Cinematography

Christopher Doyles masterclass in cinematography-

From watching this clip i learnt that cinematography plays a huge part in setting the mood and creating feelings in the character. Lighting, camera and the way the scenes are filmed can change a scene entirely which is why it is so important. When Doyles made the film 'Mood of love' he was going for a very lonely,iscolated energy he wanted to portray therefore he found a setting in a dark eerie road where the light was very dim and atmosphere very mysterious. The wall in the background which was falling apart gave him a sense of lonliness which he wanted for his film which is why he chose to film there. This setting played a huge part in creating the effect of loneliness and isolation he wanted.


Krzysztof Kieslowski -

He talks of how camera plays a big part in the film. He speaks about how his close ups in the film represent the heroins view point to the audience. These close ups help establish that she looks at the smaller things instead of focusing on bigger things in life. She is trying to make her world smaller. Just by using these close ups we gather all this helping to set a isolated theme where rejection is a huge element. The girl rejects everything around her as it does not interest her. She is in her own world where nothing else seems important. This could be relevant in my film as my main character Rodney is very 'in his own world' and quite iscolated. We could use this method of filming smaller things from Rodneys point of view in order to portray him in his own fantasy world where anything can happen. He could be shown as a daydreamer.


Cinematography of my own film-

I imagine my own film with very quick, sharp cuts in order to portray the 'hyperactiveness' of the situation where everything is moving along in this boys world. There is excitement and there is a very hectic busy atmospohere we would like the audience to notice. We will also use very high key lighting in order to show the innocence and harmfulness of the story.Although it has a gothic element to it and there are vampires, it is not serious, it is merely a little boys adventure where life is easy and simple and he truely believes he can take on these vampires by himself. There is a huge element of innocence and our film is purely for entertainment. The high key lighting will show this as everything seems light and 'safe'. When we shoot scenes with Mr Vamping in we have decided to use low key, dull lighting to show a dark,sinister side to him.This creates a mysterious atmosphere so we know there is something not right about him. The surroundings for Rodney we decided will always be quite messy and out of place in order to reflect his clumsy character and create a childish atmosphere to the audience.