Our main inspiration for the look, feel, and general mise-en-scene of the project that we're doing is one of James Blake's other videos; Retrograde. The video has a similar palette to what we're hoping to achieve (in the first few minutes). Director Martin de Thurah does an amazing job at establishing the feeling of bleak cold and loneliness in the initial minute of the video.
The long shot of the subject, and full view of the road behind him present to us the feeling of cold, almost palpable winter. The monotone sky also adds to this, bringing our attention to the lower part of the frame, and putting all attention onto the subject.
Contrast this shot to the exterior one above, and the differences between the framing of the subjects is huge. We would try to incorporate this, having closer, fuller shots which allow the viewer to focus on the details, as well as offering a binary opposite to the long shots used to create isolation.
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