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Jim Confesses His Love - The Office US | RomComs

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The film will be constructed of 3 main scenes reflective of the 3 act structure i plan to use. Scene one will be when the two meet in college. Scene two will be set around a couple months after the first scene where the two have established a close relationship where the conflict begins to come in with the two acknowledging there's feelings between them. The final act will be the breakdown of the relationship.

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The office. (2005). Casino Night. NBC, 11th May 2006.

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The office. (2005). Casino Night. NBC, 11th May 2006.

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Word Health Organization. (2021). Mental health of adolescents. 

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Word Health Organization. (2021). Mental health of adolescents. 

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Marni Dixit. (2018). This is the age most people fall in love for the first time. [Online]. Nova. Last Updated: 21 September 2018. Available at: https://www.novafm.com.au/lifestyle/love-dating/age-most-people-fall-love-first-time [Accessed 23.03.2024].

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Marni Dixit. (2018). This is the age most people fall in love for the first time. [Online]. Nova. Last Updated: 21 September 2018. Available at: https://www.novafm.com.au/lifestyle/love-dating/age-most-people-fall-love-first-time [Accessed 23.03.2024].

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As my film is about first loves, the fact that this first happens within the age range of my target audience means it will be much more relatable to my audience.

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Adjusting hues and saturation of colours

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Adjusting hues and saturation of colours

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I conducted test shots on my JVC Everio GZ-HM301 camcorder playing with different settings within the video recording quality settings and eventually landed on the "SE" setting, which is the lowest quality setting however I found the effect of the setting on the video to be more pleasing. Although the quality will be worse for the camcorder segments, I feel it helps make the film feel more authentic as it takes the focus away from the technical aspect of the film. It also gives an almost found footage feeling to the videos taken on it - further emphasizing the sense of nostalgia within film. The lower quality may also create more of a dreamy atmosphere as you cannot see a lot of details within the image making it slightly hazy.

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I tried to create a look similar to the one shown previously to see if I could create something better with the node based grading system of DaVinci Resolve. I achieved this look by creating 5 nodes - Exposure, Contrast, Balance, Saturation and the final look. I adjusted the first 4 to create a look more accurate color wise to how I would see it in real life and then adjusted the look in the fifth node to adjust the skin tones, add halation and bloom, split tone, and add a slight green tinge to the shadows. Overall, The look created in Davinvi appears to be a significant approvement to the look created in After Effects - with cleaner highlight roll off and more specific color adjustments.

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By isolating the red, green, blue, chroma and luma channels i adjusted the softness of each of them individually to soften those parts of the image by blurring them before reintroducing the detail back into them. This noise reduction tool is a major improvement from after effects noise reduction as it allows for adjustments in specific channels, allowing for a cleaner more tailored result.

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From this experiment I have concluded I will use the "SE" setting for my camcorder as well as using Davinci Resolve for the grading process of the clips as it has shown it is much more capable of creating the look I desire for my film.

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Test Two - Using my canon m50 with a cctv c mount lens as a replacement for the camcorder.

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Test Two - Using my canon m50 with a cctv c mount lens as a replacement for the camcorder.

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By using an old C-mount lens from the 60s by adapting it to an Ef-m mount on my mirrorless camera I can achieve a very vintage look straight out of camera. The color reproduction of this lens is very saturated and contrasty whilst also being soft, especially when shooting at a wider aperture - taking the digital edge off of the modern digital sensor. The highlights also bloom naturally on this lens playing into the dreamy effect I was aiming for.

Whilst I like the look of this lens, I also asked a few friends and my sister which they think would work with the narrative better and they all agreed the camcorder would as even though the lens gives a nostalgic feel to the footage, It simply didn't feel as casual and candid as the camcorder which I agreed with. By using the camcorder over this lens, there is also a much greater contrast in the tone of certain areas of my film, emphasizing the different emotions i want to portray in different scenes much more clearly.

The lens also, unlike the camcorder, is a fixed focal length which I find limiting for points in the film where I want the character holding the film to zoom in and zoom out on certain things. The lower quality of the camcorder also takes the emphasis off the camera and technical side of things in my film allowing a more raw feel - something that is a key part of the project.

The video vlog I have attached above was also an attempt to get more comfortable vlogging to make the acting on my side more authentic when it comes to making my actual project. It was helpful to my project overall as it gave me a grasp of how actual conversations may sound while being recorded.

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Normal People. (2020). Episode 12. BBC Three, 26 April 2020.

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Normal People. (2020). Episode 12. BBC Three, 26 April 2020.

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After analyzing projects similar to the outcome I would like my work to feel similar to as well as getting my peers, Lucas Jeffry and Liam Arnold-Guest, to read through to give me feedback I have made some minor changes to my script. The first change being to the scene where Ray braids Gemma's hair. I removed the initial exposition of Ray explaining that Gemma didn't think he could braid her hair as the feedback from peers told me it felt too dragged out and forced - ruining the flow of the script. It was also unnecessary as I could use dialogue to imply this instead, which I did through the uses of Ray saying "He told her he could do it".

Another change I made was focusing more on the body language of the characters - something which has been influenced by the show "Normal People". I used open and closed, arms resting on things and hands in pockets / crossed over, to help show how my characters are feeling at points in the scene as well as how they view their relationship. When their body language is open, The character feel connected to the other and when it is closed they feel more distant.

The last change I made was in the scene where Ray is with his group and starts to have a panic attack. Originally, I had the entire bit of him leaving the room and rushing to the bathroom however I decided instead that a shorter build up to the bathroom scene would be more impactful. Shortly after Ray starts getting anxious, we cut to the full blown break down in the bathroom - by doing this I can more accurately portray how hazy panic attacks are as you do not think straight. They are also very sudden for some and by making the stark contrast from being somewhat chill to breaking down in tears it intensifies the impact of the scene on the audience.

In conclusion, these changes improve the overall flow of the script as well as making it much clearer what the characters are feeling at given times.