High Rise Previsualization: Shot Explanation

     In our High Rise previsualization final we chose to use the excerpt from pages 66 and 67. We felt that these scenes did a great job at describing and setting up the differences between the social classes. For our project we decided to do an establishing shot of all the different social classes as they carry out their daily lives.
     The opening shot starts with the lobby, where the different classes interact with each other. As the camera moves upwards really quickly, floors in between are blurred out. This is meant to give the viewer an idea of the length of the building. After the rapid upwards movement, the camera slows down to show the lower class. We specifically wanted the person in the lower class to just come back from an overnight shift from work. We wanted the person's life to look sad and distraught. Then the camera moves up again and skips the other lower class floors. The camera then stops at the middle class floor. This scene shows the middle class leaving for work in the morning. Then the camera moves upwards and skips all of the other middle classes. The final shot showcases life in the upperclass. The room feels more extravagant and instead of coming back or going to work, the people are relaxing and talking about all the stuff they just bought. Throughout our scene, as the camera moved upwards, we wanted life to feel easier and more relaxed. As the scene continues, the upper rooms start to look more fancy and the number of luxury items start to increase. The inspiration for this scene came from the opening scene in "Rear Window" by Alfred Hitchcock.