LO1: Analysis of Existing Films #2

The film starts with every other clip being a close up of the girls face, this is used so we see right into the young girls eyes to see her emotions. The rest of the clips are fairly similar just medium to wide shots of the girl and her surrounds. What does change to connote the mood is the use of lighting, the start of the film is very dark. Then as the girls life begins to change for the better we see the clips are much brighter and clearer.

At the start of the film, the main location used is the home of the girl, as this is where we see the abuse happen. Then the next locations include her at school and being past around from home to home.

The short film is about the young girl and the abuse that she suffers at home and how she suffers in silence because their is no one around her who cares. The girl believes that she is unwanted, until her life is changed when she is taken into care.

The main scripting in this film is the girl who talks over the film, she explains the emotions that she feels as her life begins to change. There is also brief conversation that we hear such as the arguing between the parents, and of the carers. 

The editing of the footage has been done very well they have used techniques such as jump cuts to create dramatic effect. The use of editing techniques adds to the emotion and tells us how we such feel at that point. Another way that we feel emotion is through the background music that is used, the main music is a piano background piece, this piece of music is used to reflect the times when the girl is not happy and trapped. The music when she is at home with her mum and brother is much faster and louder compared tot he music towards the end of the films, this connotes the terror and fear of that situation. Then at the end of the film when her brother comes to stay with her, is much more upbeat and we know that at this time is when things start to get better for her.

There is only one main title edit used about 2 minutes into the film, then the next text appears at the end of the film. This is the credits that scroll up the screen.