Blog Post #43: Title Sequence Setting

The welcome mat is important because it immediately makes the audience aware of the setting. They know that a package has arrived on to somebody's doorstep. The next scene being on a table of them opening the package flows into the introduction because it has the same camera angle of a overhead shot. For these clips I am going to use my tripod to keep a steady camera view while I film so it is not shaky. The reason I decided to film here is because I can also do a pan from the front door to the table. This adds more imagery and context to the setting.

These are the pictures I took of the setting on where I am going to film the title sequence:

This is the front door. I might possibly swap the rug with one that says "welcome" so that the scene has more character. I also feel like a "welcome" mat suggests it is a family home, especially because the person acting this out is supposed to be a teenager.

This is the table I am going to film on, which is in the dining room directly next to the front door. I need to clean the table off before I film and get rid of the tablecloths, so it is clean with no distractions in the frame.

After filming my interview with Francesca, I am going to gather the props (packages, boxes) for this scene and film it during the daytime. I wanted to film it while it was dark out to emphasize the lighting in front of the house, and the light of the phone screen, but I wasn't sure if it would make sense that the package is being delievered at night time. I think what I will do is change it so that there is a juxtaposition in the scenes. The contrast would be between the actor ordering things online, in the dark, with a bright phone screen, and the package arriving after in the daytime.