Some backgrounds for my portrait sections

some of my films are in a portrait format ( it didn't occur to me when filming that screens are landscape- something to remember in future  projects) so i experimented with some still images that i could place behind portrait segments to fill the entirety of the frame. i wanted to keep the background images subtle enough to work behind the video, but interesting enough to provoke contrast.

 the union jack above was a stock wallpaper image that i altered (i made it black and white) which softened and mimicked the rest of my trailer. altering the opacity would also help to turn it into more of a background and ensure its subtlety.

i thought this still of lauren would work well underneath the segments where she is the main subject. i mostly liked the frame of the arm and the high contrast, possibly placing her standing waving the flag above the crook of her arm could help to blend the still and video segment more seamlessly together.

altering the blending mode on this image allowed me to blend the union jack wallpaper with a still of eastbourne beach into what i felt was an incredibly british scene. britishness was my key theme and it made sense to embody this within the background as well as in the video.