Shooting drug scene research 3
'FASHION'
The shot of the drug scene will make or break my groups film. Such a scene must have the correct elements in order to convey the correct message we want to send out to the viewer.
The mise en scene is not bare, the apartment is well furnished. Usually hard drug users sell their belongings in order to finance their addiction, by placing props throughout the users apartment the director shows that the character drug use has not affected her financially. The character does not look unkempt, her hair is well maintained and her dress looks new and clean. One may come to the conclusion that the character is a casual inexperienced drug user not a hard drug user. In addition the mise en scene looks some what messy, the viewer may now come to the conclusion that the character drug use has made her less organised.
The director uses a wide variety of shots within this sequence. This allows him to eke out more cinematic value from this part of the movie, allowing him to convey a much more complex message.
The director uses a range of long shots to capture the character irate body language, allowing the audience to see the affects of her withdrawal from her drug.
The director also uses an insert shot allowing the viewer to see the needle pierce the drug users flesh, this is point of no return in the scene. After this shot the director uses a cutaway director the viewer towards the character face. This allows the viewer to see the drastic change in the characters emotion as result of the drug.
Towards the end of the clip the director uses a focus pull, to direct the view attention away from the drug users high. The director pulls the audience towards the character entry wound, by doing this the audience will now be asking questions like, has she overdosed?
This scene in Fashion has shown me how to eke out more cinematic content from such a simple idea, whilst keeping the audience captivated at the same time.
The director has also educated me on how to play on the viewers emotions with the use of camera shots, and also how to lead the viewer to make predestined presumption about a character before even hearing one line from the script, by manipulating the mise en scene.
