The Twentieth Day | Opening Shots

We recorded the initial shots for the opening of our production, and edited them to create the atmosphere and tone we hoped to achieve with the piece. Sadly, a big part of the atmosphere is sound and we were not able to record the correct sounds on set, so sounds will be added later on n the project. 

See below for the video:

We focused on shots of the environment to emphasize the fact that the protagonist is isolated and alone in this location, creating a far tenser and gripping opening. The extreme close up towards the end focusing on a minuscule detail also emphasizes this fact. Our plan is to include ambient diegetic sounds of wind/birds etc, plus include a non-diegetic piece of music, which will be created by Josh. This will make the shots above feel far less mundane than they currently do. One step we may take to improve this is by increasing the length of time some of these shots are present on the screen, as this will enhance the ideas of isolation, as there is far less movement, creating a lifeless tone to the piece.

Thanks for reading!