CONSTRUCTION: GETTING THE RESULTS

When filming the scene where the protagonist gets the results we firstly see her devastation as she puts her heads into her hands and her facial expression shows that she is distraught. We also see in the corner that there is a doctor with a computer. We see that there is a chart on the computer to set the mise en scene more appropriately.

The final part of this scene is when she hits the desk so we hear a slam to suggest her anger, she then walks out angrily with her feet stomping on the ground as she goes. For this we did a low angle shot so we can see the speed she is going and the force her feet hits the floor.

CONSTRUCTION: THE DOLL IS REVEALED

In our lesson I filmed the scene where the doll is revealed. This is when we see her open a door and inside is a suitcase. When the suitcase is opened we see that there is something hidden inside there which obviously was not meant to be found by someone other than her. When she removes the blanket from the object we see that it is a doll inside. Her facial expressions, as she stares at the doll,  suggest that she is pleased to see the doll, as if it is possible something from her past. 

CONSTRUCTION: WAITING FOR HER RESULTS

In our lesson I went and filmed a scene where the woman is waiting for the results of a fertility test. We know that she is waiting for the results of a fertility test due to the voice over that will be on top of the scene. In this scene we can see many signs of her being anxious such as tapping her feet and playing with her hands. I put my camera on the ground so that we were on the same level on the as her feet. With another shot I went above her, with a high angle shot, to suggest that she is in an emotional and nervous position. It also means we can see her frantic movements of her hand and feet in the frame.

EDITING: CUT AWAY EDITING

Today in the lesson we learnt a new editing technique. This is called "cut away" editing. This is done when you put one piece of filming on top of another piece and then change the opacity. This means that we can show scenes of the woman playing with the doll at the same time. It creates the sense that the woman is obsessed with this doll.

CONSTRUCTION: MIRROR SCENE

Today I filmed the scene of the mirror.  I began by simply zooming into the mirror as the Susan March character played and plaited the dolls hair. We then thought that it would be a better idea to pan up so we end up looking into the mirror with the protagonist. The scene is cynical as she looks into the mirror whilst playing with the dolls hair.

When I edited this clip I added an effect named Vignette. This made the colour darker which yet again adds to the thriller codes and adds to the atmosphere. 

CONSTRUCTION: DOLL SCENES

In the lesson I filmed the doll scenes. One scene where she is stroking the dolls head, one where she is rocking her and finally another scene where she is stroking her. These are all to show her love and affection for this doll and demonstrate how she is treating it as if it is a real child. 

The fact that she is treating the doll with this love and affection shows that her mental state is not stable as this is an extremely uncommon thing for a middle aged woman to be doing. 

RESEARCH: SOCIAL GROUPS

We researched what social groups are in our opening sequence. There are 5 social groups: mothers who want children but can't have them, mothers who do have children, doctors, war photographers and children.

The mother of who doesn't have children is the main character. In our society we are surrounded by people with children and there is a very small percentage of people of don't have children therefore it is obvious that when you cannot have children it is a difficulty. This woman is of an age of 35-40 as she has missed out on the opportunity to have children although this is why she cannot have a them. The would-be mother is driven to insanity as she is surrounded by pregnant women, children and being a woman missing out on this is a big thing. Most women would always want the chance to have children. The would-be mother is a middle class woman who lives a normal life however this news drives her insane and it is clear this is not the first time she has had a mental breakdown like this.

Another social group is people with mental illnesses. Although we only see the would-be mother has a mental illness there are many other people out there who could have them too. They can be of any age and any social class and the fact that we cannot see their mental illness causes difficulty for them to cope. 

The second group is mothers with children who the would-be mother envies. In our opening the would-be mother looks at them with jealousy as she wishes she could what they have. They are young women who still are able to have more children which she is also angry about. These women are in the park scene as the would-be mother watches in envy as they nurture their children and families whereas she has nothing.

Another main social group is children which is represented by the doll. The woman craves to have a child of her own therefore the doll is her substitute child as she cannot have her own.

Another social group in our film is war photographers. They are people who have seen lots of trauma in their lives as they have witnessed war, conflict and death. They must be people who try and be strong as they see all this trauma. Although they can be strong in their profession, after witnessing all the things they do it can lead to serious consequences. Most war photographers lead to being alcoholics, being depressed and have PTSD.  

The final group is doctors which is only in it with his voice however his part is important as he is the one that delivers the news to her which is what drives her to become to psychotic.