Style and Tone

Ø  -Dark / ominous 

o    Most shots will be either night time or dusk 

o   Will require lots of artificial lighting – gives grim effect

o   Will attempt to use natural weather – such as rain – especially during night – establishes gritty / London tone

o   Refer to ‘Se7en’ in terms of Style and Tone – Want to give the same Urban effect as Fincher achieves also in ‘Fight Club’

o   Edits will fade slowly to blackness in the beginning and will fade into each other towards the end – builds suspense – music will add to this.
o   Will attempt to shoot during dawn - in order to build on bleak effect - deserted roads ext 
o   shooting during winter will be convenient - more chances for naturally dark scenes / grey shots

o    o   will feature shots of branchless - stark effect - bleak urban life

      o   Refer to Shifty in terms of Urban tone - similar concepts 

      o   Refer to any Tim Burton movie in terms of style - sort of Gothic - dark - gritty 

Seeing as most shots will be taken on road, it is unlikely that my shots will appear stylised to look a certain way like in the film Drive. My sets are not in studio, therefore the Mis En Scen will basically be what is made available to me. I will make an effort to incorporate shots of certain aspects of London which are good representations of what is typical in certain areas such as graffiti and London busses. I will not be providing costumes, but have asked the actors to dress in a certain manner in order to set the tone of the film as grey and slightly dark. To bolster this effect, I will make an effort to shoot on grey days at around 3-4pm when the sun is setting at dusk to provide a grim effect. Any shots taken after around 4:30 will officially appear as night time - I would be smart to keep this in mind during my scheduling.