For the film Habitual there were many influences involved. The first influence came from the romantic comedy, Amelie. What i got from the movie was the concept of the little details do matter. In the middle of the story in Amelie, Amelie messed with Collingnon but changed little details in his room that made a huge difference in the end. I corporated that in my film by having the young man notice the small habits of the girl and changing them. By changing certain things about the cafe, it made it impossible for the girl to continue her habits. I was inspired by the little things in Amelie not by the main plot. Another inspiration i got from the movie was how the director chose to do his shots. He was very creative with his shots and many of them had movements. I was influenced and made some of my shots with movement. We followed the girl around while getting the sugar and made it one continuous shot. For me this made the film more interesting and more exciting to watch. I was also inspired by the cafe setting, because for me that is what inspired the rest of my film. The story was created around the cafe, i had to create little details that were doable inside the cafe, that were also realistic.
To accomplish our goals and use our influences to create a good film we had to use good actors that matched our vision. However that is hard to find since our only source was our friends who happened to be very impatient. We wanted our first character the girl, to come out as a busy girl who had strange habits that she happened to do everyday. We wanted the cafe to be her get away, a place that she can relax. But even there she had to follow a schedule that she did everyday. Our actress i think did a good job acting, she didn't make it cheesy but smooth and got the character through. However, our actor made our guy character not exactly how we wanted. We wanted the guy to be a curious yet mysterious who just happened to find interest in the girl and her weird habits. He wanted to make a difference in her life and change not exactly who she was but break her from her habits and live everyday differently not making it a routine. Our actor came out a little creepier then expected but still was the closest guy we could of used, and i think overall the actress and actor worked from our film. The only small problem with them was the scheduling and have them be committed to the film, we had to film later then we planned and we had to rush the ending because of their lack of patience.
My edit of the film had a calmer feeling rather then comedic. It was calm throughout the whole film, and i wanted it to be that way. I wanted it to feel dreamy and not overdue it. For me it flowed smoothly and it wasn't too calm to make you fall asleep, it was still interesting to watch. I also made it quiet, and no music in the beginning to introduce the characters to make the audience notice the characters instead of the music going on in the background. I started the music right after the young girl finished talking to her mom. I thought that added more emotion to the scene, since the music was also somewhat emotional. I only had one song throughout the whole film because i thought that was cleaner and the message was still sent through the shots, it didn't need sound to explain it. I didn't want to overdue it with sound and make it look cheesy, and just use any sound because i couldn't find the right sounds i wanted for each scene. I also didn't use any sound effects, but i wished i had used folly to create a little more realism in the film. Overall i really like the song choice i chose and the way i chose to edit it.
The camera work was really good, but could of been better. We used alot of continuous shots to relate to Amelie. It also created a more interesting look, for example the shot where the girl goes to get a packet of sugar, both of those shots were continuous. A couple of more shots we used were shots from a lower angle, to make the characters look bigger and more in control then the audience. We also made sure to not cross the 180 degree line to not cause confusion to the audience. I think our shots could of used a little work, but just minor mistakes for example using a tripod for certain shots, to make it look more clean and professional.
We chose the cafe Copenhagen to film in because we thought it fit the romantic image very nicely, and they were nice enough to let us film there for the whole day. We also used props to help characterize our characters. Such as the watch for the young guy who constantly looks at it, and it shows that himself and the girl are both at the cafe always at that time. The sticky note that the girl tally marks each day shows how constantly shes there doing the same thing, and lives a very scheduled life. We also made her wear the same outfit everyday to show that she comes from the same place everyday, a uniform from a diner. That confused some of the audience because her wardrobe stayed the same everyday except the last scene. In mind i originally had a outfit that looked more like a uniform but couldn't find anything in my closet but that to work with.
The objective of this film was to show that by changing the little details in what someone does can actually have a big impact in the end. I could see that the guy observes her in the first couple of days, and then decides to change how she looks first, by fixing up her hair makeup and dirty clothes. She's confused of course and becomes suspicious. He later comes back and notices her little habits again, and the day after stops her from completing those habits which makes her realize that she should change and does change in the end. The only thing i would change would be the ending, because i thought that it ended too fast, it didn't show her brushing her hair and getting ready to see him and surprise him, but overall i think we did a good job in keeping our concept and achieving it.
For the film Habitual there were many influences involved. The first influence came from the romantic comedy, Amelie. What i got from the movie was the concept of the little details do matter. In the middle of the story in Amelie, Amelie messed with Collingnon but changed little details in his room that made a huge difference in the end. I corporated that in my film by having the young man notice the small habits of the girl and changing them. By changing certain things about the cafe, it made it impossible for the girl to continue her habits. I was inspired by the little things in Amelie not by the main plot. Another inspiration i got from the movie was how the director chose to do his shots. He was very creative with his shots and many of them had movements. I was influenced and made some of my shots with movement. We followed the girl around while getting the sugar and made it one continuous shot. For me this made the film more interesting and more exciting to watch. I was also inspired by the cafe setting, because for me that is what inspired the rest of my film. The story was created around the cafe, i had to create little details that were doable inside the cafe, that were also realistic. 
To accomplish our goals and use our influences to create a good film we had to use good actors that matched our vision. However that is hard to find since our only source was our friends who happened to be very impatient. We wanted our first character the girl, to come out as a busy girl who had strange habits that she happened to do everyday. We wanted the cafe to be her get away, a place that she can relax. But even there she had to follow a schedule that she did everyday. Our actress i think did a good job acting, she didn't make it cheesy but smooth and got the character through. However, our actor made our guy character not exactly how we wanted. We wanted the guy to be a curious yet mysterious who just happened to find interest in the girl and her weird habits. He wanted to make a difference in her life and change not exactly who she was but break her from her habits and live everyday differently not making it a routine. Our actor came out a little creepier then expected but still was the closest guy we could of used, and i think overall the actress and actor worked from our film. The only small problem with them was the scheduling and have them be committed to the film, we had to film later then we planned and we had to rush the ending because of their lack of patience.
The camera work was really good, but could of been better. We used alot of continuous shots to relate to Amelie. It also created a more interesting look, for example the shot where the girl goes to get a packet of sugar, both of those shots were continuous. A couple of more shots we used were shots from a lower angle, to make the characters look bigger and more in control then the audience. We also made sure to not cross the 180 degree line to not cause confusion to the audience. I think our shots could of used a little work, but just minor mistakes for example using a tripod for certain shots, to make it look more clean and professional.
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