Holly's blog

 I asked people that I know what they think of my short film: Here they are: My Nan, Jean: "It sounds very exciting to me! I love the inspiration from fairy tales and the settings idea, being an avid walker myself. I am concerned about how you will manage to get everyone to my house for some of the filming and how long that will take. I can't really think of anyway to improve it as I am not as creative a you." My Mother, Suzanne: "It sounds like you have thought this through very well Holly. I love the ballet inspiration being a fan of ballet myself and love the costume designs also being a sewing enthusiast . I am concerned about how when you get there you wont be prepared with types of shot. I think you should go up their and have a rehearsal first." My boyfriend, Ralph: " I think your short film sounds alright. I'd definitely watch it and I like the inspiration behind it, I am a fan of Tim burton myself. I am conce...

 My aim for this was to show the highs and lows of being in lockdown. I had crosscutting between day to day activities and me crying as this shows how in lockdown you can be having fun and then feel really sad and lonely the next minuet. I used a blue huge on the crying clips to separate them but also reflect mood. I chose the upbeat music to reflect the happy mood but to also juxtapose the sad mood too.