Entry 12 - Interrogation Scene
I tried shooting one scene over the weekend with my family because I thought the rough edit was also due on Monday and our group couldn't meet up.
1. The first scene is where the interrogation starts. I wanted the investigator to seem powerful while making Jack weak. Therefore, I wanted a powerful bang to start out the scene. I used a panning shot to show the investigator walking towards the Jack while Jack was sitting down to show the clear power difference. The investigator also walked with her head high up and in a fast motion, showing her confidence. Her slamming down the files onto the table and Jack flinching added the emphasis on the investigator being the stronger one, as Jack was fazed by the noise that the investigator created while the investigator wasn't. The "split" second of the long close up shot showed the clear power difference as Jack was in a lower position than the investigator. I really like the shadow on the wall, as it shows that Jack is evil.
The part where the light hits Jack's face is to imply that Jack isn't evil as of now, as he doesn't have any memories. However when the investigator puts the light down, it's supposed to imply that Jack's evil intentions will start to comeback.
2. I wanted to make the viewers clearly know that the investigator was the nice one, therefore, I made Jack be covered with darkness. However, the investigator isn't entirely nice, because she starts off with blaming Jack before she even knew the whole story by saying, "Why did you do it." Therefore, I slightly made her left side be covered with darkness. Jack is 75% out of the shot, which makes him less powerful than the investigator who is fully in the shot. I used the paper to reflect the light onto the investigator's face.
3. I used a different position for this shot to put an emphasis on Jack's face. He is very confused. This shot is a slight over the power shot to show that the investigator is still in power. I also made the investigator's face fully lit unlike Jack's soft edged litness (?) on him. This is because Jack is evil and the investigator is not.
4. This shot has the same idea as shot 2.
5. I made lots of mistake on the dialogue, so we had to shoot this scene a lot of times. Next time, I should probably have a dialogue script in front of me. In addition, the wifi can be seen in the background :/ I kind of like how the way the shadow is casted on Jack's face, but it would have been better if the shadow was lighter cause Jack is telling the truth in this part.
6. This shot has the same idea as shot 2.
7. I only framed Jack in this cause the dialogue he says is very important. He said that he didn't meet any man last man, which shows that he doesn't remember killing the femme fatale's husband. I tried using a soft edge lighting on Jack to show that he's "feigning" innocence.
8. Same idea as shot 2. I should have however, zoomed in on the shot, as it's kind of the same as shot 2. This shot is supposed to be very important, and the film technique here isn't really serving it's ultimate service.
9. I hate this shot a lot. I'm centred, not in the line of third. I'm taking up too much film space, which makes me seem powerful. However, the shadow casted on my back makes me seem evil, which is nice. I think that I should just move the camera position to the left a little.
10. This shot has good film noir lighting in my opinion. My face is half lit and the rest is covered with dark shadows. I really like how there's not much fill light, making the atmosphere heavier. I'm also on the line of third, which is a bonus. The cigarette is also in the shot, which is great because the main subject of that particular scene is the cigarette.
11. The atmosphere of this shot is great. There's no fill light and the investigator's face is kind of covered in shadow. The cigarette is also positioned in the middle because that's the main subject of the scene. The investigator is also seen as powerful because it's on a slight low to high angle and she's taking up a lot of film space.
12. This shot is similar to shot 10. The way he moved back was great, because it made him covered with shadow. However, I should have zoomed more onto Jack and use harsher lighting on him to create a harsh shadow on half of his face to show that he's slowly becoming evil. This would have been a generic film noir lighting.
13. This shot is similar to shot 2. I'm however taking up too much frame space. I should have moved back a bit. In addition, the shot makes it seem as if I'm looking down on the investigator, which makes me seen more powerful. :/
14. Same idea as shot 10.
15. Same idea as shot 12. Should have harsher shadows on my face.
16. For this shot, I'm completely out of the shot because I lost all my power. However, it would have been better if the investigator was fully in the shot.
17. This shot doesn't flow nicely with shot 16 because I just moved the camera to the side. I like how the shadow is casted onto the investigators face. It's kind of half covering her face with shadow, because she isn't even trying to listen to Jack.
18. Shot 18's finger tapping sound doesn't quite match with shot 17's finger tapping sound. However, I like the shadow casted onto the paper.
19. This shot is similar to shot 12.
20. This shot is similar to shot 17.
Overall, this scene is kind of mediocre (?) Not really sure if my lighting technique was film noir. I need to ask Mr. Andrews about that.
