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The following will help you understand the film industry so that you. Shortly to premiere at the
Venice film festival, David Lynch: The Art Life. Another flaw of Batman is the psychology of the
character and the intense motivating rage he feels. This brings up another narrative flaw, which,
when taking audience feedback, didn’t come up. Again, the fade to white is used, and the bleached
sepia effect is seen to allow the audience to recognise that it is a flashback. Short credited quotations
may be used and these are excluded from the word count. By focusing on the description and
exploration of the mise-en-scene, I think that it helped give a deeper feel to the text, and contributed
towards my text really being as detailed and intricate as I believe it is. Furthermore, the usage of a
cut edit, to an extreme long-shot creates distance between the audience and the two characters,
making what the antagonist does less shocking. I tried to recreate this effect in my own film by
adopting some of his techniques, such as a small amount of hand-held camera work and also fast
paced editing. You must ensure that your blog is well organised and clear to read - do not overcrowd
it with too much information. There may be some formatting issues with the presentation as it was
created using Keynote and there are often compatibility issues. The film has been selected for
preservation in the United States. It has been successful in helping me plainly see the idea of cause
and effect and different narrative elements in my film. I chose this film as it is also a drama and like
the film my group and I are creating, it contains a love story. Throughout the short film, continuity
editing is seen as to allow a cause and effect pattern to take place. To emphasise the fact that it’s in
the past, there is a sepia effect added to the flashback sequence to highlight it’s movement away
from reality. This preferred reading is seen throughout my short film, as the restricted narrative means
that we are bothered about someone watching her from a distance. I shone the torch onto the
paintings that were being filmed to help add to the atmospheric mood I was trying to create. You
should now have the analytical tools and terminology needed to. The camera cuts to another Dutch
angle at a mid-shot, as she looks around looking for a way out. I haven't credited anyone directly and
if you have any objection to your content appearing in this presentation, please get in touch and I'll
be more than happy to accomodate your needs. Overall I feel I succeeded in creating a detailed yet
fluid screenplay. I got a group of 5 people, from my target audience, in a classroom, where I showed
them my short film. I am very happy with the finished product, as I believe it fulfils the majority of
its aims, minus the usage of quick-cut editing which I later decided not to widely use. The narrative
is restricted, as the audience only know what Holly knows, which isn’t a lot as she is confused and
scared. Related films: The Man in the White Suit (Ealing, UK. On Tuesday 16 December, once again
we'll be holding the Media Magazine. This is an example of conventional stylistic usage of
conversations, when the two characters are detached emotionally from one another. Brakhage often
used atmospheric still images accompanied by non-diegetic music that is very ambient making an
audience think by using sound and visuals. When you overlay the color information from all three.
In addition to this, I also aimed to use stylistics of the psychological thriller genre, and to put the
audience in to a state of suspense, through restricting the narrative, in this instance by restricting the
audience from seeing whose eyes they’re looking through (the antagonist) creating a mystery which
is slowly resolved through the flashback sequences. This is shown through cinematography and mise
en scene, with the pan to a low angled medium close-up of the antagonist taking our attention from
Holly’s distressed body language. Item 3 Insomnia (2002)- This is a film by Christopher Nolan
which also explores the flaw of a male character, in this film the character suffers from insomnia. I
am confused to determine which is best one, because all printouts are best. The camera, still in the
same shot (so no edit), pans left as Holly seems to see something in the distance, behind the camera,
already creating some mystery. Because the main part of my film has been completed, I will now
also be gathering audience feedback in the coming weeks. In addition, the climax where she is sat
down again, following another flashback, was intended to show that she had given up, she was
being submissive. Interviews Item 7- Modern master award SBIFF 2011, 30 January 2011- This item
is useful as it explains that Batman is not an ordinary superhero but an ordinary man with money and
with money comes power this can be seen as one of his flaws. Look at Sarah's analysis below of the
ways in which camera framing. Even this film footage, presented as real life through a camera lens,
provoked. She slips out of her stage costume and quickly throws on a purple wrap dress, pushes her
large tortoise shell sunglasses onto her face, and places the large black floppy hat on her head. His
films often have obsessive protagonists with a troubled past, who are obsessed to gain justice by any
means in life Al Pacino's character in Insomnia, Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. The first scene in
the short film consists of Holly walking along a narrow piece of grassy land. With a passive
audience in mind, rather than an active audience, it is clear that these plot holes needed to be made
clear, perhaps through re-shoots, which simply wasn’t a possibility. Studies is increasingly likely to
centre on local, small scale and precise. There is a long-shot of Holly, who is in the background but
also the centre of focus, with John occupying the foreground at the outer limit of the frame to the
left, at a low angled medium close up. Another diegetic sound of a twig snapping can be heard,
which is followed by Holly getting up and instead of running away, she runs towards the sound.
