The whole premise of the first scene is to have Clara coming out of Winn Dixie after a quick shopping trip. What we didn't discuss was how we were going to get the groceries to act the scene out. Since we were at Winn Dixie, we just shopped for a bit. Bought some cereal and other things to fill a couple of bags to put in a shopping cart. By buying groceries we were able to better communicate what Clara is doing walking around a parking lot at night. Here we are checking out:
The next things that were bought to better communicate Clara was a ballerina were some fake flowers from the Dollar Store to act as a bouquet from a recital and then some medals to show that she is a really good, award-winner ballerina.
By adding these tiny details into the shots, we are helping to tell the smaller parts of Clara's story to the audience. Which adds an even more meaning to the shots that I capture.
