AS Film Studies

6/10/18 initial ideas - intergenerational friendship (white man and racially ambiguous young girl- perhaps a refugee?) - going about their day- showing the difference in their lives and the divide - in the end they form a friendship and find common ground - no dialogue - or very little - set in a public place, like a park or a waiting room 15/10/18 22/10/18 idea change:  - a film representing sincerity.  - the fragility of human egos. song: Nuit 17 a 52 - Christine and the Queens (unplugged version) SCENE IDEA 1) - centred around a dance, two people wearing happy masks performing a mirrored dance. - they wear neutral nothing and there is a big focus on this. these two people are supposed to look as though they are the same. - They are dancing in a park- a public place, no biases. - Throughout the film it cuts back to the two people dancing 27/10/18  SCENE IDEA 2) - One of the characters scrolls down a social media feed. - The people in the...

Wong Kar-Wai: an Auteur - Known for starting to record films before the script was finished - His protagonists are often searching,waiting or escaping -His films involve views of Hong Kong's social and political issues because as a child he was an immigrant aesthetic -Lots of smoking=theme of loneliness -colours used to convey emotions -noisy cities, lots of colour, ambiguity in time

silent film evaluation: In our film I think that we really honed in on the use of shadow seen in lots of silent film and we did this area as effectively as we possibly could have, also I think that we used longer shots which is again common in German Expressionism. I think that we could have made our film longer if we had more time and also put some more focus on the editing to make the cuts look more authentic. Also I think we could have used more distorted angles and surreal visuals in order to create a more sinister affect.

In the disco scene it begins with a close-up of Benny’s face which flashes in time with the music, thus drawing attention to it. The song, which is by James Brown who was a popular artist in the 70s represents the prominent issue of globalisation in the film, and how lesser economically developed areas adopt the cultures of richer areas of the world. The next shot is of Lil Ze coming into the frame, here Benny’s smile immediately disappears and the lighting suddenly becomes darker. This represents the character dynamic here, and shows the audience that it is strained, therefore foreshadowing Benny’s death and the hands of Lil Ze’s violence with others in the slum. The next shot is a split screen between Benny and the other people at the disco such as Rocket and Carrot. In these shots Benny can be seen surrounded by friends and dancing, apart from when Lil Ze is there and they both become isolated, perhaps creating the idea that Lil Ze holds Benny back and makes him seem almost vulner...

Film Evaluation  I think the best part of our film was the screenplay aspect as we really made it detailed and it’s well formatted, I think also our narrative was creative and it came out how we wanted. Some of our shots were well thought out also. I think our mise-en-scene was good too for example the clock in the background of the kitchen helped to pick up a clock/time motif and the post-its and pen appearing on the table. The framing of our shots was also quite good as we had a Dutch tilt in the first shot of the corridor to make the viewer feel uneasy. We also had some one-point perspective shots of Matthew running which made these shots more symmetrical to contrast the underlying horror genre. I also quite liked that we had the close ups of Matthew’s eyes as he realised something was wrong as it really made that section of the film a turning point into danger. If we had more time I would have planned each shot more carefully and taken more time to explore different opt...

FADE IN: INT. COLLEGE CLASSROOM – MORNING MATTHEW is sitting looking bored at his desk, looking at the clock tapping his fingers on his notepad to the rhythm of the ticking. His phone vibrates in his pocket. MATTHEW slowly put his hand in his pocket sneaking a look at the screen. MUM: COME HOME IMMEDIATELY, IT’S AN EMERGENCY. The TEACHER walks up behind to MATTHEW TEACHER (Shouting) What are you doing? MATTHEW (Defensive) I gotta go sir. TEACHER What do you mean? MATTHEW (Starting to pack his things) I’ve just gotta go, I’m sorry. Matthew storms out of the classroom frantically as he starts making his way to the bus station.                                                 CUT TO: EXT. THE STREETS – D...