Filming Day

• Character: Midha (Looks sad and tired).

• Used props: A small old wooden box, a photo strip (picture) of the girl and her friend, table, and chair.

Camera Shots And Angles

This exercise allowed us to appreciate the very delicate interplay of camera shots, lighting, sound, and mise-en-scène in conveying a story visually — even in the absence of extensive dialogue.

Simple Scene Plan:

• The emotional transition: Sad → Missing the Past → Happy/Hopeful

• Location: School Classroom (After School)

• Establishing Shot: This includes a wide shot of Midha sitting alone at a desk in the dark room which indicates loneliness. 

• Up-Close Shots:

• Close-up: Midha's hand slowly opens the box which gives a feeling of antisipation.

• Very Close-up: Midha's face—a tear begins to fall of her cheek to emphasize her feelings of sorrow.

• Insert Short: includes a single shot of the box at the table behind Midha.

• Camera Movement:

  • Slow Zoom-In: The camera slowly moves closer to Midha's face.

  • Pan: The camera slowly moves all the way around Midha as they think.

• End Shot: The camera follows Midha to the window. It ends looking over Midha's shoulder at the bright light shining in to represent hope.

Mis-en-scene

• Lighting:

  • Main Light: Soft, dim light, making dark shadows around Midha.

  • Change: When the photo is seen, a warm, gold light shines on it, making it look like a dream. Like when there is an insert shot of the box, we used natural sunlight to make it look different from the rest of the scene as it is a sign of happiness for her.

• Clothes: School Uniform.

• Sounds:

• A loud clock ticking slowly in the distance.

• Part 1 (Sad): Sound of paper rustling. Quiet, sad piano notes begin.

• Part 2 (Missing the Past): The music gets bigger and fuller.

• Part 3 (Hopeful): The music changes to sound happy and bright. The clock ticking stops, and you only hear Midha's quiet breathing.