Initial Shot 4- Point of view shot

We will then use an over the point of view shot of the main character getting off the train. This is effective as it focuses on the girl as an individual and shows her to be superior as she is the one who is focused on, therefore her story is of importance. It will also reveal her alienation to society as she is surrounded by people who live normal lives and have lots of disposable income to leisurely shop wheras she can barely afford a train fare. This shot will put the audience in her shoes and will able them to feel what it is like to be so lonely and therefore they will symphasise with her. It also allows the audience to see the surroundings and link them with the main characters perspective. Seeing people around her will make her feel lonely and depressed seeing people with family and friends however a normal person probably wouldn't even notice individuals around them as they have their friends or family there with them, therefore the surroundings will be blurred to them. This emphasises the importance of the girl finding her parents so she can hopefully one day feel the same as the 'Christmas shoppers.' By using this point of view shot we want to make the audience symphasise with the girl as she has to walk past people with their friends and families as she is leaving the train. We have decided to make this shot five seconds, we believe this will be more than long enough to give a good insight in the characters thoughts and feelings. From the first image I have selected it shows the amount of people we want in it. It is busy however the people appear to be dressed in Summer clothes and we want people to be in Winter clothes and carrying lots of shopping bags to show that they have lots of disposable income so can therefore afford it. As a whole the atmosphere in both of these images seems to be quite subdued, we want to try and capture people talking and having a good time to show how our main character can't have this.