'River': Indoor Test Footage (Interview scene)

'River': Indoor Test Footage (Interview Scene)

After trying out different exterior shots, we moved inside to play around with lighting, audio, close-up shots and eerie editing.

 This test footage shows the structure of a job interview scene that we are planning to include in the final film as a flashback. We used an external audio microphone, in order to capture the sound, and we synchronised it with the video. This works very well as the microphone isolates sound, creating a more realistic and clear sound. This footage also uses colour correction in order to correct the yellow lighting that appeared in the room. This scene shows shot reverse shot and diegetic sound with the clock ticking in the background.

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