Transitions: Cinematography Statement

I started this unit with some kind of idea of what my aesthetic would be and how it would evolve through this project. As the script was quite heavy with the dialogue, it was up to be & the director to try and make it as visually engaging as possible, without disrupting the narrative and taking away from the dialogue itself. 

Choices and why
- Continuous shot: 
This was a decision made by Oliver, but was meant with some controversy over its usage, as some members of the group didn't feel it was necessarily working. However myself and Oliver believed in the shot, and with feedback from Simon saying it was an original idea that did in fact work, made us feel right to push through with the proposed shot. 

- Handheld: 
A lot of the handheld footage was just improvisation, obviously the actors had their blocking done beforehand but it was really whatever felt right we just went with. I felt maybe i wasn't as experimental with the handheld as now looking back on the footage, that i could of been with it. Next time i'll know to not sit on the fence and question it, but just throw myself into the creative rhythm of it.  

- Long take of tying up body:
Not too sure if this really worked but after liaising with the director in regards to this shot, of how it would look post-edit, that i realised that it has the potential to succeed. 

There was some key coverage that was attained through just thinking of the edit, in my mind i'm imagining what Aimee will appreciate, and i'm shooting scenes knowing that she will understand, and bring her particular creative eye and sensibility to the arrangement of the material. Shooting for the edit is always key and especially if you know the person, it gives you more of a target to aim for, in terms of her style and what she would like to edit & how she puts her mark on the end product. 

Working with the director on this project was very smooth in the sense that both of our creative outputs were on a similar wave length, thus not really clashing a lot with the aesthetic of the content. There may of been one or two ideas thrown out there by myself which were shot down but i'm not the director, so i totally understood that. I felt comfortable enough though to speak my mind and discuss with the director about certain shots so the relationship was that of a good working standard.