Run Lola Run influenced me a lot whilst I was coming up with the original concept for the film so I thought Id mention it here.
I also think that the flashback featured in the sequence shown above is a great example of how still photography can be used within film as we ourselves are attempting to use still photography in a similar context. The use of quick cuts between still images accompanied with the sound of a camera taking images creates the idea that someone has been and documented these events, showing us a snapshot into the persons life.
Overall I think that such approaches to film making is visually very pleasing and would suit our film, however as our flashbacks are going to be used as one of the main story telling devices I think they should be considerably longer than the ones featured in Run Lola Run.
Every Monday morning, a team of advisers welcome in a facility a group of people that has just died with the mission of helping each one of them to select their best memory that will last for the eternity in the first three days. On Thursday, filmmakers begin to recreate the selected memory, and at the end of the week they screen it in a movie theater and he or she then moves on to Heaven.
Here are two stills that I took from the film.
The establishing shot above I really like as it gives a sense of unknown, mainly due to the fact that the viewer is unable to establish the location of the building the scene is set in which gives it a sense of mystery. During this shot you can hear the sound of a bell ringing which I thought was very effective and something I'd like to include in our film.
This shot I like for its simplicity. The way it is set out with just and old table and empty chair, and the two windows either side in the background. Also the way in which the camera is postitioned puts you in the point of view of the person sat at the otherside of the table.
I thought the film was good and had some interesting shots and locations, I found the first 10 to 20 minutes of the film particually relevant on what we're intending to create. I think that the two shots I pointed out above could work well within our film and hopefully include them somewhere.
(For more info on the film see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165078/)
