Evie Stylianou's Blog

Many influences for my film come from 'me, earl, and the dying girl',  which is a film about a boy who befriends a girl that has been diagnosed with leukaemia. One of these influences is the use of costume in this film. These stills show how Rachel, the girl who has been diagnosed, is wearing very bright colours with bold patterns. I really like how these bright colours contrast with the background, which is more dull. The fact that she is wearing bright colours could suggest an ironic contrast with how she is feeling inside, which I find interesting and would like to explore in my film. Therefore, in my film I would like Grace to be wearing a brightly coloured green jumper, and a bright yellow skirt. In contrast, I want her Mum to be wearing her dressing gown, to suggest the normality of their family situation that she is trying to upkeep.

A second location that I am using for my film is Elizabeth's house because it is convenient and works well for the outdoor scene because her road is quiet. Secondly it is very bright, so I can use natural, morning light to film

One of my locations is Richmond park, which I visited in order to take these photos and videos. I chose Richmond park because it is very big with lots of open space, meaning that I will be able to film the part where Grace runs around the grass easily without there being too many other people around. I also especially like the Isabella plantation, where I will shoot some of the film as it is very cinematic. Whilst I found that in terms of sound, it is very windy and would be difficult to hear speech over the wind, the scene that I am filming here is purely voice over, which means that sound isn't an issue.

I have decided to cast my friend Elizabeth as Grace in my film. I think she will really bring the character to life as she is an extremely talented and experienced actress, taking part in both school drama and out of school plays. She is also a good friend of mine and will be reliable for filming. For the Mum I am using Elizabeth's mum as it will be easiest for filming.

This is a list of the props that I will need for my short film, which is important as I need to make sure that I remember everything when I am filming. rucksack hoodie headphones 'The Fault in Our Stars' book bread crumbs in a container newspaper orange juice carton glass plate toast and butter pecan pie fork flowers letter in envelope wine wine glass