Photo Movie

For this week, we tried to create a short movie using just black and white photographs. In order to create it perfectly, first, I and my groupmate start thinking the script. We decided on a script based on cheating. Then, we sketched on a piece of paper to visualize some of the scenes. I believe that in order to accomplish that kind of movie, visuals must be more dramatic than normal. There are some ways to make photographs more dramatic. The most important one is using the light properly. We tried to take photographs which emphasize the low key technique. Low key is basically referred to as a style of photography that utilizes predominantly dark tones to create a dramatic looking image. Where high key lighting seeks to over light the subject to the point of reduced contrast, low key lighting intensifies the contrast in an image through intensely reduced lighting. So, we tried to place the lights in order to create those kinds of effects. We also used over the shoulder shot to give a better visual to emphasize conversation between two people. Another thing that we pointed is using the negative spaces in the frames wisely and economically. We put two stories behind just a single photograph. For instance, while the man bringing the drinks, we placed the girl on the right side to give the feeling that she is waiting for him next to the table. The last thing we tried to accomplish is showing the details with close-ups to the audience for having a catchy feeling. We also used some symbolic scenes. One is changing the focus of the same photograph in the end with the ring.  Finally, we believe that with all of these, the movie gives its message to the audience clearly. Of course, it will have mistakes but, I think we applied what we learned into the movie.