yay drawing ( shot composition )

Hey everyone!! so today we're gonna be talking about how we decided to plan the shot composition for one of the MOST CRUCIAL scenes in our film opening!!

A really important part of our film opening is when Halley looks up at the sky after walking out of the gas station and this is the big reveal of the sort of looming planet over the Earth and a moment for the audience to recognize the actual danger. So obviously we want to make sure the shot that reveals this is well-composed and provides meaning and context to the film.

Me and my group member Oriana worked on illustrating basically a plan for how we wanted to compose this shot once she leaves the gas station. We were thinking of ways to make the planet seem even more significant than it already would seem, and we felt the best way to do this was to have the planet take up almost the entire top third and
be distinct enough in color that it changes the color of the surrounding sky.

So in this illustration, we can see Halley walking with her groceries back to her car and as she notices the planet, she takes off her headphones and it's the first real glimpse into her recognition of this event and also her refusal to care about it, which is a very important moment for developing the character.

This shot is going to be absolutely crucial for establishing the tone of our film. It shows both the apocalyptic situation AND our main character's unusual reaction to it. The contrast between the enormous threatening planet and Halley's indifference is exactly the kind of juxtaposition we want to create throughout the film.

Thats all from me for now, stay tuned to see us actually FILMM EVERYTHING!! See ya ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