Did some pre production photos with my brother, just to get a feeling for how i want to final product to look. I'm aimming at creating an experimental film that explores the possibilities of dramatic instant messenger conversation. I have been working on how to work the point of view to give the viewer enough information to stay interested but not so much information that they cannot understand what is happening. sound effects and music will be important as there will be no spoken dialog.

sorry some of the shots are slightly out of focus, i wasn't working with my proper lights and was hand holding instead of using a tripod. it's more of a rough outline then anything to be considered finished. This is how the first section goes.

lens, focus is on monitor then panning back to focus on doug
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Doug is sitting at his computer desk looking at a blank desktop(desktop will be added digitally afterwards)

wide side angle shot
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Doug is lightly fidgeting his leg

normal angle of the side of Dougs face
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Doug eyebrows furrowed thinking

close up of messenger program on computer display
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Doug double clicks the messenger icon on the desktop.

front shot of Doug
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Doug stretches his arms out as he waits for the messenger program to log in. Doug yawns and stretches his face as he places his hands on the keyboard

close up of messenger client(same view as close up of messenger program on computer display)
Doug double clicks on Katie's icon

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close up angle of hands typing
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Doug types out quickly and furiously "I just don't see what the big deal is" obviously picking up a conversation from before, Doug slaps enter.

close up of open messenger window
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Messenger Window shows the typed text of doug and after a second displays "Katie is typing a message" at the bottom of the screen then after another second displays "Katie says: Is that your way of saying sorry?"

close up side angle of face
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Doug reacts indignantly threw facial expressions

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