Sunday, 26 January 2014

Analysis of similar film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OePtq2xIJIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt05JcJ8Woo

The film I am choosing to analyse is The Shawshank Redemption. I have chose this as both the genre and story line are very similar to our film.
At the beginning of the opening scene, there is non-diagetic music playing. This contrasts with the first long shot of a dark, gloomy outside scene which makes the opening look sinister and like something bad is going to happen. We should use the music contrast in our film as it will make it have more tension and suspense.
First we see the protagonist in a mid shot. I think we should do this in our film as it clearly shows who we want the audience to focus on. Also, Andy is shown in a dim light to show that there's going to be something mysterious about him. Using shadows will be key in our film to create more mystery, confusion and uncertainty.


 


While he's in the car, there is a mid-shot of  a gun which Andy is holding. The gun links with the stereotypical iconography of a crime/psychological thriller which is what our film is based on. Having a gun or weapon shown in our film will make the audience know automatically what the film is about, which is what we want to get across quickly as we have a limited time.
The editing of the cut takes us to the protagonist in court. The court is the setting which is associated with this type of film, and I think it would be good to use it in our film to set the scene. Having a setting of a court in our film will fit in with the particular genre we want and will tell the audience what the film is going to be about.



The story of what happened to Andy is spoken diagetically from the judge. This tells us what Andy is being accused of and what is going to happen to him. This will be a good way to get our storyline across in our film as we only have 5 minutes to do it in. The editing of the 'flashbacks' or the past is also a good way to tell the story without the story actually being told by someone, which is boring and slow whereas if we have shot-reverse-shots and quick cuts, it will make our film more fast paced and will keep the audience interested.There is a shot-reverse-shot used with the judge and Andy which we will try and use regular in our film. The shot also shows the judge at a lower angle and Andy at a higher angle which shows the judge has more power and authority over Andy, we will try to co-operate this into our film.

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