Just some inspiration...

I will just keep this one a short post, I am aware that I have been guilty of rambling in my previous posts! As we didn't go on a recce today I decided to work on developing ideas and looking for inspiration.


One video I came across on vimeo that I really like is Splitscreen: A Love Story by James W Griffiths I especially like the part with the different cups of tea split down the middle and how you see the contrast of milk moving in them (see still from video below). This is definitely would like to experiment with this technique as I think it could really work when the contributors are talking about how they take their tea.

I found another short piece which was by Sebastien Montaz-Rosset called Summer Feelings really inspirational. I love his use of colour grading and the fast pace clips in time with the music. I really want my 3MW to look similar in colour to this piece, I find it amazing how a simple bit of colour grading can really change the mood of a film. (Please see still from video below) I also really like his use of time-lapse of the sky, I would like to try and get time-lapse in the 3MW somewhere but I am not sure how.

I would like to make the opening sequence really interesting and fast paced to grab the viewers attention after watching the news. One advert that I really like is the Lurpak advert I love how an omelette is made to look almost sexy through the use of cinematic close -up angles and voice over. The use of camera attached to the fork and slow-mo works really well at grabbing the audiences attention, I would like to experiment with using these techniques for my opening.

(Still image from Lurpak advert)

With inspiration from the lurpak ad I have come up with the idea for the opening of having loads of different tea cups representing all the different characters that drink tea. Such as; china cup with saucer, mug, chipped cups, polystyrene cups etc... I want it to open with tea being poured onto the camera from a tea pot above (using a go pro in a mug) then cut to outside the cup with the tea being poured in still but the cups changing and spinning as they change then the milk being added. I would then like to try attaching a go pro to a spoon when it is stirring the tea. Once the tea is made it will be picked up leaving behind the title then you will hear a slurp gulp and 'ahh'. I think this could work well if I do pull it off, the cups and teapot need to stay in the same place so the teapot needs to be secured and the tea poured into it. I will have to practise this...

Perhaps this wasn't such a quick post after all...