Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Task 2 case study 2
This short film is about a girl who is the lone survivor after her family died by drowning. However it is as if 'water' has come back for her, because she escaped fate. She escaped death and water has come back for vengeance. The film starts with text quoting Da Vinci saying 'Water is the driving force of all nature.' This suggests that water is the most dominant thing out there and we are just pawns in water's game. Then after the film has ended and we find out that water gets her and she dies, the film ends with the quote 'All water has a perfect memory, and is forever trying to get back to where it was.' Because this is after she has died. it makes the quote much more sinister and chilling because it suggests that it is in water's nature to come get us if we have escaped death by it.
Editing
Eyeline match- when she is looking at the TV.
Cuts- the cutting rate is very fast when she is dying to make it very chaotic as the way she is dying by falling and bumping her head then falling into the bath is very chaotic and unusual. The cutting rate helps emphasise this. However during the beginning the cutting rate is quite slow because it is trying to add up tension and we are following the main character.
Fade to black- after the film has finished the scene fades to black to show us the quote to make us think more about the film and how water affects us.
Flashback- flashback of when she nearly drowned with her family
Mis-en-scene
Location- There is a scene where she is lying flat in a big pool of water as if it is a big ocean. this is effective because it shows how small and helpless we are to water and how much more powerful it is to us. Most of the film is taken place in her house and this makes it personal and it is trying to show how water can get you anywhere.
Costume- She is just wearing casual clothes and because it is the one year anniversary since her family drowned it could show that she just wants to be at home by herself and not be making a fuss. She just wants to be at home in a comfortable environment.
Props- Photos of her family to make it more emotive, phone, bottle of water to show all the different ways water can get to you, radio, newspaper and tv talking about her family drowning to give the background of the story.
Sound
There is no dialogue in this short film but it is very effective. It makes you not know what to really expect next. It creates a lot of tension and suspense.
Non-diegetic- There is a lot of mood music which also adds to the tension and suspense. It speeds up and that is when we know something bad is going to happen.
Camera
Wide shot- when she is lying in the water to show how small she is compared to the water,
Birds eye view- the tap when the water is pouring down
Establishing shots- shots of the photos and tv to let us know the story and get to know the character
Close up- phone to show that it will play a part in the story, all the things that have water related to them to show the emphasis of water in this film.
Extreme close up- her face to show her facial expressions and how she is feeling.
Long shots
This film has a linear narrative structure. It starts off with her in the water drowning but then she survived and then fast forwards later on in her life. This is effective because it makes the audience feel sympathetic for her as she has been through hard times as well as building up tension because we do not know what is going to happen next. I think that this film could influence my short film because it is really an effective thriller, I think this is put across by the use of the camera shots and how the cutting rate goes really slow then really fast. Also, the unique concept of the film is what makes it really captivating and this is effective.
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The same applies to case study two, you have considered all elements, but not linked it to your own ideas. You need to do a third case study, I would suggest you choose a non student film. Also lack of attention to genre, discuss this and choose a film of the genre you have chosen.
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