Summer Film Mood: Waiting for the First Star on a Tin Rooftop

A boy stretches on tiptoe to pick ripe tomatoes from the vine while a girl crouches below shading the light with one hand as lookout, strong afternoon sun making the tomatoes glow red and his shirt sweat-soaked across the back. Writes afternoon heat through sweaty clothing. Image 3 of Zhao Yifan's set.

A girl bites into a big slice of watermelon, juice dripping on her wrist and soaking her white collar, while a boy pretends to be reluctant but gnaws his own half, hard overhead light bleaching the ground. Shows how a reluctant little gesture adds drama to a relationship. Image 1 of Zhao Yifan's Summer Film Mood set.

A girl stands at the edge of a stone bridge with her arms crossed and eyes squeezed shut, ready to jump, while a boy already in the water splashes and looks up at her, and noon sun turns the water into dazzling silver shards. Uses an action that has not yet happened to hold tension. Image 2 of Zhao Yifan's set.