This exercise was very enjoyable for me, I was so keen to get started on it and the first tv clip I chose was from an emotional scene on the tv programme 'Gilmore Girls'.
I sketched out some frames first and then went through each movement and tried to describe the scene in a simple yet telling way. It was actually really hard to do but I did notice some really interesting things that I'd never noticed before when just watching.
For example in this particular scene the programme makers used very little colour except for the purple of Lorilai's jumper. The lighting was very dark at times and the way they zoomed in on a character and the way they framed the characters was really clever.
I did find that the more complex the scene the harder it was to draw it in such a small area. It would be good to practice this further and try to improve.
Gilmore Girls:
Mr Robot:
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This scene in Mr Robt the Amazon Original series was a powerful emotional one. I chose this in particular because it was an unusual scene for the show with it being heavily focused on Elliot not wanting to be touched and trying to keep going on his own. By this scene everything had come to a head and as he was saying goodbye to his sidekick Darlene and for the first time he hugs her and doesn't want to let go.
The camera angles and framing really capture the emotion of the moment, zooming in on each of their faces in turn, blurring out the background and barely showing any colour at all. The facial expressions of the characters said so much, a very powerful scene.
Reflection:
This was a really fun but challenging exercise. I really enjoyed it but found it hard work at the same time. I learnt a lot about composition/framing to communicate a mood or emotion and how colour is used or taken away.
I definitely need to improve my drawing skills, especially my confidence in simplifying a scene and it still being readable. This is something to practice further.
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