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By: Ivonne Khomas, Teo Kai Cheng, Vivien Ong, Wang Yi Xiong
"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
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
Topic of our film
HDB as the local heartland of Singapore, where the average Singapore lives
Localness (Sense of familiarity)
Representation of average Singapore family
Relatable
Personal Space vs Social Space
Digital (Virtual) Space vs Concrete Space
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
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
Location Shooting
- HDB (indoors)
Props
- Smartphone
- Home phone
- Ear piece
-Gate (door)
Beginning and throughout most of the film
Use of phone to illuminate and create a cinematic nighttime scene
Subtle lighting for the subject
Technique (Shot at night)
As a transition to the ending
Music from one scene bridges to the next scene
Continuation of speech from the last scene
Straight Cuts
to show that no time has passed between the shots
Flashback
in black and white (short clips)
Close Up
to show the first person point of view
Top down vs Bottom up
Medium Long Shot
Few feet away, not too far
Places the audience as a 3rd person viewer
Better spacial inclusion
Scene opens up (pans out) in the end scene
as a progression of the story into another chapter for the characters
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
Mostly short & brief
- to just narrate the story simply
Longer scenes
- to imbue story telling elements of emotion
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
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