Inspiration 1

The filming of the piece is planned to be fairly uncomplicated in terms of blocking, lighting and shooting; the majority of the film is conversation which develops into an argument between the two characters. However, I think it is important to get a feel for the build up in tension that arises between the Mother and daughter characters through out the duration of the film, which I think will rely heavily on the way each scene is lit, shot and edited.

Lighting 

My sisters keeper (2009) is a film I researched into, and has provided good inspiration for the lighting  techniques I would like to employ for my film. I feel the way each scene is lit has a strong impact on the emotional engagement the viewer has with the content and the characters. Happy and cheerful scene are shot in a more high-contrast lighting, while more dramatic, emotional scenes are shot in low-contrast lighting; these techniques are not heavily used, but just enough to effect the audiences emotion. This is something I feel would be appropriate to use in my film, it helps to move and guide the emotional connection the viewer would have with the situation of each scene, as it goes from Alice's cheerful success from her test results, to the fatal accident that takes place as a result of conflict.  

My Sister's Keeper (2009) Nick Cassavetes 

My Sister's Keeper (2009) Nick Cassavetes

The low-key lighting of the scene helps to enhance the emotional impact on the viewer during a tense period conflict in the narrative. 

Likewise for the opposite, the high-key lighting helps the viewer to sense the emotions of the scene. 

Camera

In terms of shooting, I would really like to film as much hand-held footage as possible, particularly when it comes to the argument scene and the crane scenes. I think this is because it reflects the frustrated and frantic mind-set that the characters would be in, I think it's really important in order to indicate to the viewer the thoughts and feelings which are going on within the characters of the scene. Inspiration for this came from Blue Valentine (2010), there is a scene which takes place in a hospital between the two main characters, it is shot entirely hand-held, and adds a deep impact to the tension behind the scene, it is incredibly effective.