Tuesday 24 April 2012

Interrogation Scene - Props

There was one main prop for this part of the Opening, which is the Gun, held by Andrew (Interrogator 2).
This Gun was not exactly what we were looking for, as I thought it would be better to have a modern pistol with an attached silencer. Instead we stuck with what was available; a Western-style Revolver.
We kept the gun hidden in darkness throughout the scene so it is not obviously an out of place prop. Even when it gets pointed directly into the Camera, it is still not clear that the prop is out of place in the setting/genre.
It was interesting to use Adobe After Effects and get a Lens-Flare Flash from the Pistol, making it look more authentic, as if it really fired.

For this shot below, we wanted to portray a divided personality. We did this though lighting so it implies that he is going to change sides. With half his face in shadow, his imminent betrayel is justified, cinematographically.

This was inspired by a shot from one of Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry' Movies, with the Gun pointing right out into the Audience for Dramatic Effect.

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