In this film, which divided film critics over it's sparse nature and almost indulgent timing of scenes, there is a lot of silence and a lot of stillness. Much like another of Coppola's films, 'Lost In Translation' in which there is the same theme of sitting, waiting, staring all in silence, she has managed to create something quite effective seemingly out of very little. There is a scene in Somewhere in which Stephen Dorf's character is having a mould created on his face, and he is required to sit in a chair for hours on end with nothing to look at, nothing to listen to. Nothing except the sound of his own breath and the thoughts in his mind. The scene goes for quite an extended amount of time, and Coppola has effectively conveyed Dorf's character's isolation through the very slow zoom in and the sound of his inhaling and exhaling breath. There is no other sound or image, yet it is very powerful and mesmerizing.
This film, of course, is very different in style and theme to the film our group will be creating, however this notion of sound and lack of dialogue just got me thinking. Also, directing the actor who plays the character of Jane will be a challenge due to her very limited movement.
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