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Shoot 1
Within my first shoot I wanted to capture the majority of one of the sections within my film. It shows the young man looking at himself in the mirror showing a double meaning. In a physical way, these clips could be showing him getting ready (creating a temporal reference point) and a more metaphorical and psychological level in trying to get rid off the self hate and differences he has against and towards other people.
I shoot a range of shots from close ups, dirty shots and low angle shots. Having a range of angles, while keeping to the rule of 180 degrees, provides a flow of movements to demonstrate the distress that the man is feeling.
The second clips shows the actor with his head against the mirror. This portrays the duel personality the man has, having to protect his facial needs, he hides his real feelings behind the one that society wants to see.
This topic of social expectation is something I wanted to address within my work and to create a subverted stereotype. The character who may support the struggle in finding emotions is normally perceived to be a female character, and with the recent upbringing of the lack of support given to men who may suffer from mental issues as they are perceived as the gender who don't, or shouldn't, struggle with their masculinity or place within society. By making a product that follows along the lines of perception and internal struggle, I wanted to show support towards this cause and to bring to light that this is a problem that needs to be addressed.
