Initial Shot 5- Long shot

The fifth shot will be a long shot to show the character walking away from the train station. This will be effective in giving the audience a feel of the location. It emphasises the idea that she is just a teenager in a big world. The long shot will make her look small in comparison to the other shots which we have used that make her look bigger. This shot shows her leaving the station which is significant as it indicates the start of her journey to find her parents. This long shot will allow the audience to see vehicles on the roads, buildings and pedestrians which is realistic and sets the urban location. It is important that the location is as realistic as possible because our story is based on an event which happens to many people, therefore we can't make it look like something it is not, the location can't be out of context such as an exotic location. Many drama films such as Forest Gump are filmed in Urban locations. We decided that this shot type is suitable for this particular moment in the opening because all the main character is doing is walking amongst other people, we decided that she would want to blend in with the crowd as she doesn't particulary want to stand out as being homeless. Therefore this long shot will not allow any facial expressions to be exposed. We decided that 5 seconds would be suitable for this particular shot as nothing significant occurs in this shot so it does not need to be of huge focus.