Brainstorming

Today was spent re-organising my ideas so that I can resume production on my project.

I very roughly sketched the images I'd like to follow in my sequence:

• Manon pulls her phone out of her pocket
• Close up of her holding her phone
• A French flag waves in the air
• Citizens anxiously check their phones/newspapers
• Close up image of the news on the TV
• Crowds of people watching the news on TV

I know that I had to improve the atmosphere of the scene 2, so that it contrasts the deserted locations in the opening scene. Therefore some videos people had recorded around Pont de l'Archeveche to get a sense of the sounds around the area.

I then conducted some more research into Le Pen and her policies. I wanted to use this idea to build a frame work for my narrative. Main ideas:

• French patriotism
• Fear of immigrants
• Reclaiming France by getting rid of immigrants

I then brainstormed some new ideas for my third scene. I didn't want to get rid of what I had already, but still it had to make sense with what I'll be adding to scene 2.

Finally I re-wrote my shot list following the research I'd done today. I feel a lot more confident in my idea now.