Spacious Shot
Throughout our research of western film openings, I realized that a lot of shots have empty space.
They are supposed to instill feelings of loneliness in the viewer. And like I said, most westerns movies emphasize the “wild” part of Wild West. The added space helps reinforce that, since there’s more focus on the landscape than our character.
Flower Power
This shot is the favorite of every one on the team. So because property damage is illegal, we couldn’t actually dig a hole. We had to create the illusion that Charolette was barring her boss without actually doing so. My plan, which is what we do in this shot, is having a pile of dirt really close to the camera and hide the potato bag behind the pile using perspective. It isn’t perfect, but it’s the best we came up with. The flower, which is the focus of the shot, symbolizes life and innocence. The purple and white of it reflects this, and it’s the introduction to this color combination. If we were to make an entire move, I’d plan to use these colors to symbolize life. The flower being placed on the dirt where the boss will be buried is supposed to signify how close life and death are to each other, a common theme in the rest of the movie.
Contrived for the Cross
This one was a weird one. Since Emi had painted nails and we needed a close up of her touching her cross, I became her hands. Pretty much, I put on her shirt and gloves and pretended to be her hands by standing behind her and awkwardly "hugging" her. It was a mildly discomforting experience, but nothing intolerable. I think it was worst for her because she had to take her shirt off. Zach, Nico, and I turned the other way while she was doing so, like respectful gentlemen.
This shot was supposed to show that Charlette was religious, the fact that it's a necklace resembles how close the ideals of Christianity are to her heart.
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