Dylan, like the character in the video above, dies of a suicide drowning. We spent some time thinking of how to show this. Options are for Dylan to jump into the water from a height or to walk into the water and swim to the deeper ocean and then stop making effort to keep his body floating.
In terms of the actual drowning we wanted it to seem realistic. Many drowning scenes in movies show hands and arms flapping about and the character shouting for help. Through our research we realised that a person is not drowning if their head is above the water and has the ability to keep themselves up. Also, as it was his choice to drown and only a choice he regretted in death, having Dylan shouting for help wouldn't be in-keeping with the storyline.
We will show Dylan in the water as he sinks. This will be filmed on a Go-Pro in the water. The last shot will show Dylan's arms falling into the water and then the camera will pan around to reveal Dylan standing on the beach watching his death. To do this, we will need another actor in the sea to put their arms up as it is all one shot and our actor will already be on the beach.
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