MECCA, CA
WRI/ DIR KHAULA MALIK // CINEMATOGRAPHY PITCH DECK BY Vatsala Goel
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KEY Visual ideas:
SWEEPING LANDSCAPES, HUMANS AS PART OF THE LANDSCAPE, IMPRESSIONISTIC, EVOCATIVE, ROOTED IN MEMORY AND SELF - REFLECTION.
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Story rooted in memory and nostalgia and re-discovery of self, family, feeling connected. told from the immigrant experience lens of a pakistani American family’s teenage daughter.
contrasting and striking visuals of South Asian immigrants in iconic American landscape (made apparent most by costumes and hair reminiscent of the 90’s).
Road, highway, pulling up to pitstops on the way
FOREGROUNDED, WINDOW TO THE WORLD, SWEEPING LANDSCAPES
Key LOCATIONS/ SPACES:
CAR INT/ EXT
STRIP MALL - GROCERY STORE INT/ EXT
GAS STATION
LAKE
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FRAMING:
USE Foregrounding WHEREVER POSSIBLE SPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE IN SCENE/ FRAME AND MAN MADE BACKGROUNDS (EXAMPLE: GROCERY STORE AND GAS STATION)
START WIDE, STAY WIDE
GET IN CLOSER BUT LET THE BODIES BREATHE IN THE FRAME
USE OF WINDOW FOR FRAME WITHIN FRAME AND BREAKING AND HINGING THE INT/ EXT EXPERIENCE OF SO- CAL ROAD TRIP,
REFLECTIONS FOR HEIGHTENED IMPRESSIONISM
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COLOR:
OLD PHOTO ALBUM REMINISCENT PALING sepia toned/ polaroid OR AUTOMATIC CAMERA aesthetic.
Evocative of the yellows and blues of Southern California valley landscape.
medium contrast.
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LENSING:
true to human vision (35 mm and wider, rare/ intentional use of tele lenses)
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MOVEMENT:
Organic movement with a balance of camera on fluid head (slightly breathing) on sticks, and tripod.
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FILM STOCK AND PROCESSING:
16 MM COLOR, KODAK VISION 3 250 D (5207) FOR ITS SOFT GRAIN AND MEDIUM CONTRAST
EXPOSED NORMALLY
CAN EXPERIMENT WITH PROCESSING AND PREFLASHING BUT CURRENTLY LEANING TOWARDS PROCESSING NORMAL AND 4K SCAN W/ NEGATIVE ULTRCLEAN
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FILTERS:
MUST BE TESTED - INITIAL IDEAS: TO TEST FOR WARMING HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS AND INTENSIFYING THE BLUES AND GREENS IN NATURAL LANDSCAPES
WARMING
ND’S, IRND’S
MAY BE STREAKS
POLAS
PROMISTS
GLIMMER