Interrogation Scene - Mise-en-scene

ROOM
The room for the interrogation is the College Sports Hall. We wanted a Large Space, with all lights out except for the interrogation light, so the Victim (Jessica Lyon) Could be Surrounded by Darkness. The Floor is party disappointing because the sports courts can be seen on the floor. We were not able to cover these using something like a Turf, so we continued do without anything. It has, however, created a nice cinematographic effect in terms of parallel lines. They are lined across the floor to create an interesting perspective, as Jessica sits in the interrogation seat.

COSTUMES
The Clothing had to be all Black, so the interrogators could blend into the darkness and so that Jessica looks like she has just committed an attack of some kind. We would have proffered official looking uniforms with Logos and Badges, and to have the interrogators walk in with Batons.

SET-LAYOUT
We had Jess sit on a chair facing towards the interrogation light, this way it was clear that she was to be subject to whoever the incoming characters are, which would be the Interrogators.

TRANSITION - Radio Scene to Interrogation Scene

In accordance with the Screenplay and Story-Board, the Radio Scene transits to the Interrogation Scene via a Dissolve. This Dissolve, importantly, is from one circular object to another; a circular Radio Mast object, to the interrogation light of the next scene. The Shot of the Light is already enlarged greatly using 'Adobe Premiere', but I do feel the shapes could have been more similar in size, as the Light seems smaller in comparison to the Radio Dish. Either way, it has turned out fine in my opinion.

Radio Scene - Camera Techniques

The Camera was mostly still in the shots of this opening. The Camera was panning on the opening shots of clouds, and then on some of the shots of the Radio Mast there is a gradual pan. There was one shot before the scene transits from the Hill to the Interrogation Scene, where the Sun is shot within a Padlock. This is to symbolise an entrapment of freedom and hope. And as the Voice says "Freedom", the light dyes down. It is a pessimistic look on the world within the film.

Radio Scene - Props

There was one prop in particular which was important in the Radio Scene; the old, shredded 'EVACUATE' Banner. This was one of the first things created for the Opening, with the purpose of making our Films Back-story more concrete. It suggests that something has happened in the world of the film, to make people scarce and divided. Parallel in sound to this Post-Apocalyptic Imagery is the words of the Radio Presenter, who says there was "chaos which took place across the country 10 years ago".

The Imagery was partly inspired by '28 days later', as the protagonist is wondering through the streets of london and discovers a news paper which says there has been an evacuation following some kind of crisis.

Above: Newspaper from '28 days later'.

Radio Scene - Cinematography

The Cinematography for the Radio Scene was very basic, I wanted to capture a montage of interesting shots which would keep the attention of the audience, as things would not look bad. There is no intentional Shaky-Cam effect in this part and the main focus was to establish the world of the Film. The Build up is slow, as we progress towards a more climactic Ending. We wanted also, to contrast the outside world, with the interrogation scene which would follow, but also make them both look imposing.

In the Process of making this opening, I discovered a Film technique called 'Foreshortening'. This technique is accomplished when you zoom in, to give a similar effect of a telephoto lens, and make it look as if a foreground, middle-ground and background are closer together than they really are. This effect is also disorientating for the Audience as they listen to the Radio Monolgue.

Here is an example of Foreshortening in our opening:

Radio Scene - Lighting

For this Radio Scene, we really had to consider making a strong impact, holding the attention of the audience throughout the rest of the opening. For this, we filmed the Radio Masts in early Morning, to create a more interesting visual atmosphere. We also Made sure that there was a lot of shadow, and that the Radio Masts were shot in low-angle, so they look more intimidating, along-side the authoritative voice on the Radio.

This screenshot shows the dark shadows of the Radio Mast.

Sound Recording - Radio Monologue

For the Radio Broadcast we wanted a voice with an authoritative tone, to set the scene in an Authoritarian State, or Militarised Country. It is hinted that whatever Authority is in charge has an Empire, with the dialogue line "You are listening to Imperium FM". This word was discovered when I used Google translate to find the Latin word for Empire.

This Radio Broadcast was recorded in a Sound Recording Room, and is the Voice of Stephen Brennan.