RESEARCH- PITCH REFLECTION

After creating our pitch we put them forward towards to a group whom we discussed, utilising audience feedback to develop and change our ideas before our shooting began.
The feedback was mostly positive, but there were some queries that they had, due to them being unsure as to certain aspects, it demonstrated even before we began filming certain cinematography aspects needed to be altered for the clarification of the audience.

Question: How will you imply the rape scene?
Answer: Due to the level of extreme close up shots we can imply the sexual assault but we do as a group want it to not be too clear with details due to leaving it to the imagination of the audience. The shots we will use however, will be extreme close ups of hands gripping dirt, feet embedded into the dirt, wide eyes etc (these have been sketch within our storyboard).
Development: We created more clear visuals (within our storyboard) and studied implicit rape or sex scenes in other films such as 'Once Upon A Time In America': these were to not only have greater clarification for us pre-shooting, but determine how the audience would have our Preferred reading.

Question: Will you film it in the style of British social realism or American social realism?
Answer: Stylistically we're attempting to embody the British 'grit' associated with their social realism pieces, examples being 'Trainspotting', 'Cherrybomb'. Our reason for this is that we believe these are heightened in their realism portraying a honest representation of the central issue in our plot. The macabre nature of attempting to heal after sexual assault we believe cannot be dramatised in a hollywood format... this would turn it into an entertainment piece, instead of attempting to raise a real issue.
Development: Pre-shooting we need to study stylistically British social realism films in order to understand the cinematography aspects to ensure that we can make it appear like the British social realism e.g. the lighting. 

reference: trainspotting

Question: How will you utilise the symbolism of the egg and candle?
Answer: We thought that we could do extreme close ups of both when they are broken or melting but stylistically this may take away from the symbolism aspect (thus at this point we were open to suggestions), here we were suggested the idea of stop motion which we adopted due to the fact that it is a message further on the progression of time, as is our piece the progression of our protagonist in the time post attack.
Development: We instead intend to use stop motion in our symbolic pieces to emphasise them amongst the shots that demonstrate the narrative. 

Question: You described you wanted echoing of movement... how will you attempt this?
Answer: What we will do is that we want to attempt to demonstrate that amongst her daily life she still experiences flashbacks as if she is within the attack still. Therefore we want it to appear as if she cannot escape from the location of her rape, therefore we will do a graphic match of however she is positioned within her daily life then have her like that in the location of the woods.
Development: From advice to ensure it is accurate we need to take pictures of her in the position so that the frame is an accurate match. 

reference: Psycho

Question: What is the bigger narrative? Where will the climax be?
Answer: We will create a larger narrative arc to construct our narrative (refer to blog post for an actual deconstruction of it).
Development: Create a narrative arc before filming to ensure the plot can be determined from the teaser. 

our narrative arc

Question: How will you be able to integrate your colour palette?
Answer: Due to the fact that we will be unable to have a grading studio, pre-shooting we need to have our mis en scene planned meticulously to ensure that blue items are bold within our scene. As we have decided to have our colour scheme as blue, we can further add post- production a blue tint or filter especially to our establishing shots to ensure that there is that fundamental colour scheme throughout.
Development: Pre-shooting we have our mis en scene listed and planned out to ensure that there are blue aspects within each scene, where these are absent however we have found blue filters and tints to add to the footage.