Aug 21, 2008
framing our street
Framing Statement: Concept and topic, why and how our set will be used, characters and interpretation of the brief.
Our interpretation of the ABC My Street brief is a chronological narrative divided into four parts. It is a group of stories that span over four decades of our central characters life, discussing the different streets they have lived in during their lifetime. The story will begin when the central character, a female (40 years old) is 10 years old, and travel through four decades, each featuring a different street. This concept allows us to explore a range of different environments, focussing on the idea that your ‘street’, which is always ‘yours’, evolves over your life. Each street will have its own anecdote, which will reveal personality and emotional insight into both the character and the streets themselves.
We have divided our plot of land into four sections, each dedicated to a different streetscape from a different time, location and perspective. Our central character is able to wander through from one ‘neighbourhood’ to the next, as the narrative of her life unfolds. Each different street is quite small and simple, making them suitable for close shots and limited movement, but each ideally has its own ‘feel’ and story.
As the central character walks through the different streets, the different stories and nuances of each street will be told from the perspective of that particular time in their life. The tone is factual, intimate and personal, while staying relaxed and informal. This concept will hopefully resonate with a wide audience demographic, who can relate to the experience of living on a variety of different streets and the memories that those streets hold.
The premise is that: “Over time I have lived in many streets, but they have always been My Street”.
Style & Structure
The machinima will be shot in a first person, narrative, observational style. It will predominantly be a continuous shot, with occasional cuts and edits allowing for different camera angles. It will be accompanied by a VO explaining each street environment and the story behind it. The different environments will allow for different effects, lighting, contrast, which will keep the content dynamic and interesting for the mobile phone, while keeping it simple enough to translate to the medium. Our machinima should be ideal for small screen as the story features limited action, primarily from a close-range first person perspective, allowing for lots of slow or still shots. By keeping our sets bright and simple, and by implementing a smooth, continuous shooting style featuring lots of close ups and minimal action, our machinima should look suitable when playing on the mobile phone screen.
