#22: The most integral part of our opening scene

    For the most integral part of our opening scene, I personally think it would be the final sequence of flashback scenes - the one that gives us a more in-depth glimpse of the relationship between the two characters.

    It's mainly because of the feeling that I want to instil in the audience's mind when they saw that scene. To feel that something has changed, to notice the invisible wall separating the two people in that small tiny space. Like they're detached, unconnected. Combined with the narrative of the main character, that would somehow 'anchor' the emotions that the audience is supposed to feel, technical codes would also be used to enhance the mood that I aim for.

Sound 

    The ticking sound of the clock would be used to deepen the tension in the scene, highlighting the silence that creates this awkward atmosphere between the two friends as if they are strangers, unfamiliar people. The ticking sound would also add a sense of time passing and so it would bring a sense of nostalgia, of the past, of an old memory, heightening the intenseness of the scene.

Mise en scene

    The desaturated colour would be used, combined with low, dim, and a little chiaroscuro lighting. The scene itself is supposed to be a recollection, a sad one, so for me, I think it's more logical to see it from the eye of the character, a personal perspective which would be built from her emotions, and slight memories that day - therefore, things look dusty and gloomy. 

    An important prop that has this deep connection of conveying the main character's inner emotion is the lighter, used to signify her boredom and dispiritedness. As the light goes on and off, it also creates the contrast in light and shadow, and enhances this artistic side of the scene.

Editing

    I aim for continuity editing. Slow and subtle rolls of memories (which I mean here, more specifically, smooth transactions between scenes) would make more emotional impacts on the audience, and also, is more linked to the overall mood of the scene. 

Camera work

    Most of the scenes would be close-up. Emotions inside characters are something I want to convey silently, without saying it out. Maybe through their facial expressions, their responses (actions) to the surrounding environment, and the way they choose to act or speak,...all just a faint indication. Therefore, I want to zoom out everything to kind of 'force' the audience to see that (It did sound like a confusing intention, I just don't know how to say it better), add to that, I also think it makes the characters seem more vulnerable in this way, urge audiences to feel for them.