The piece shall be a two minute super 8 film shot on Kodak Ektachrome 100d colour reversal film, one of the few super 8 films still being produced in the world. This daylight balanced super 8 stock which is know for producing brightl high contrast images will be used to produce something a bit darker than you'd expect to see within the super 8 genre, like in Tarnation, reviewed earlier within this blog.
The camera I shall be using for this will be the Nizo S560. Manufactured between 1972 and 1974 in West Germany, the camera allows super 8 to be shot at frame rates of 18fps, 24fps and 54 fps and it comes equipped with the option of automatic and manual focus. My particular model has a Schneider Kreuznach 56mm (8x zoom) f1.8 lens. The camera also has two-speed power zoom, reflex viewfinder with split-image viewing, TTL metering with full manual override, variable sector fade shutter, automatic dissolves option and also a function for time lapse shooting.
 |
| Nizo S560 |
The film itself will depict a young woman who has been lost in an accident. The narrative will follow snippets of moments the viewer remembers of her in super 8, reminiscing about his memories of her. This will show her in acts of fun assumed to be with the filmmaker as well as footage of how the person remembers the woman. This footage will be contrasted with the flashing hazard lights of a car which gradually brighten but fade in and out slower and slower as the memory of her is lost.
The aim of this production will be to use various super 8 techniques in the narrative of the film. The medium will aim to show the event is both in the past and a memory of the events depicted. In addition to this, the use of the character engaging with the camera and breaking the fourth wall will add to the feeling of it the film being a home movie whilst the cutaways which include the hazards of the car flashing will be used to juxtapose against the happy images making it a more conventional film.
Although all the scenes of the film will be lit naturally by the environment they take place in, the choice of which time in the day certain shots will be filmed are to be used in conjunction of what sort of mood they wish to replicate. The shots of the woman will be filmed in daylight whilst the hazards of the car will be shot at night.
This idea for my film will aim to create a nostalgic look back on someones life using a medium that I believe is best placed to capture that mood, however I also wish to use the medium to try and juxtapose happy feelings related to nostalgia to that of sadness.
No comments:
Post a Comment