Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood was originally a book by Haruki Murakami and it recently got turned into a screen adaptation. When I first watched this film I was immediately drawn the how thought out and well done the shots were, because of this we are going to reference them for our second film. The images below are some stills from the film and they just reflect what we have in mind and would love to achieve. I got the stills from this website.

Each still is so beautifully shot, taking into consideration the lighting and the surrounding area. The depth of field varies between shots which break them up so your focus isn't on one thing constantly. The composition has been thought about really well too, the subject is to one side of the screen as to not make them the centre of attention. You are able to absorb the background along with the character and appreciate them in their surroundings. Though we would love to do some shots like this, it would all depend on the weather. Our initial plan was to film at Ilkley Moor, however due to the severe weather conditions on Sunday we were not able to get much done and nothing like we had planned. Because of this we are having to finish off the rest of our film at Hyde Park in Leeds , it isn't ideal but it's plan B. We have all come to realise that weather plays a big part and if you don't pick the right day things can go off course so you should always have a back up plan.

We will make the most of Hyde Park and still try and capture some shots that are similar to the ones below. It's not the end of the world it's just one of those things you have to adapt to.