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My New Wave

Contextual Film Idea

For my film, I wanted to present an experimental take on how coronavirus has caused solitude within a community. the film will show areas where a community would usually be very strong and vibrant within pre-covid times however because of covid-19 this clearly cannot happen. for the audio, I am using a melancholic soundtrack composed by yours truly to avoid any risks with copyright. to capture this film I will choose strategically when to shoot during the day as certain points within the day will convey different emotions, for example, the combination of a dark sky with a melancholic soundtrack will depict an image of sorrow and sadness. the reason I chose to go for this style of production as it relates to the second new wave of hong kongs themes, especially director Wong Kar Wai however contrary to Wong Kar Wai I've decided to invoke emotions within the scenery and setting instead of portraying emotions and themes through characters. I wanted to acquire a shot of students walking through college however due to lockdown restrictions I was unable. wanted to lower the shutter speed within my camera to mimic the step printing effect of wong kar wai although I would be able to do so through post-editing.

My New Wave Film 




Post Evaluation


when making this film I had to make use of what I had as the whole film was shot on an iPhone camera so realistically I could not do a lot with the camera however I was able to make some additions to the footage that was captured in the post to mimic the stylistic techniques once used in the second Hong Kong new w
ave. if I was to shoot with a DSLR camera I would change certain settings within the camera to match the vision that was once in my head. the first variable in my camera would be  I would change would have to be the ISO. the iso being changed would allow an ominous and eery characteristic to the film. the graininess will give the film a grain that will look somewhat similar to an old camera so in point the film will replicate an old cd that has been neglected. this neglection that I am trying to depict through the scenery alone is similar to how directors within the second new wave would take an approach representing themes through characters and the city of Hong Kong. Another setting I would change on the camera is the Shutter speed. the reason for this is to replicate the step printing effect. the effect I wanted it to have in my film is to show during the time of covid-19 had appeared to be abnormally fast for me so the step print effect would have represented that. camera and lighting techniques were once again limited due to the fact I was using an iPhone camera so I used the locations to determine what lightning I was going to have within the footage I captured.  In conclusion, I believe i could have done a better job in most aspects of this film, for example, time management was a big problem for this film as I just went out one day and took videos of landscape. 






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