Week Six - 3

Bedroom Scene Brainstorming -

Still on the search for a new female lead, we decided to focus our energy on the scene in Michael's bedroom. I referred back to the storyboard i started to draw up last week, and i began to write up the dialogue between the two friends based off of what i had envisioned before. I wanted the dialogue to be genuine but again i incorporated a sense of separation and disconnect between the two characters, so far as to even draw them on opposite sides of the room. Throughout the entirety of the conversation, i planned for both boys to be focused on their phones.

To further along that sense of disconnect, Michael came up with a great idea for a shot during the scene that captured our two characters on either side of the room with a very silent wide angle, intended to produce discomfort in the audience. We feel the awkwardness experienced by the viewers will perfectly portray how unnatural the entire process on-screen actually is.

Another important thing to note is the frequent use of close up shots throughout this scene. We found it necessary to include what we did because not only did we want to engage our audience in the dialogue being spoken back and forth, but the tone of the short film begins to shift in a more romantic direction during this scene, so we wanted to begin implementing romance movie tropes. The one technique we chose to utilize was the close up shot because it allowed us to navigate through this relatable situation of texting a cute girl, while also generating an emotional appeal through facial acting. I'm really excited to shoot this scene, and we have a lot planned, so stop by again next week.