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FIRST STEP

GES1029 Presentation

By: Ivonne Khomas, Teo Kai Cheng, Vivien Ong, Wang Yi Xiong

Narrative

Objective

"First Step" is a short film about a young man who has closed himself off from both his family and the society.

Through a series of events, the film uses Space as a revolving theme to depict both the isolation of digital space and the connectivity of family bonds.

Issue: Coming of age & Stepping out of comfort zones

Significance

Common issue in Singapore

Issue of stepping out of one's comfort zone and facing the reality of life

Rise of smartphones taking away interpersonal connections

Rarely depicted in the Singapore film industry

Space

Topic of our film

HEARTLAND

Heartland

HDB as the local heartland of Singapore, where the average Singapore lives

Localness (Sense of familiarity)

Representation of average Singapore family

Relatable

INTERPERSONAL SPACE

Interpersonal Space

Personal Space vs Social Space

Digital (Virtual) Space vs Concrete Space

CONNECTIVITY

Space as "Connectivity"

Room

Representation of space as both estranged and confined (Individualistic)

Living Room

Representation of space as togetherness and connection with the family (Group)

Close proximity and blood relations without connectivity

Artistic Choices

Story

- Simplistic; deep underlying meaning

Explicit

- A man faces certain events that propels him to face reality (go out of the house)

Implicit

- Parent's death

- Metamorphosis

Setting

Location Shooting

- HDB (indoors)

Props

- Smartphone

- Home phone

- Ear piece

-Gate (door)

Mise-en-scene

4 Types of Lighting

Low Key Lighting

Beginning and throughout most of the film

Low Key Lighting

Practical Lighting

Use of phone to illuminate and create a cinematic nighttime scene

Subtle lighting for the subject

Practical Lighting

Bounce Lighting

Technique (Shot at night)

Bounce Lighting

Overexposure

As a transition to the ending

Overexposure

Sound Bridge

Music from one scene bridges to the next scene

Sound

Dialogue Hook

Continuation of speech from the last scene

Dialogue Hook

Temporal Relationships

Editing

Straight Cuts

to show that no time has passed between the shots

Flashback

in black and white (short clips)

Cinematography

Close Up

to show the first person point of view

Top down vs Bottom up

Cinematography

General Camera Distance

Medium Long Shot

Few feet away, not too far

Places the audience as a 3rd person viewer

Better spacial inclusion

Camera Distance

Long Shot

Scene opens up (pans out) in the end scene

as a progression of the story into another chapter for the characters

Long Shot

Camera Movement

Static

- mainly (for quick switch between scenes)

Lateral movement

- to emphasize the same sense of time passing slowly within the home space environment

- although they are in different literal spaces

Duration of Shots

Mostly short & brief

- to just narrate the story simply

Longer scenes

- to imbue story telling elements of emotion

Long Shot

Lenses

  • Zoom lens

  • Long focal length (70mm)

  • Medium focal length (50mm)

  • Wide angle, short focal length (24mm)
  • Offers a more broad perspective of the space
  • Gives a better ability to see and observe the space objectively

Others

Natural passage of time

Scenes not fast-forwarded or slowed down

Time Lapse

Showcases the passing of time; dramatizes how the environment changes with the story

Thank You

Q&A

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