Invisibility

From the results of our questionnaire it shows that invisibility is the most desired superpower, therefore we looked into different ways we could show our main character disappear on screen as though they had gained an invisibility power. I did some research into other pre-existing characters within books and films who have acquired the invisibility power and how it works for them.

Harry Potter- J.K.Rowling - Invisibility cloak
Lord of the Rings- J. R. R. Tolkien- When the ring is worn
Invisible Girl- Marvel - The ability to become invisible whenever accustom to the character

Mel and I wanted to attempt all three of these ways of invisibility with our character to see which one would be most successful. However due to our given facilities and technology by the school we are unable at this time to create an invisibility cloak up to a professional standard which Mel and I are aiming to work at.

-Invisible girl consisted of filing the mis en sine with out the character and also no other movement. This was to be done using a tripod so that there is no camera shake and also when filming the next shot when we add the character the mis en sin is in exactly the same place as the blank shot before. Then with editing of fast cuts between shots. Shot one to two then back to one creates a snappy invisibility technique. However this was the weakest of all attempts as there is no imagination behind the idea and it's quite obvious that she has simply moved out of shot rather than becoming unseen within the shot.

-Lord of the Rings contains an object which once worn can turn the character invisible, in this film the case is the ring. Me and Mel thought long and hard what it could be that would be clearly obvious and resemble a superheroes look for our character. It soon became clear that an object worn by most superheros are an eye mask which could work if we imply that the invisibility powers lays within the mask.

As you can see below this attempt is filmed in the same way on a tripod to avoid camera shake and to keep the mis en sine in the exact same position. We also agreed to film this shot through the mirror as a reflection, the reflection idea is a spin off idea that came from my independent research into "The Amazing Spinderman" trailer when the progression of time is filmed though a fade of reflection in the window and change of character. I like how this shot has turned out and the mirror reflection is really interesting to watch. We got Bella to bring the mask up to her face and freeze in the exact position for about five seconds, then getting her to panic and fling the mask away from her face as though she has now reappeared to herself in front of the mirror. It's important for Bella to stay in exactly the same position so that when we do place her back into the shot she's in exactly the same place from where she disappeared from.