CHARACTER PROFILING

This is a midshot of my actor, showing him from head to torso, allowing the camera to capture his posture and expression closely. Such a shot is usually taken when the actors action is to be shown, e.g, while being in conversation with another person, this shot is more appropriate. Also, as you can see, it very clearly establishes the actor's physical appearance. In reference to my actor, it is but visible that he is weak and thin looking, having a pail complexion and a rough hair do followed my a stubble on his face and his droopy shoulders. The appearance plays an important part into the character's personality.

This is another midshot, taken from the right side, showing his side profile, again, establishing his facial expression along with his face structure, complexion, how he's worn his hair and his neck to shoulder posture.

This is a long shot of the character, clearly showing him from head to toe, that enables us to see how he's dressed, that is, his type of clothing, style, how he's standing, what action he portrays and also partly his surrounding, that actually forms this long shot to a wide angle long shot. As shown, this shot tells us most about the character's posture, body structure, and entire physical appearance, exculding his facial expression, since that is established by a close up, not by a long shot.

This is a close up, since it allows us to observe the character's face structure and facial expressions very closely, establishing all his features like his eyes and nose etc. I made him smile in order to be able to capture some sort of feeling so the purpose of this shot is understandable.

This is another close up. again, establishing his face structure, expression, that allows to convey feelings and thoughts that the character delivers.

This is an over the shoulder shot that shows the chracters side profie from the back, usually taken at times when the character's in conversation with another or if he's looking at something that is important to be shown within the frame in order to allow the viewer to understand the action reaction, and the relation between the character with whatever else is in the frame that he has his front to.

This is another over the shoulder shot, showing a little more of his face, establishing the same feel as written above.

This a mis shot taken from the side, showing him from head to torso, but from his lef side, showing his posture and appearance along with action.

STORY BOARD

SHOT DIVISIONING

SCENE DEVISIONING

Description:  screen goes black. (voice over)  As the dialogue ends the famous Empres Market appears on the screen.

Dialogue: “I thought having a “boy” as a child was supposed to be a special thing, wonder why Ma thinks its not, or does she? Well, shes hard to reach, and I don’t have the strength to ask her…….

Description: The market street and on the ground, two shadows appear, one of a boy and one of a women, having the womans shadow of the women is more prominent. Foot steps of people in the market are shown following different paths sslowly going up towards the heavily crowded look of the market. The mother is sshown argueing with the vegetable shop keeper.

Dialogues (mother): “bhai ye tho app ahi nahi kerahe na, aap sahi daam lagayen tho he hum apke pass dobara ayenge.

(vegetable man): baji ye tho subha subha ek dum fresh sabziyan laya hun, aap kya baat kar rahi hain.

(mother): bhai ye apne sahi nahi kiya!

Mother pays to shopkeeper

(mother to Arham): here hold my bag.

Mother hands her bag over to Arham (her son) who’s standing behind her, aroused by the happenings of the market and he quietly takes the bag.

Translation (mother): Brother this isn’t right, please put a reasonable price, only then I will come to your shop again.

(vegetable man): sister I got these vegetables freshly in the morning, what are you talking about.

(mother): brother this is unfair.

Description: the market is shown as Arham sees it and followed by that his face appears scanning the entire scenario. And so they start walking along the street. He turn’s his head right, see’s shop keepers weighing fruits and vegetables, and to left, where he see’s sugar cane being crushed, followed by all other things that appear into his vision. As he keeps walking, the scenario tends to change. (diegetic sounds appear on a constant pace). He keeps walking following his mother, and he sees all sorts of different things happening until at one point, what he sees starts to disturb him. His eyes catch the fish stall where he can see the man flapping fish on top of one another, stacking them up. All sizes, all textures, and his partner shifting small shrimps from one basket into another. He feels disgusted until he turns his head the other side and she bright red cloth in air as another shop keeper whips it in the air. He feels breathless ass it comes as a surprise. (Dialogues and diegetic sounds along with the back ground music appear on a constant pase).

Things keep coming to him as a surprise within seconds and he keeps loosing breath, feeling claustrophobic. He looks around trying to spot his mother who’s busy bargaining around and does not care enough to turn back and take a look at him. Next he sees the meat stall. The butcher harshly chops meat, while chicken heads and claws are carelessly scattered on the table, but nothing stops the butcher. An ordinary job seems so disturbing to Arham.And his forehead starts to sweat, arms feel heavy, till everything goes blur and slow. Arham falls to the ground, people gather, and now, his mother decides to turn and look. (Opening credit ends).

TIME: Day

CHARACTERS: Arham (lead), Mother, Shop keepers, People in the market.

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