FINAL PROJECT - THE LAST BENCH
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DEUTERAGONIST
AYESHA SALMAN IN MY SHORT FILM, THE DEUTERAGONIST IS PRESENTED AS A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE. ➤ACTS AS A TRIGGER FOR THE PROTAGONIST'S CURIOSITY. ➤BUILDS SUSPENSE AND TENSION. ➤CREATES A SENSE OF AMBIGUITY (REAL OR IMAGINED).
SHOOT DAY - 3
ON THIRD DAY OF OUR SHOOT WE CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS SCENE AND ACCORDING TO CONTINUED SCRIPT- RECORDED DIALOGUES, GAVE THE STORY A SHAPE, SHOT SOME EXTRA SCENES JUST IN CASE TO REACH 2 MINUTES DURATION.
PRODUCTION CHALLANGES
AFTER COMPLETING MY FINAL PROJECT AND EDITING , MY SHORT FILM DURATION WAS ONE MINUTE AND TWENTY FOUR SECONDS (1:24). AS CAMBRIDGE REQUIREMENT DURATION FOR FILM OPENING As MUST BE 2 MINUTES.IT WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE , EVEN AFTER TRYING MY BEST I COULD NOT EXCEED IT FURTHER BECAUSE MY SCRIPT WAS SHORT. AS MY SCRIPT HAD NO DIALOGUES SO IT WAS LOOKING INCOMPLETE , THO CAMERA WORK AND EDITING SATISFIED ME.THEN MY MEDIA STUDIES TEACHER SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD ADD ANOTHER SCENE IN MY SHORT FILM WITH DIALOGUE. I DECIDED TO GO WITH IT AND ADD ANOTHER SCENE WITH DIALOGUES TO FULFILL TIME DURATION AND SOUND REQUIREMENTS OF CAMBRIDGE.I HAD TO PLAN RESHOOT AND ADD ANOTHER SCENE IN MY SCRIPT. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT LOOK ONE GO , PROTAGONIST COSTUME AND WEATHER PLAYS MAJOUR ROLE.TO MAKE ATMOSPHERE SEEM SAME AFTER ALMOST ONE WEEK OF SHOOTING DAY 1, 2. THO, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN SO MANY NEW THINGS AND TO BE CAUTIOUS IN FUTURE.I NOTED MY MISTAKES AND LEARNED FROM THEM.MY GOAL IS TO GET A G...
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SOUND DESIGN
THE SONG I USED IN MY SHORT FILM THE LAST BENCH IS ARCADE FIRE WITH OWEN PALLET- DIMENSIONS.
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VISUAL ELEMENTS - THE LAST BENCH
Mise-en-Scene PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN VISUALLY COMMUNICATING THE EMOTIONAL DEPTH OF THE FILM. EVERY ELEMENT WITHIN THE FRAME IS CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO REFLECT THE THEMES OF LONELINESS. LOCATION: A QUIET PARK, WHICH CREATES NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE OPEN SPACES , EMPTY SURROUNDINGS EMPHASIZE THE GIRLS EMOTIONAL DISTANCE THATS WHY A QUIET PARK WITH NO HECTIC MESS FITS BEST. LIGHTING: NATURAL LIGHTING , SLIGHTLY DIM ENHANCE FEELING OF SADNESS. COSTUME: SIMPLE , NEUTRAL-COLORED CLOTHING TO BLED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. COLOR AND TONE: MUTE COLOR PALETTE WITH SOFT GREENS AND NEUTRAL TONES CREATES A CALM BUT SLIGHTLY SOMBER ATMOSPHERE. FRAMING AND COMPOSITION: WIDE SHOTS TO SHOW GIRL SURROUNDED BY EMPTY SPACE, CLOSE-UPS CAPTURE SUBTLE EMOTIONS. THESE ELEMENTS WORK TOGETHER TO VISUALLY EXPRESS THE CHARACTERS EMOTIONS WITHOUT RELYING ON DIALOGUE MAKING THE FILM IMPACTFUL.
FINAL LOCATION
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AFTER EXPLORING MULTIPLE OPTIONS , MY EYES CAUGHT ON PINE PARK DHA2 , BECAUSE IT VISUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY ALIGNS WITH MY SHORT FILM'S CENTRAL THEMES. THE PARK PROVIDES NATURAL ATMOSPHERE , OPEN SPACES , BENCHES , PATHWAYS AND SURROUNDING GREENERY. THE LOCATION IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND PROVIDES NATURAL LIGHTING. THIS PARK CONSIST OF GREENERY AND BENCHES RATHER THEN MESS WITH CROWD GIVING VERY REALISTIC AND NATURAL VIBES , PERFECT AND SUITABLE TO ENHANCE MY SHORT FILM.