I spoke to Al and asked if it was possible to do a scene where we never actually see the bare belly, because recruiting an actress could be near to impossible. Production wise, we would probably have to deal with a prosthetic pregnancy belly on an actress.
Al said it was entirely possible, and that we just need to rule out what our priorities are which can help dictate the shots. We agreed that the priority of the entire excerpt should be this idea of "the heartbeats." Simply because we will be using this in our soundscape, to dictate the presence or absence of life. Edgar Allan Poe did so in "the tell tale heart," as he used onomatopoeia to ambiguously haunt the living murderer (with his own conscience).
To Al, this meant that the focus of the introduction scene should be the doppler measuring the baby's heartbeat. "The bare belly might be too distracting.. We can feature it as her pulling her shirt back down after the home examination."
This is when I suggested "what if we don't show the pregnancy from the outside, but from the inside? What if we looked inside the womb? It can help contextualise our space whilst also raising the production's value. What if we use or create a 3D model of an embryo? Surely you can light it in a way that makes the baby look semi-transparent and highlights their beating heart."
Al knew of a website where one could purchase these said 3D models, royalty-free for a certain price (which was affordable). I asked "could we not build one ourselves? What if this contributes towards Callam's grade as an editor?" To which Al responded with, "we can do 3D modelling, but not to the extent of that kind of detail. We would be investing a lot of time into something that wouldn't be as beautiful or intricate, and this pre-made model does it justice. If we just purchase the model itself, we can focus on lighting it up and programming the rigs and movement for it. As a director, that's more of my priority."
I will incorporate this into our budget.
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