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I'm looking for some ideas on a scene I will be shooting in two weeks. The genre is noir pseudo- thriller. The scene is quite cliche and I'm trying to find ways to make it more interesting. It goes like this:
Character A- a male in his sixties, a seasoned gun for hire
Character B- a female in her mid- twenties, an up and coming hitman
Extras- Female Barwoman, 3-4 regulars sitting in tables
Location- downtown decadent bar
A drinks a whiskey on the bar counter. He looks old and tired. Jazz music is playing. He is waiting for B. They have a rendezvous in order to hit a target together. A doesn't know who B is. All that he knows is that B has a good reputation for his age. He is expecting a male. The instructions are that B will sit on the stool left to him and give the pass code. All that info we get from a voiceover where A also comments on his age and that retirement is approaching. A woman who sits on his left interrupts his thoughts. She tries to have a normal chat with him. He doesn't bite and is worried that soon B will arrive and won't recognize him because the seat on his left is taken. The woman orders a drink in a specific way- gives the pass-code. A realizes B is a woman. They talk. She seems cocky and confident (underneath nervous and excited). He thinks she is too young and too beautiful to be doing this kind of living. She tells him that she is being followed, that the gun is stashed in a nearby hotel and that they need to finish their drinks quietly and go there. She urges him to pretend flirting with her. He is reluctant but gives it a try. He doesn't do well. They get up and leave.
B has a trait of always having candy in her mouth like a Werther's original.
That's the scene. Important- in the hotel room we learn that she was send to kill him. He was the real target and she was his 'retirement'.
Setting my shots- The characters have a secret conversation , without it looking like they're talking at all. For me it is obvious I can achieve the best effect with motionless cameras and limited views of the actors.
Establishing shot- both of them in the frame (their backs)
Two over the shoulder shots. Again the camera is behind them to reinforce the secrecy.
No eye contact. The most they do is angle their heads slightly towards each other. This is primarily so that the cameras set up behind them cans see their faces.
That's about it. Any ideas would be welcome. ex. Would it be useful to set the camera in front of them? What other shots can contribute to the suspense and weirdness I' d like to give to the scene in order to be more original? Maybe go down to their feet to show some uneasiness?
I'm looking for some ideas on a scene I will be shooting in two weeks. The genre is noir pseudo- thriller. The scene is quite cliche and I'm trying to find ways to make it more interesting. It goes like this:
Character A- a male in his sixties, a seasoned gun for hire
Character B- a female in her mid- twenties, an up and coming hitman
Extras- Female Barwoman, 3-4 regulars sitting in tables
Location- downtown decadent bar
A drinks a whiskey on the bar counter. He looks old and tired. Jazz music is playing. He is waiting for B. They have a rendezvous in order to hit a target together. A doesn't know who B is. All that he knows is that B has a good reputation for his age. He is expecting a male. The instructions are that B will sit on the stool left to him and give the pass code. All that info we get from a voiceover where A also comments on his age and that retirement is approaching. A woman who sits on his left interrupts his thoughts. She tries to have a normal chat with him. He doesn't bite and is worried that soon B will arrive and won't recognize him because the seat on his left is taken. The woman orders a drink in a specific way- gives the pass-code. A realizes B is a woman. They talk. She seems cocky and confident (underneath nervous and excited). He thinks she is too young and too beautiful to be doing this kind of living. She tells him that she is being followed, that the gun is stashed in a nearby hotel and that they need to finish their drinks quietly and go there. She urges him to pretend flirting with her. He is reluctant but gives it a try. He doesn't do well. They get up and leave.
B has a trait of always having candy in her mouth like a Werther's original.
That's the scene. Important- in the hotel room we learn that she was send to kill him. He was the real target and she was his 'retirement'.
Setting my shots- The characters have a secret conversation , without it looking like they're talking at all. For me it is obvious I can achieve the best effect with motionless cameras and limited views of the actors.
Establishing shot- both of them in the frame (their backs)
Two over the shoulder shots. Again the camera is behind them to reinforce the secrecy.
No eye contact. The most they do is angle their heads slightly towards each other. This is primarily so that the cameras set up behind them cans see their faces.
That's about it. Any ideas would be welcome. ex. Would it be useful to set the camera in front of them? What other shots can contribute to the suspense and weirdness I' d like to give to the scene in order to be more original? Maybe go down to their feet to show some uneasiness?
