Wednesday 25 June 2014
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Short Film Overview (Ben & Jackie)
Ben & Jackie
This short film is about a taxi driver (Ben) and he tells us about his week on his job and highlight how he looks forward to Mondays to take Jackie to ASDA. This is published on YouTube by COFLIMIC Awards.
TRANSITIONS:
- Freeze frame which highlights key moments in narrative
- Shots from different angles around the car to create a world of his car
- Profile from widescreen to intimacy
REPRESENTATION OF CHARACTERS
- Clients; sick drunkard, rude, everyday regulars
- Ben; older, fancies younger woman, just wants a 'one nighter'
- Jackie: unaware, nice, younger
- First person dialogue
- voiceover third person
Monday 23 June 2014
Short Film Overview (Right Place)
Right Place
Right place is a Japanese short film that on YouTube by Future Shorts. It is a comedic story of an store worker whose obsession for neatness leads to a sudden change.
SOUND:
- The whole film was non diegetic but did contain a few short sentences towards the end of the film
- There is ambient sound when he is moving things on the shelf which emphasises on the movement of object and makes it looks more real
- The backing track throughout the film connotes the whole purpose of the film which is of a man having OCD therefore the technical music has relevant the film.
- The post synchronised voiceover to connote his mood
- Big close ups to emphasis on certain scenes and objects which is very powerful visual.
- Macro photography
- Fast cutting rate to outline his bust day
- A day in his life- from his breakfast to work. this allows us to see his daily routine how everything is very orderly.
- Action climax was him pulling the girls socks up which made her think that he was a pervert, then the security think he was raping the young girl.
- This incident results in him getting fired
- Resolution becoming a bone setter, putting things in the right place which fits the name of the short film and his character.
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