Interrogation Scene-Planning

Practice

For our film the second scene is a scene that I have not practiced until now. This scene has heavy emphasis on setting up the main drama of the film "Who's Lying." This will drive the plot forward as the host and the detective will (probably) work together to solve the case. With the initial first scene being one of the Point of View (POV) of the host. Let's start to practice

Scene 2:

These were the best shots while taking practice pictures. But I will say the main issue was the size of the figures. Overall, the shots went well.

Scene 2 Shot 1

Scene 2 Shot 2

Scene 2 Shot 3

Scene 2 Shot 4-9

Scene 2 Shot 10

These shots all do their job well in getting the angle right.

Scene 2 Shot break down.

I have not mentioned this in the past, but this shot 1 of scene 2 is transitioning between the host retelling of event to the detective's investigation. With a zoom out scene in the next shot this makes sense of completion but mystery due to the hole in the case. These shots needed to stay at eye level, creating tension for this film. The use of low and high angles was also well done. 

Take Away:

This planning post allowed me to visualize the film and get the full interrogation scene almost set up. With the positioning of the actors needing to be acting, which is hard to do with Lego on this scale and time frame. Even with limitation of expression, the Angle and Hight of the shot depicted the power dynamics of each person. That is the point of the scene.