Furthermore, 30% said they were scared (with 40% saying they were a “little scared”). However,
despite some of the problems this caused, in parts, it worked very well. They must include at least
two on every framework above. It became obvious that some re-shoots had to be done, to clarify
parts of the narrative in certain parts. It is also the colour of the devil and resembles the idea of the
angel and devil acting as the subconscious; the devil being the Id and the angel being the Super Ego.
The hectic use of cutting, whilst also following continuity editing, creates a hectic atmosphere to
highlight Holly’s confusion, terror and anxiety, as she feels like she’s being watched and therefore
swinging around to look in all different directions. The use of extreme long shots and the protagonist
looking in the direction of the camera at the hearing of a branch snapping, coupled with the diegetic
sound of heavy breathing, turn these shots in to POV shots, and because most of the short film is
shot through the antagonist’s POV, the audience become complicit and are forced in to the particular
viewpoint of the antagonist. The diegetic sound of Holly’s scream again connotes that he’s hit her, as
well as with the sound of the baseball bat hitting something hard, which emphasises this. It has been
successful in helping me plainly see the idea of cause and effect and different narrative elements in
my film. Thereafter, she walks hastily away, her body language suggesting that she’s still self-
conscious about being watched. Video Say more by seamlessly including video within your
publication. This Theory is a suggestion that the Media (in this case, Film) has a. Share to Twitter
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However, I changed it in order to make the questions more open, as the one shown below features
'closed questions' which lead the audience to an answer. My audience may see the similarities in the
portrayal of these characters and would be able to appreciate the subtle hints and possible
intertextual references involved in the narrative and characterisations employed. We need to be able
to understand and appreciate both. The angle was low to denote the posture of the antagonist, whose
eyes the audience are looking through, as being crouched down, trying to stay hidden, highlighting
the fact that he’s stalking her, basically. The use of a group shot of the family represents both
genders. However, for all the audience know he could be someone to save her. From the previous
backwards tracking shot, and then pan to reveal what the protagonist was looking at, the camera then
cuts to an extreme-long, low angled POV shot. More Features Connections Canva Create
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from Adobe Express creation to Issuu publication. I decided to work alone, giving myself the role of
director, cinematographer and editor, however, I chose actors to play the parts of my characters. CGI;
the coming of “the talkies”; or the attempts at realising the. I thought about mise en scene a lot, in
the production of my short film. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States. In
addition, the climax where she is sat down again, following another flashback, was intended to show
that she had given up, she was being submissive. This theme is also predominant in my other films
for example in Insomnia, Al Pacino suffers from Insomnia and in Inception Cobbs’ wife haunts his
subconscious. I chose a forestry setting because it is secluded, connoting that the protagonist will not
easily escape the antagonist, but it is also a setting which features in the audience’s everyday lives,
as the location I filmed at was just down the road from me, making the setting very real for the
audience, and therefore very scary. I have gained more audience feedback, shown below. You must
ensure that your blog is well organised and clear to read - do not overcrowd it with too much
information. Thereafter, the conventional use of a fade to white, with the dubbed non-diegetic
“woosh”-ing sound reveals a flashback sequence; connoting that she is thinking back to the past.
After all, he had planned this eventuality and has the weapon, so is in control of the situation and
the power is in his hands. Under the Skin booklet - a guide, workbook and text book for A-Level
film stu. In addition, the climax where she is sat down again, following another flashback, was
intended to show that she had given up, she was being submissive. Once any film is made it has to
travel in order to reach its audience. A cultural self who makes particular intertextual references (to
other films, other. The madness is his motivation, rather than sexual motivation. Taking this in to
account, I don’t possibly know how I could have made it more obvious, without physically showing
the antagonist first, something which I didn’t want to do. I tried to recreate this effect in my own
film by adopting some of his techniques, such as a small amount of hand-held camera work and also
fast paced editing. After Shaggy decides on pushing the car, we are shown through a very tight two
shot him kissing his girlfriend, whilst also managing to include the mise-en-scene of the gun. I was
influenced by Sedira’s use of close-ups and still shots therefore I adopted these techniques by filming
the jar and allowing the colours to slowly change and merge in a shot. This is especially found in
Alfred Hitchcock films ( Psycho, 1960, USA, for example, in which the use of POV shots place the
audience as the voyeur director, looking through the eyes of the killer).
Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. On thematic level the film says something
about the role of guilt in defining morality or suggesting morality. Furthermore, forests can also be
disorientating which not only means that it’s easy for the protagonist to get lost there, it is also a
place which would be hard to escape from. Furthermore, the post-production went smoothly for the
simple fact that I had made a storyboard and animatic, which helped me to put together the pieces of
my short film. My narrative style, as aforementioned, consisted of a linear structure interrupted by
brief flashbacks. You must use all of your catalogue items by referencing them. Towards the end of
my film this preferred reading changes, as I want the audience, when she is about to be killed, to be
distanced from her. By placing Tyler in the drivers seat, we can see that he is about to take over and
persuade the Narrator to doing what he wants. The concept of Brakhage’s film is to be aesthetically
pleasing and thought provoking such as “Black Ice” is reflecting the flash of lights and colours we
see when we close our eyes, this makes an audience think differently and create a different mind set
because it’s something we have not seen before. In the end, I ended up reversing the footage of John,
so that I could place him on the left hand side, opposing Holly who was on the right. I have finished
my short film, and have shown it to my audience. Item 15- This article is useful as one of
Christopher Nolan’s traits is that he. Look at Sarah's analysis below of the ways in which camera
framing. The first scene in the short film consists of Holly walking along a narrow piece of grassy
land. Taking this in to account, I don’t possibly know how I could have made it more obvious,
without physically showing the antagonist first, something which I didn’t want to do. In the
lockdown scene males are represented to be caring for their families, as we see the. On a coversheet
highlight a number of bullet points for evaluation purposes, the pursuing is sufficient. The camera
then cuts to a medium shot of John, the antagonist, at a low angle. I chose a forestry setting because
it is secluded, connoting that the protagonist will not easily escape the antagonist, but it is also a
setting which features in the audience’s everyday lives, as the location I filmed at was just down the
road from me, making the setting very real for the audience, and therefore very scary. Using the
technique of hand-held camera work not only referenced Stan Brakhage in my film, but also added
to the hypnotic feel I wanted to take from looking at his work. The costume worn in this scene
represents males to be. Social Posts Create on-brand social posts and Articles in minutes. I took this
idea of over-laying images into account when editing my film; I mimicked this layering technique in
the editing process of my film. He is shown at a medium close-up at a low angle to reveal his power
in the current situation. Hill Mob ( Ealing, UK 1951, Dir: Charles Crichton). Edwin S. Porter. 12
minutes long, it is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on. This shows that no
considerable amount of time has passed since the last shot, and a hand-held tracking shot, of Holly
running away, follows. I used Sedira’s idea of ink submerged in water, as I was already very
intrigued by the movement and flow of the ink staining the water. Following this, he begins to talk
(diegetic sound) whilst swinging his bat, which is significant as it connotes that he’s impatient and
truly wants to harm the protagonist. I feel that the decision to create a film that showed the process
of the painting ended successfully as it gave me a lot more footage to work with.
In the lockdown scene males are represented to be caring for their families, as we see the. This is
most clearly the case for the Lumiere brothers who pioneered the idea of. I decided to work alone,
giving myself the role of director, cinematographer and editor, however, I chose actors to play the
parts of my characters. If we are not concerned with moving the audience in some way, all that we
seek. Furthermore, I have handed in the second draft of my evaluation, and I am waiting for it to be
marked and returned to me so changes, if any, can be made. The realistic setting and back-story
gives the feeling of the possible, striking fear in to the audience as this could easily, hypothetically,
happen to them. However, I believe that this is not obvious enough to the audience. A good student
example of how to analyse a magazine front cover. There may be some formatting issues with the
presentation as it was created using Keynote and there are often compatibility issues. Issuu turns
PDFs and other files into interactive flipbooks and engaging content for every channel. Basically the
scene looked odd, because when the camera cut from Holly to John, they where both in the centre,
when really they needed to be on opposing sides. Films, to begin with, were concerned almost
exclusively with capturing a. Distribution involves acquiring a film from its producers and trying. I
chose a forestry setting because it is secluded, connoting that the protagonist will not easily escape
the antagonist, but it is also a setting which features in the audience’s everyday lives, as the location
I filmed at was just down the road from me, making the setting very real for the audience, and
therefore very scary. Explore the impact of digital technologies on your selected industry. A cultural
self who makes particular intertextual references (to other films, other. Towards the end of the film,
Marla becomes a significant part in the Narrator's life, shown through the end sequence, as Project
Mayhem is taking place. The Dutch angle connotes that, once again, she is disorientated, but this time
it’s due to the thick forestry limiting her movement and vision, not fear. The snow, as you may know,
stuck around all the way to the Christmas holidays and beyond, and afterwards there is heavy rainfall
and because autumn has come and gone, there are no leaves on the trees and the sun barely ever
shines like it did in my footage. Purge, which is that females care highly about their appearance.
