Actors - 'Anonymous Lead'

One of the difficult parts of the planning was the casting of actors for us. In doing this process, me and Seb were allocated responsibility on who should be cast for the opening. We decided to cast Bea Newbery-Jesse for our Femme Fatale, 'Alison Atkinson'; after working with her for our preliminary task, we knew that she would be easy to work with. Also, referring back to our idea of the concealing identity, we would be able to get away with hiding her age, as age is a factor that can contribute to the realism of the film. 

Deciding on location and mise-en-scene - 'Anonymous Lead'

Our film does have a very dark tone in its aesthetic; so dark that there isn't a very obvious idea on as to where we are shooting. Most of the footage was shot indoors which I think was an advantage because you really have control on how to create a contrast between light and shadow (chiaroscuro). The use of drawing blinds and closing curtains was a requirement that contributed to process of creating that atmosphere a peril and suspense as well as the contrasting shadows to hide identity.

Shooting schedule - 'Anonymous Lead'

Camerawork in 'Hard Rain'

This post briefly explores the camerawork in a video clip of the film 'Hard Rain'.

Evaluating the planning - 'Anonymous Lead'

Evaluation of planning – ‘Anonymous Lead’

During planning for ‘Anonymous Lead’, many decisions were made and altered. We absolutely made it adamant that our story as well as the production was going to be based around theme/style of Film Noir, as the films from that era (and neo-noirs) have heavily influenced our whole project. A lot of the tasks have been completed group-wise, but I have done tasks that I thought needed a bit of personal improvement or total completion. The pitch, the mind map of initial ideas, plot synopsis, the screenplay/script, selecting actors, planning the costumes, and formulating the storyboard (the main elements of group work). In doing the individual tasks, the inter-textual references for example, have contributed to further depth of what is wanted to be accomplished for our opening. I do feel that most of the tasks have been completed by myself. Seb has required the completion of some of the tasks in order for his blog to have some content.