For costumes, we decided to do three separate looks for both of us. We would begin with an adult casual outfit in darker muted tones. This would be used for the first scene when two strangers are walking on the sidewalk and bump into each other. It will then move into our flashback childhood scene where we will wear brighter colors to reflect a younger "us" and happier times in our childhood. Our last outfit will be a simplistic moveable ensemble for our black and white dance feature.
The lighting will be natural and with deeper contrast to look more "real world" for the first sidewalk scene. For our childhood flashback scene, we will do a more saturated and bright look to emphasize the joy shown. The dance scene will be shot in very dramatic shadows and light due to the intense feeling we want to portray.
The actresses in this film will be Nyaira and I. We wanted to keep the concept simple to help the audience understand our story so, we did not want to involve excess characters to confuse the plot. Logistically, it would be easier to correspond with just Nyaira then a full crew. So, that's why we decided to only have us star in the film.
Makeup in this film will remain natural as to show more of the "mirrored" personalities rather than dramatic effect and glam. The adult scenes may have a bit heavier makeup just to show a bit more maturity and age from the kids.
Props will be childhood things to illustrate our ignorance and joy when we were together. Things include toys, streamers, juice boxes, etc. Props for the dance feature would be mirrors to reflect more dramatic angles for added effect and intensity.
The setting is an empty sidewalk for the adult strangers meeting. Then the childhood scene will be set on a playground to show the playfulness of the children. Lastly, the dance feature will be in a barren room with mirrors all around it.
For the actual filming and editing, we are planning to begin the video with a pan over broken mirror tiles with the title graphic over it. It will then go into a wide shot of the two strangers walking towards each other when they bump and we will cut the film to get a closer view of the reactions of the two strangers. We will then burn out of that scene into the flashback childhood scene. That will be composed of mostly jump cuts and movement match snippets of the kids having fun. It will end will a POV shot of the two kids holding hands and spinning. It will then transition into the dance feature which will be shot from many different perspectives and angles so when we edit it together we can take the best shot with the reflection in the mirrors from the different angles.
Finally, in regards to the sound, we will have the audio track of the song. We will also add some diegetic sounds to the beginning and to hopefully transition the viewer from the “outside world” (with sounds of footsteps and wind) to the “world of our characters”.
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