Sherlock
The hit TV series Sherlock frequently uses text graphics in episodes to illustrate text messages being sent or Sherlock's thought patterns.
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Indicates what Sherlock is deducing from this evidence
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Hit TV show Sherlock uses text graphics to show texts being sent and received
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I have also used this technique in several scenes of my film partly because I remembered how effective it was in Sherlock but also because I originally filmed the texts coming in on the phone but the camera was reflected in the screen and it was a really long and boring scene.
This is an article talking about this interesting use of text graphics.
In a similar way the show often layers information over the footage behind it as Sherlock is thinking.
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Map layered over the footage of Sherlock
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Files layered over the footage of Sherlock
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I intend to use a similar technique in my film in 'Text Scene 1.' Currently the audience gets the impression that the person she is texting is male so to solve this ambiguity I am going to layer a faded silhouette of Chloe over the footage of Lauren texting. This will show the audience that Lauren's friend is a girl but not who she is. I chose to do this instead of using a split screen because I want the audience to discover the identity of Lauren's 'text friend' at the same time as she does.
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