Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Filming check list

Plain Background Equipment and Props:
- Curtain backdrop.
- Dark paper to black out doors and windows.
- Scarf.
- Makeup and makeup wipes.
- DSLR camera.
- Memory card.
- LED light.
- Camera charger and battery charger for light.

Bedroom Scene Equipment and Props:
- Drape for the bed to give it a lived in look.
- Books with titles such as "ugly" for symbolic codes.
- Male and female clothing items to be thrown onto and divided onto two sides of the bed to reflect the two realities of the character.
- DSLR camera.
- Memory card.
- LED light.
- Camera charger and battery charger for the light.

Male Character Items For Plain Background Scene:
- Checked shirt to show false masculine identity
- Feminine scarf and makeup to show the audience the true identity of the male character.

Female Character Items For Plain background Scene:
- Plain t-shirt and a checked more masculinely cut shirt to put over the t-shirt later.
- Wearing makeup initially to smudge during emotional scenes and then remove make-up all together

Male Items For Bedroom Scene:
- Grey t-shirt (mundane and boring to reflect characters feelings on being male).
- Baggy blue jeans (typical item in a male wardrobe).

Male Transitioning To Female Items For Bedroom Scene:
- Floral and colourful summer dress. The bright colours and feminine nature of a dress mirror the characters feeling to being dressed as a woman - it makes them feel bright, alive and happy.
- A bra - vital and personal to a woman, therefore making the character feel like a woman physically.
- Makeup: foundation, blush, red lipstick (staple piece for what society views as stereotypically beautiful for a woman to wear), liquid eyeliner, mascara.

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