Inspiration/ Reaserch
My inspiration have been songs that have gave me a feeling of comfort which Im aiming to add to my short film (A Lovers Paradise) songs like
This is my inspiration, audio-wise, to represent the emotions I want in my short film and the type of atmosphere I’m aiming to create. I want to create cinematography that captivates the audience with its calming and relaxing ambiance.
These songs have been a huge pillar in my life, and these artists have been a tremendous support for me. I decided to take the emotions I’ve experienced during my journey of discovering their music and art and adapt them into my short film to create a unique ambiance for my audience. Emotions such as comfort, nostalgia, and happiness will help immerse them in the storyline and world of my short film.
Visuals
I really love the cinematography of this film, for reasons such as how the colour gradient changes depending on the scene, so you can see two different scenes, one that is more happy and the other which is more sad or upsetting, and they both have a different ambience and atmosphere. The first one, which is a ‘sad’ scene, shows more colours in black and grey, and the weather is different as well. Not just the colour gradient, but also the clothes that the characters are wearing are of a darker colour. I really love the cinematography of this film, for reasons such as how the colour gradient changes depending on the scene, so you can see two different scenes, one that is more happy and the other which is more sad or upsetting, and they both have a different ambience and atmosphere. The first one, which is a ‘sad’ scene, shows more colours in black and grey, and the weather is different as well. Not just the colour gradient, but also the clothes that the characters are wearing are of a darker colour.
This other side of the scene has an opposite colour graded and cinematography, the characters are wearing more colourful clothes. the weather is shown as sunny showing positive emotions and creating a more heart warming scene.
I personally really enjoy watching this film, and I love how well-made its cinematography is. From the camera angles to the locations it’s been shot in, it’s really enjoyable and nice to see. The beautiful places, plus the colourful gradient, clothes, and characters, make it a treat for the eyesightI personally really enjoy watching this film, and I love how well-made its cinematography is. From the camera angles to the locations it’s been shot in, it’s really enjoyable and nice to see. The beautiful places, plus the colourful gradient, clothes, and characters, make it a treat for the eyesight
Barfii (Information)
“Barfi! is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language period romantic comedyfilm written and directed by Anurag Basu, edited by Akiv Ali and backed by UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz (in her Hindi film debut) while featuring Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly and Haradhan Bandopadhyay in pivotal roles. Set in Darjeeling and Kolkata of the 1970s, the film focuses on Barfi (Kapoor), a deaf-mute young man based in Darjeeling, and his relationships with two girls, the beautiful Shruti (D’Cruz) and the autistic Jhilmil (Chopra).“(Wikipedia, 2023)
“The film was selected as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards. Barfi! won several awards and nominations at various award ceremonies across India. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Barfi! received 12 nominations including Best Director (Basu), Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Supporting Actress (D’Cruz), and won a7 awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Female Debut (D’Cruz) and Best Music Director (Pritam).”(Wikipedia, 2023)
Risk assessment
I have planned to record my short film in a a public place which or in different places around college, for that I would need to take care of the equipment I borrowed and for the weather, but apart of that I believe I will be okay, thanks to my previous experience with filmmaking.
Equipment
I’m aiming to use the best and highest-quality cameras and editing software for my short film to deliver a project that’s up to industry standards, as I plan to submit this project to film festivals.
- Sony A7
- Adobe After effects\premier
- lighting if we get to need it
- tripod
Bibliography
Wikipedia. (2023). Barfi. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi.