Research

We have been discussing different ideas for the film and have come across some initial examples for research.

Man Stroke Woman - The Walk Of Shame

This is a really well executed sketch which touches on the theme of anxiety and relationships. It is a really nice and simple idea played out over just under a minute and has almost no dialogue. This is the sort of thing we would love to do.

We have been talking about our film opening with a scene of someone getting ready for a date or travelling to a date as this would give us numerous ways to establish character without the use of dialogue (such as a clumsy character tripping up on their way there or an unfortunate character being drenched by a passing car).
With the scene in mind I wanted to touch on the idea that at first the character feels happy and as though everything is going to go well. This brought me on to a section of this scene from 4:25 onwards from the film Liberal Arts (2012) by Josh Radnor.

This section really amps up the feeling of 'all being well', again with the use of little or no synch sound and the application of music to convey mood, the use of voice over and point of view is great as it really gives you a sense of being with the character, as does the way that strangers are smiling back at him and looking directly down the lens.