Inspiration for shots

TRAIN SHOT

This close up shot of our main character is used on both our poster and our website. We felt that this shot shows a lot about the film as it shows the main character and that she is on a journey. This shot is similar to the shot in Birdys music video for 'People Help The People.' The close up shot allows the audience to connect with the character and see the emotion of the character and we felt it was really effective in our trailer.

TRACKING SHOT

 The tracking shots in our trailer were influenced from the film 'Fish Tank'. We took inspiration from this film because it is a film of the same genre and we liked the look and feel of this film. We also felt that this look was achievable as it was not a high budget film. In the film tracking shots of the main character are used frequently to emphasize that the viewers are following the characters story, which is one of the reasons we used this shot. It also means that the audience are 'behind' the character during these shots and this makes the character seem vulnerable and helps the audience to feel sympathetic towards this character.

STREET SHOT

 This shot shows that the main character is sleeping rough whilst in London trying to make money to look after her dad. This shot was influenced by the music video for Ed Sheerans 'The A Team'. Both of these shots take the 'Rule of Thirds' into consideration in the composition as the main characters are placed to one side of the shot. This type of shot allows 'normal' people to be seen walking past, which demonstrates the loneliness and vulnerability of the character.

MAKE-UP SHOT

This shot is inspired by the film 'London to Brighton'. This film was a significant influence to our trailer and helped us to introduce the prostitution storyline to our film. We especially liked this scene from the 'London to Brighton' trailer as it showed that the girl is in distress and trying to wash off her make-up. We felt that this scene was a good climax to both this trailer and our trailer because it showed the emotional effects of their life.