Set Design

Set design

I plan to film in 3 different locations:

-Wesley's house
-Wesley's garden
-Wesley's workshop

As I want the documentary to be an accurate reflection of Wesley's life and home, I don't plan on changing or rearranging anything in his house, garden or workshop.

I plan to leave everything where it is, although I will think carefully about where to place the camera and the subject in the room.

I plan to have 3 different locations for the interview:

- For the first interview, I plan to position him in his living room, as this is a homely and relaxing place to conduct the interview. I plan to follow the rule of thirds, and place him to the right of the screen in a mid shot. I will pick an area that subtly shows off his work in the background/on the walls, so it emphasizes his creativity and achievements.

-For the second part of the interview, Wesley will give us a tour of the garden. This will be very spontaneous, and we won't be thinking too much into set design, as we'll be following Wesley and he'll be deciding what he wants to show us. But we will alternate from focusing the camera on Wesley, to focusing it on his models.

- Lastly for the third interview, I will firstly shoot Wesley stationary, in front of his models and equipment that are in the Workshop. I will obey the rule of thirds, and the shot will be a close up head shot. Then I will interview him while standing up, working on his current project. I will position the camera so the audience can see a bit of his desk, and what he is working on.