Location as Character

1. Location
   The location I chose was a Japanese garden in San Mateo Central Park.
2. List of 2-3 Emotions we would like to capture:
   Japanese gardens are known to create a peace and serenity, so these would be best to try to convey in creating this project 
3. Minimum of 10 shots "dream shots" you would like to capture or experiment with that addresses the "mood" or "feeling" of the location.

   
   

   1. Japanese Garden are known for several things,one of the most common are there Koi also known as carp, these are beautiful fish that are often times quite large and definitely interesting to gaze at. Within this shot I would like to have selective focus on the fish because I want all attention direct towards them and their actions.
   

   

   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   2.One other thing that these gardens are known for are their ceramic stone lamps. This is object would be filmed also with selective focus to bring out the texture of the decorations. 

   

   
   

   3. Of course flowers can not be forgot in a garden. Rack to focus in flowers in the garden would be best for one of my shots and selective focus and a lot of dead space would be ideal for this shot to focus on the color and the beauty of the flower.This would also emphasize the shape of the object,

   

   
   

   4. Bambo fountains are not only also part of japanese gardens, but also very nice to capture both in film and photography. For this shot, I will again use selective focus and focus on the water coming from the bambo fountain, running will help in creating a mood of serenity. 

   
   
   

   

   
   

   5. Trees make up alot of a japanese garden, so one shot should focus on the leaves of the trees. The "dream shot" would include using the rule of thirds and dead space around the leaves.This would also be shot at an angle to give some dimension.

   

   
   

   6. Any building or house in the garden should be included. This would also add to an japanese garden them. This shot would be a long shot, with the house to the left using the rule of thirds.

   

   
   

   7.Rocks both big and small are often found in japanese gardens, this would be a significant shot to use. It would also be selective focus on the rocks and a pan to show all of them. This would also create texture 

   

   
   

    8.Bridges are also a key factor in japanese gardens. A shot that would include a bridge would be a long shot with deep focus of the rest of the garden, such as trees and plants

   

   
   

   9. Any wildlife would also make the project more interesting. A butterfly would futher push the mood of a peaceful location. If this were possible to capture, the shot would have selective focus in the butterfly with dead space around it. 

   

   
   

   10. The last shot would be a full shot of the whole garden, the garden was slowly reveled through selective focus shots, now the last shot will show the garden as a whole. This would give the audience the whole perspective of what the garden looks like.