Our film was an adaption of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. We had three parts in the film, the introduction to the world, Neville meeting Ruth, Neville and Ruth having dinner. My main contribution was through the editing and I also directed the chase sequence. We chose I Am Legend because it was fresh in our minds and we’d seen three adaptions of the book already. We decided that Neville and Ruth’s relationship would be the easiest to portray on screen since we only needed two actors. The group originally wanted to do just the meeting scene but it was decided to tack on the dinner scene for length and to flesh out Ruth more.
In the introduction, we mainly used a montage and voiceover narration. However, the first 30 seconds is done through …show more content…
Simple shot/reverse shot with equal power angles because Ruth has a powerful secret on her side which we hint at in this scene. The scene was kept simple because so much happens in their conversation. Donovan and Mallory did a great job of acting with their eyes, especially when silent. I tried to include the best reaction scenes where their eyes do a lot of work. Whether it’s a confused look, skeptical gaze, or fearful face. They do a lot for the storytelling. For example, when Mallory hears Ben Cortman’s voice, she first looks surprised and scared before turning towards the noise. Speaking of Cortman, we showed Neville’s reaction first because he would react first and nonchalantly since he’s used to it. In contrast, Ruth reacts surprised and fearful. We established these reactions to create a little mystery and suspense before revealing the source of the noise. A slow zoom in on the door was intended to not only show the noise is coming from the door but to also give another eerie vibe. The last shot of the short, is Ruth running off and Neville staying behind looking confused but not necessarily suspicious. We tracked Ruth for a moment but then looked back to Neville since this entire story is told from his point of …show more content…
Trying to find camera angles and editing using the logic of what the character is going through as well as convey the message we wanted to convey. If I had a time machine, I would do a million things differently but I think part of the enjoyment of this project is the time crunch to get it done. It forces everyone to be engaged and using creative muscles. I hope the audience finds intended themes of loneliness and creepiness apparent. I also hope they clearly understand the power dynamics and perhaps even find the short well edited. However, that last one might be too much to ask
In the introduction, we mainly used a montage and voiceover narration. However, the first 30 seconds is done through …show more content…
Simple shot/reverse shot with equal power angles because Ruth has a powerful secret on her side which we hint at in this scene. The scene was kept simple because so much happens in their conversation. Donovan and Mallory did a great job of acting with their eyes, especially when silent. I tried to include the best reaction scenes where their eyes do a lot of work. Whether it’s a confused look, skeptical gaze, or fearful face. They do a lot for the storytelling. For example, when Mallory hears Ben Cortman’s voice, she first looks surprised and scared before turning towards the noise. Speaking of Cortman, we showed Neville’s reaction first because he would react first and nonchalantly since he’s used to it. In contrast, Ruth reacts surprised and fearful. We established these reactions to create a little mystery and suspense before revealing the source of the noise. A slow zoom in on the door was intended to not only show the noise is coming from the door but to also give another eerie vibe. The last shot of the short, is Ruth running off and Neville staying behind looking confused but not necessarily suspicious. We tracked Ruth for a moment but then looked back to Neville since this entire story is told from his point of …show more content…
Trying to find camera angles and editing using the logic of what the character is going through as well as convey the message we wanted to convey. If I had a time machine, I would do a million things differently but I think part of the enjoyment of this project is the time crunch to get it done. It forces everyone to be engaged and using creative muscles. I hope the audience finds intended themes of loneliness and creepiness apparent. I also hope they clearly understand the power dynamics and perhaps even find the short well edited. However, that last one might be too much to ask