Video:
https://youtu.be/moMkrfu_ivw
1. The first scene is where the interrogation starts. I wanted the investigator to seem powerful while making Jack weak. Therefore, I wanted a powerful bang to start out the scene. I used a panning shot to show the investigator walking towards the Jack while Jack was sitting down to show the clear power difference. The investigator also walked with her head high up and in a fast motion, showing her confidence. Her slamming down the files onto the table and Jack flinching added the emphasis on the investigator being the stronger one, as Jack was fazed by the noise that the investigator created while the investigator wasn't. The "split" second of the long close up shot showed the clear power difference as Jack was in a lower position than the investigator. I really like the shadow on the wall, as it shows that Jack is evil.
The part where the light hits Jack's face is to imply that Jack isn't evil as of now, as he doesn't have any memories. However when the investigator puts the light down, it's supposed to imply that Jack's evil intentions will start to comeback.
2. I wanted to make the viewers clearly know that the investigator was the nice one, therefore, I made Jack be covered with darkness. However, the investigator isn't entirely nice, because she starts off with blaming Jack before she even knew the whole story by saying, "Why did you do it." Therefore, I slightly made her left side be covered with darkness. Jack is 75% out of the shot, which makes him less powerful than the investigator who is fully in the shot. I used the paper to reflect the light onto the investigator's face.
3. I used a different position for this shot to put an emphasis on Jack's face. He is very confused. This shot is a slight over the power shot to show that the investigator is still in power. I also made the investigator's face fully lit unlike Jack's soft edged litness (?) on him. This is because Jack is evil and the investigator is not.
4. This shot has the same idea as shot 2.
5. I made lots of mistake on the dialogue, so we had to shoot this scene a lot of times. Next time, I should probably have a dialogue script in front of me. In addition, the wifi can be seen in the background :/ I kind of like how the way the shadow is casted on Jack's face, but it would have been better if the shadow was lighter cause Jack is telling the truth in this part.
6. This shot has the same idea as shot 2.
7. I only framed Jack in this cause the dialogue he says is very important. He said that he didn't meet any man last man, which shows that he doesn't remember killing the femme fatale's husband. I tried using a soft edge lighting on Jack to show that he's "feigning" innocence.
8. Same idea as shot 2. I should have however, zoomed in on the shot, as it's kind of the same as shot 2. This shot is supposed to be very important, and the film technique here isn't really serving it's ultimate service.
9. I hate this shot a lot. I'm centred, not in the line of third. I'm taking up too much film space, which makes me seem powerful. However, the shadow casted on my back makes me seem evil, which is nice. I think that I should just move the camera position to the left a little.
10. This shot has good film noir lighting in my opinion. My face is half lit and the rest is covered with dark shadows. I really like how there's not much fill light, making the atmosphere heavier. I'm also on the line of third, which is a bonus. The cigarette is also in the shot, which is great because the main subject of that particular scene is the cigarette.
11. The atmosphere of this shot is great. There's no fill light and the investigator's face is kind of covered in shadow. The cigarette is also positioned in the middle because that's the main subject of the scene. The investigator is also seen as powerful because it's on a slight low to high angle and she's taking up a lot of film space.
12. This shot is similar to shot 10. The way he moved back was great, because it made him covered with shadow. However, I should have zoomed more onto Jack and use harsher lighting on him to create a harsh shadow on half of his face to show that he's slowly becoming evil. This would have been a generic film noir lighting.
13. This shot is similar to shot 2. I'm however taking up too much frame space. I should have moved back a bit. In addition, the shot makes it seem as if I'm looking down on the investigator, which makes me seen more powerful. :/
14. Same idea as shot 10.
15. Same idea as shot 12. Should have harsher shadows on my face.
16. For this shot, I'm completely out of the shot because I lost all my power. However, it would have been better if the investigator was fully in the shot.
17. This shot doesn't flow nicely with shot 16 because I just moved the camera to the side. I like how the shadow is casted onto the investigators face. It's kind of half covering her face with shadow, because she isn't even trying to listen to Jack.
18. Shot 18's finger tapping sound doesn't quite match with shot 17's finger tapping sound. However, I like the shadow casted onto the paper.
19. This shot is similar to shot 12.
20. This shot is similar to shot 17.
Overall, this scene is kind of mediocre (?) Not really sure if my lighting technique was film noir. I need to ask Mr. Andrews about that.
Video:
https://youtu.be/moMkrfu_ivw
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