the use of costume used throughout the film, which denotes Franki wearing a three piece black suit and Ben wearing a blue suit with waistcoat but without the blazer. the costume connotes how we wanted to be realistic and keep with the times what would have been worn by mafia members during the 1970's. As me an Franki were the only two actors, we kept our normal English accents rather then try to put on a american or Italian accent. we wanted this short film to be serious, and felt that by adding accents we would create humor which we didn't want. I feel that we conducted ourselves in a serious tone when performing, perhaps having more cast would have been better, but for a 1 minute film, I felt that me and Franki did a decent job at acting in the correct roles.
Music Choices
For music i went with a piece that featured in the Godfather films i felt it was appropriate to have Italian styled music as i felt it was conventional to have in a mafia based film. The music is a piece of opera and is slow however i felt that when i have chosen to increase and decrease volume that it adds to the tension in the scene and it adds to the drama that happens at the end of our film. whilst the music that i have chosen may not fit to some i feel that it adds to the authenticity of the film, it makes the film a bit more classy, and a classical mafia movie. the piece that i have selected runs from 32 mins to 34 mins. i feel that it can set the traditional era that we was looking to have within our short film.
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