Influences & Techniques

I have been using the YouTube channel Film Riot to learn more about practical filmmaking. This channel is very useful as they produce tutorials, etc, specifically for filmmakers who have little to no budget. 

They uploaded a Cinematography Techniques tutorial which only use one light source. This has helped me immensely and has made me more confident for the shoot:

I have been inspired by several films and TV shows during the planning of my short film. Some of these include Pulp Fiction, House of Cards, Reservoir Dogs, Gone Girl, Se7en. 

I have been influenced by the cinematography of David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino, such as in Pulp Fiction during the famous 'Ezekiel' scene, as this has links to my own interrogation scene. I like the low key atmospheric lighting of Fincher's Se7en, and the soundtrack of Gone Girl, also by Fincher. I will be using tracks from Gone Girl because the eery atmosphere created by the soundtrack in GG is something which I wish to emulate in my short.