After watching “Coffee and cigarettes(Somewhere in California)” directed by Jim Jarmusch, we started to look into more films about everyday events such as “Butterface” by David McLaughlin.
We found that the simplest ideas were the ones that worked the best, so we needed to create a situation that had a good Mise-en-scene and was easy to follow. After thinking of different ideas such as a picnic, or reading a book, we decided that we wanted to take it to the next step. We came up with the idea of two people in a car, arguing about directions whilst driving down a country lane.
So after agreeing on a set storyline, we started to look at location and mise-on-scene settings and decided on the Plymouth Ski Slope, and the disused track at the centre for the country lane. Using this setting would mean that we could set up cameras and the glide track without being disturbed by other vehicles.
It took us around four hours to film and afterwards we returned to college to edit. It was difficult to chose which parts to use because we wanted to keep the piece short so it wouldn't be boring. Eventually we decided on certain parts to put in to keep it interesting, and overall I was happy with the outcome apart from the end part. If we could do it again I would change the dialogue as I think it seemed a little unprofessional because it made the characters laugh when the overall mood was supposed to convey anger.
If I could re-do this project I think that I would choose a situation that was a little simpler because I think that the filming was too in depth for the brief and was also difficult to capture proper emotion because Rob was trying to drive and talk at the same time. However I think that the mise-on-scene came across really well and this was part of the brief so it was a success in a way.
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