Part of the art director's job is to research and find images that help explain the desired feel of the production. Our aim is to achieve dark, stealthy feel, as this would fit in with conventions of the war film genre.
Many factors need to be thought about when trying to achieve this; the weather for example can change the mood of a production completely, and we think that filming on an overcast day would be very effective. Overcast weather lowers everybody's moods, thus making the production seem more serious. Below is an example image of a sky that would be appropriate to our genre and help when filming. (image from Google images).
As well as this, we can manipulate the footage, so that it appears desaturated; making the colours more dull. This effect can be seen on films such as 'Saving Private Ryan'. This is effective in that it can change the audience's whole perception of a production, whilst maintaining a realistic feel (reminiscent of the time it is supposed to be set in).
Below is a still from the 1998 war film, 'Saving Private Ryan'. It appears to have a blue/green tint to it, and all vivid colours appear to have been removed. This is effective as bright colours tend to give a film an uplifting and light tone, whereas removing them tends to give it a moody feel. (image from Google images).
We also need to look at costumes, for both the 'good guys' and the terrorists.
The 'good guys' will be dressed in dark clothing, with masks on to conceal their identity.
Below is an example image of the same sort of look we would like to achieve of the 'good guys' in our production.
-> Masks
-> Dark clothing, preferably black
-> Weapons (imitation)
At first glance they will look like this; dark clothing with weapons (empty paintball guns for our sequence), and they will have a confident appearance, much like the SAS soldiers seen in the image. Protection may also be on display.(Google images).
The terrorists will look very similar to the 'good guys', but with a slight difference.
-> Balaclavas
-> Dark clothing
-> Weapons (imitation)Labels: Mood board, Rob Cooper, War film |
