FALLAH'S BLOG AS

➤ FOR MY SHORT FILM, IT WAS IMPORTANT I SAW THROUGH WHERE I WOULD BE SHOOTING. SO, TO GET A BETTER IDEA AT WHAT LOCATION WOULD SUIT THE NATURE, AND BRING THE IDEA I'VE TRIED TO PORTRAY TO LIGHT, I WENT LOCATION SCOUTING. ➤ GENREALLY SPEAKING, I WAS LOOKING FOR A SPOT THAT HAD AESTHETICS, LIGHTING ,ACCESSSIBILITY, SOUND, PERMISSION REQUIREMENTS.  ALSO, WHILE SCOUTING I SEARCHED FOR LOCATIONS WITH BENCHES LIKE PARKS ETC TO MATCH THE VIBE. ➤ STARTING OFF, I WENT TO A FEW PLACES THAT HAD THE FEEL I WAS SEARCHING FOR. FOR INSTANCE I WENT TO SERENE PARK, IT WAS SUITABLE BUT EXPLORING 2-3 MORE PARKS ONE OF THEM CAUGHT MY EYE. SERENE PARK DHA3 PINE PARK DHA2

DEPTH OF FIELD:   REFERS TO HOW MUCH OF AN IMAGE APPEARS IN FOCUS, FROM THE FOREGROUND TO THE BACKGROUND. DEPTH OF FIELD CAN BE EITHER: ➤   SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD:  WHERE SUBJECT IS IN FOCUS AND THE BACKGROUND IS BLURRED. ➤DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD:  WHERE BOTH THE SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND REMAIN IN FOCUS.

THE RULE OF THIRDS DIVIDES AN IMAGE INTO NINE EQUAL SECTIONS  USING TWO HORIZONTAL AND TWO VERTICAL LINES. IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE SHOT ARE PLACED ALONG THESE LINES OR AT THEIR INTERSECTIONS TO MAKE THE IMAGE MORE DYNAMIC AND NATURAL. GRID LINES: THIS EXERCISE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND HOW THE RULE OF THIRDS IMPROVES COMPOSITION IN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY.

AFTER FINILASING THE CAST, I CONDUCTED A SCRIPT READING SESSION. IT ALLOWED US TO IDENTIFY ANY LINES THAT SOUNDED UNNATURAL OR NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. THIS PREPARATION HELPED US MOVE FORWARD INTO REHARSALS WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE AND ORGANISATION.  

PROJECT TYPE:  SOLO SHORT FILM GENERE:  MYSTERY/ MEMORY DRAMA SINCE THE LAST BENCH IS A SOLO PROJECT, THE CASTING PROCESS WAS FOCUSED ON FINDING ONE ACTOR WHO COULD CARRY THE EMOTIONAL DEPTH AND INTENSITY OF THE STORY. AFTER THE PROCESS OF AUDITIONS I DECIDED WHICH ACTOR IS MOST SUITABLE AND BRINING REALISM, SUITING CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY. ACTOR SELECTION: ZAINAB AJAZ ROLE:  THE GIRL (PROTAGONIST)

WHILE WORKING ON MY MEDIA PROJECT, DECIDING THE CAST WAS A VERY CRUCIAL PART. SO,TO MAKE IT EASIER I HAD AUDITIONS THE MAIN LEAD. THE FOCUS OF THE AUDITIONS WAS TO SEE HOW EACH PARTICIPANT WOULD SUIT THE GENRE, AND HOW THEY COULD EFFECT THE MESSAGE I WANTED TO PORTRAY IN MY SHORT FILM. DURING THE AUDITIONS MY MAIN FOCUS WAS ON THE BODY LANGUAGE, EXPRESSIONS, AND DELIVERY OF THE DIALOGUES. IT WAS A HARD CHOICE, SINCE THE PARTICEPANTS WERE ALL PHENOMENAL, BUT, TAKING EVERYTHING I HAVE LISTED ABOVE INTO PRESPECTIVE, I CHOSE A VERY WELL DESERVING ACTOR. ➤AUDITIONS: DUA ASLAM ZAINAB AJAZ