LO1: Analysis of Existing Films #1

Short Film 1

 

Throughout this film there is a variety of shot types used, shot reverse shot is often used because there the 2 characters do a lot of talking to each other. I also noticed that the in this film the lighting reflects the mood at that point, so at the start of the film the lighting is much brighter and happy. Then as the emotion becomes more angry the lighing changes to a much darky, dim light. Also throughout the film the lighting is very soft.

The film uses a variety locations, mainly cafes, restaurants and their apartments. The large majority of the locations are public places, I noticed that this is where the couple take most of the photos that they post online.

The film is the story of a young couple and how they relationship is heavily effected by technology, specifically social media. At the start of the film we see Jen (the girlfirend) glued to her phone, documenting their relationship. A year into their relationship we start to see the mood change, the couple argue over phone usage.

The film has little scripted lines, the film mainly focuses on the emotions of the characters show through their facial expressions. The most of the scripted conversations started about half way through the film as they start to argue and we can hear what they argue about.

The post production editing is mainly images added in that the couple have posted and also text message conversations. Throughout the film we see have the tone of the messages begin to change as does the music to much darker and less lively. the music gets faster and louder as the couple begin to argue over the use of their phones as it starts to effect their relationship. The music then reverts back to the original music as they start to build back their relationship again.