Dakota: The Short Film
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- Scene #1
- Scene #2
- Please hand over everything that you have on you!
- Scene #3
- Please follow me this way #136
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- Scene #6
- Description: Richard is standing in line outside of the Residential School, his sister waits behind himShot type: CUSound: Quiet piano music (Non-Diegetic Sound) Lighting: Low-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Rain on scene provides a dim and dark feeling
- Scene #7
- Description: Richard and his sister are greeted by a Priest, welcoming them into the Residential School.Shot type: Over the shoulderSound: Music stops, Priest's voice fades inLighting: Low-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Priests robe provides a power dynamic since robes can represent power. Rain continues providing dark and dim feeling
- Scene #8
- Description: Richards sister is met by a Nun and forced to part ways with Richard. Sister is also given a number for identification Shot type: CU of sisters faceSound: Harsh music comes in Lighting: Low-key Mise-en-Scene Elements: Nun is wearing a Christian uniform. Tears coming down the children's faces
- Scene #9
- Hi, Im tamanna..
- Hi, Im Richard...
- Description: Richard is sent to a room with other boys and is waiting in fearShot type: High AngleSound: ScienceLighting: High-keyMise-en-Scene Elements: Blank walls (Emptiness), priest wears purple symbolizing the power over the childrenScene Length: 2 seconds
- Scene #10
- Description: Richard is brought to the haircutting room. Camera zooms in on Richards face. He shows no emotion Shot type: CU of Richards face Sound: Scissors cutting (Diegetic) Lighting: Low-Key Mise-en-Scene Elements: Black clothes representing the loss that Richard is facing. Silver scissors since silver represents glamour therefore showing contrast to what is actually happening in the scene.
- Scene #11
- Description: Close up of Richards cut hair on groundShot type: CU on hair. Sound: Footsteps (Diegetic) Lighting: Low-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Wood floor provided a calming feeling, therefore providing a strong. contrast to the scene.
- Scene #12
- Description: Richard is put in his new room where he meets his roommate Tamanna (Hope) Shot type: Wide angleSound: Clothes moving (Diegetic) Lighting: Low-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Black clothes to represent loss
- Description: Door slams shut behind Richard and Tamanna, leaving them in the room Shot type: CU on doorSound: Door slam, Footsteps (Diegetic)Lighting: Low- KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: lighting is dim to show the darkness that lives inside the school. Characters are not in scene providing a unknown factor
- Description: Richard and Tamanna greet each other for the first timeShot type: Low AngleSound: Dialogue (Diegetic), Sad music fades in (Non-Diegetic)Lighting; Low-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Characters are posed in a uncomfortable position to show the fear they have. Characters are awkwardly placed.
- Description: Tamanna shows Richard a meaningful indigenous necklace that he snuck in Shot type: Over the Shoulder Sound: Hopeful music comes in quietly (Non-Diegetic) Lighting: High-Key (Hope) Mise-en-Scene Elements: Tamanna's position becomes more relaxed, as Richard gets into a curious position.
- Description: Close up of Tamanna's face of joyShot type: CUSound: Hopeful music gets louder (Non-Diagetic) Lighting: High-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Tamanna's posture, sun coming through window
- Description: Close up of Richard's face. He has a small tear running down his left cheek. Then there is a knock on the doorShot type: CUSound: Hopeful music cuts at end of scene and fades to black. (Non-Diagetic) Knock on door (Diegetic)Lighting: High-KeyMise-en-Scene Elements: Tears, Richard has a relaxed posture
- Image Attributions:1319460 (https://www.pexels.com/photo/several-scissors-1319460/) - Nick Demou - License: Free To Use / No Attribution Required / See https://www.pexels.com/license/ for what is not allowed
Image Attributions
- 1319460 - Nick Demou - (License Free To Use / No Attribution Required / See https://www.pexels.com/license/ for what is not allowed )
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