My cinematographer Chris and I are going to be watching a few movies/shows that best emulate the perception of character through camera movement. Our first movie: Fight Club. I chose this film because it mirrors the plot of the film we are making.
Notes that we made during the film and how their connotations can be replicated within our film.
With insomnia nothing is real With this I feel we can show Jeffery (Our Tyler Durden) appearing during Ridley's weaker mind moments such as tiredness.
Flicker of Tyler Durden before his introduction This is something that I never noticed the first time I watched the film and although it's something that doesn't happen in our script I think I would like to include as a safe incase it isn't clear that Jeffrey and Ridley are one and the same. There are allegedly four times that Tyler flashes into frame, of that I caught two.
Invisible line between them I noticed that in the film The Narrator and Tyler dance around each other or stand on opposite sides of the frame.
Tyler Durden wears sunglasses and smokes. The Narrator later duplicates this. It will be good to include something that Jeffrey does that Ridley can later replicate, like a mannerism.
Initial hint that they are the same person as they have the same suitcase What I liked about this clip was The Narrators dazed surprise and Tyler's amused knowing smile. Although I cant have as many hints because it's a short film this subtly was very clever.
There were other phrases that stuck with me that though I may not replicate, I could use to help emulate the tone of the film.
Who you are in Fight Club is not who you are in real life
Sometime Tyler spoke for me
Tylers words coming out of my mouth
Although these sessions are namely about cinematography, I will also be making notes about the sound and the editing to discuss later with my post production teams.
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