Researching 'Art-House' Visuals

After we had settled on our idea, we very quickly decided on filming and editing it in an unusual, 'arty' way that would show the main character's mental confusion and emphasise the fact that the idea goes against conventions.

We decided to find examples of media that used a similar style to what we aiming for. Below are some examples that we liked.

Short Depth Of Field - from the TV Drama, Misfits

• Can be used to represent a character's separation from everything else.
• Can be used to hide details in the background (or foreground) 

Fisheye Lens Effect from the film, Hot Shots

• Creates a clear sense of distortion and possibly surveillance 

'Cloning' People from the opening sequence of the film, Se7en

• Creates a sense of time passing
• Clearly distorted and has a dream-like quality to it

Tinted Visuals from the film, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

• Represents that it is the daytime (morning / afternoon)
• Can have a dream-like quality if overused

Extreme Macro Shot from the opening sequence of the film, Insomnia

• Creates a sense of distortion
• Can be used to make normal subjects look unusual / abstract
• Can be used to hide the rest of a subject (or make it hard to work out what the subject is)

Tilt Angle from the opening sequence of the film, Natural Born Killers

• Makes the viewer feel uneasy
• Can signifiy a character's instability