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Film sound Film sound Amy analysis Amy analysis Under the Skin booklet - a guide, workbook and
text book for A-Level film stu. This connotes that she is getting tangled in a web, a trap set by the
antagonist, and is a metaphor as the person who is laying the web (the trap) is the spider, the
antagonist, and the prey gets caught up in the web; in this case Holly is the fly. How do we respond?
Make a note of these whilst watching.How do we respond? Make a note of these whilst watching.
The hectic use of cutting, whilst also following continuity editing, creates a hectic atmosphere to
highlight Holly’s confusion, terror and anxiety, as she feels like she’s being watched and therefore
swinging around to look in all different directions. I could have rectified this by perhaps adding
more, short scenes rather than such lengthy ones like I did. The pan creates the keys the focus of
attention, because they are key to the narrative, as they help to progress the narrative further. I
believe I achieved this aim, with 20% of my target audience stating, through digital feedback forms,
that the film was “very suspenseful” and 60% thinking it was “suspenseful”. I made four films which
then I made into a split screen to show how I would want the audience to see the film as a whole,
because if my film was in a art gallery the four films would be projected onto four different walls, but
because I haven’t got an art gallery I have created this split screen effect so the audience and see the
film as I want it to be shown. I created a short film titled “Untitled 4” which was influenced by Stan
Brakhage and Zineb Sedira. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest.
My short film will be published at a later date, but as at the moment I am focussing on my audience
feedback videos. I have finished my short film, and I will now analyse it, like I did with my textual
analysis', so I can highlight the micro-features of my project and fully reveal the creativity found in
my short film. Help Center Here you'll find an answer to your question. How does your media
production represent particular social groups. However, conventionally the protagonist and the
antagonist would have had a previous love encounter, so taking note of this, it became obvious that
the past needed to be brought up in order for the present to clearly make sense. The items found in
the forest, by the protagonist, were intended to be placed by the antagonist, as he planned to lead her
where he wanted her, whilst also bringing back memories of the two together. In the Nick of Time:
On Cli-Fi and Ecocinema Film and Moving Image Studies. Towards the end of my film this
preferred reading changes, as I want the audience, when she is about to be killed, to be distanced
from her. However, I changed it in order to make the questions more open, as the one shown below
features 'closed questions' which lead the audience to an answer. The audience, however, did seem
unaware that they were looking through the eyes of the antagonist, at the beginning. Deciding where
a film will be shown and publicising this. On Tuesday 16 December, once again we'll be holding the
Media Magazine. JeanDevlin 2 years ago report 5 This is outstanding, thank you. Fullscreen Sharing
Deliver a distraction-free reading experience with a simple link. The pan creates the keys the focus of
attention, because they are key to the narrative, as they help to progress the narrative further. My
mise-en-scene is used in the correct places to not only help describe the places in which the film
would be set, but also helps create a persona for Renee, and really helps to symbolise what her
character represents. A2 FILM COURSEWORK: THE SMALL SCALE RESEARCH PROJECT -
Setting up your own blog. However, the fact that he has a baseball bat and the diegetic dubbed
sound of an eagle flying overhead connotes that he is a predator and that he is eventually going to
kill her. In the sequence after Tyler and Marla have intercourse, we never see them both in the same
room together, indicating once again that the Id is just a figment of his imagination. I opted to use
flashbacks in my short film, making a linear narrative with non-linear features (so to conform to the
conventions of the chosen genre), such as flashbacks; creating a sepia look in post-production to
allow my audience to recognise that it wasn’t in present time (see figure 1). Area of Investigation:
the perceived Communist threat. This could have been done due to the fact that the main character
evolves into the creature that is shown behind him. This reveals that Holly had seen something in the
trees, and sparks concern in the audience as well as fear and mystery. Sasquatch Sunset Review: A
Hilariously Weird and Insightful Year in the. To make the plot clearer and get a more definite idea of
cause and effect in the narrative of my film, I decided to make a Todorov Narrative Structure
diagram, showing the basic plot of the film based on Todorov's Narrative Structure theory. The
camera then cuts away from this as he begins to approach Holly, to give a wider view of the
diegesis. For that reason I decided to tilt the camera portrait and fill the whole screen with an
extremely close up shot of the jar with the ink coming into the left, this then created a stronger
atmospheric look on the film, because the close up shot is making the audience see something that
they have not seen before adding a sense of confusion. She is in a group of three, with nobody she
knows, and her eye is caught, whilst observing nature, by a shiny object in the midst of the trees. I
previously had problems with re-shoots because I filmed the majority of my film in summer-like
conditions, with the sun blaring and next to no wind whatsoever. Afterwards, there is a fade to white
once again, allowing the audience to recognise that the flashback is now ending.

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