Evaluation – The Meeting

In a small group consisting of me, Craig and Dom, we were set the task to take photos of a ‘meeting’ in a way that made them look as if they were stills from a movie scene. We divided the rolls between us, I was to take the photographs and Craig and Dom were the cast involved in the scene. We conducted the final project between us. We each also came up with ideas for the story and then chose the best idea.

The meet was about two people meeting, ending in a face off and then a cliff-hanger at the end, as seen in all good action films. The scene also has an air of mystery about as it leaves certain questions unanswered. Like who was Craig waiting for and why was he so scared of Dom’s character. The first shot used was a medium shot of Craig leaning against a pillar. The shot sets the scene as there is a lot of scenery shown in the shot. There are then a few shots of Dom walking along a path. At this point you are wondering who the two characters are and how are they connected. A crane shot was used to make Dom look smaller in comparison to his surroundings. It then dissolves into a shot of Craig looking at his phone, this suggests that maybe he has been contacted, or maybe his was checking the time? It keeps the audience in the dark for the most of the time. Then it does a straight jump to a shot of Dom looking at his phone also. The audience begin to make the connection that these are contacting each other. For this shot I used a low and shot looking up at Dom to show his state of ‘Power’ and ‘Dominance’. The screen the dissolves to a shot of Dom running down the street. Why is he running? White flashes fill the screen as the shots change to show the distance doms character is covering and to show his movement. It dissolves to a first person view of Craig’s phone. This acts as the turning point of the scene as it confirms that Dom is coming to meet Craig. Then there is two straight cuts showing a series of two close ups of Dom’s and Craig’s faces to show their reactions to what has happened. Dom looks angry and Craig looks shocked/Scared. This tells you a little about the characters. Finally for the final shots we staged a stand off between the two characters. The screen dissolves to an over the shoulder view, over Craig’s shoulder looking at Dom. There is a shallow focus for the first shot and you can only see Craig’s shoulder with the things in the distance out of focus. With each shot the focus changes and the background becomes more focused as opposed to Craig’s shoulder and Dom is revealed in the distance. Then there is a wipe to another over the shoulder view from the opposite point of view; from Dom’s shoulder looking at Craig. This time everything is in focus and instead of the focus changing, the zoom changes. It starts zoomed in on Craig in the distance and with each shot zooms out showing the size of their surroundings and the distance between them.