Talked with Joe again today to finalise some details. We will be using props including: a mouse, a laptop, cables, blank CD's, phones, keyboards among other things.
Todat I have also been looking at a few ameture short silent films on youtube to see what does and doesnt work, firtstly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-UPZbIORQw
Told its message well with simple visuals however not interesting to watch and if that static camera was used for 3mins like our brief it would get boring fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbRYAHoTJA8&feature=related
A funny little silent short that allows for some good use of camera and a little laugh however the short is a rather typical idea and no subplot is in the film.
Anyway the only real change in idea we have had is to make the technology seem less "accidentally dropped" and seem more like in the close ups there is a sense of place. To do this we will combine the single items like the laptop with a few techno wires and cd's to make it look like a "Small tech bubble in a widley naturalistic setting". I think this may go some way to solving our tutors issues with the idea. To communicate the point of technology not fitting into the setting we have to be carefull to make sure the Tech doesnt look like it belongs for example headphones on a branch although not their natural habitat are being placed somewhere they look good and that is the opposite of the idea of contrast that we want. However one possable idea comes to mind of a "snake" wire being cut against a laptop of "apple" to represent evil and the origonal sin. If a shot of Edale was cut before it would make it symbolise the perspective of Edale linking technology to sin, although there is no proof or specific hatred of technology to my knowlege in Edale the visual metaphore is a strong one and its suggestion fits the overall message. I will see what Joe thinks.
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