Narrative
What is the film’s
Beginning – Middle – End?
Beginning:
The
short film starts with the logo and credits with music running over. This
introduces the short film as the music acts as running commentary throughout.
It then fades to a violent scene taking placing in the toilets with a group of
boys. We later learn that this clip if from the middle of the short film
meaning the clip at the start is acting as an indication of future events.
There is a voice over during this scene which is most likely commenting on the
events that have unfolded, however we don’t know this for sure as it is in a
foreign language. This scene acts as the introduction to the film as a title
then fades in introducing the films name with a slogan “Every action has an equal
and opposite reaction” which is a good indication to what the message of the
film is. It then fades into a close up shot of the same boy who is stroking his
face, it then cuts rapidly to a wide shot of him showing the same setting as
the bathroom at the start indicating he was stroking his face due the pain felt
from being hit.
Middle:
The
wide shot and tracking shows a group of people in which the boy rudely pushes
past suggesting he
maybe be angry. His walking is shows attitude implying his
state or anger. These tracking shots are common throughout this short film to
show him moving from one chaotic scene he has caused to the next. The short
films shows shots going from one scene to show how the boy is leaving a
destructive past behind such as throwing peoples sweets on the floor and
running a flower. The film however has the continuity effect due to the
tracking shots of him walking as it shows he goes from one scene to the next.
The main framing is of the boy, when there are shots of the boy and other
people he is the main focus being in the middle shot whilst the others are to
the side indicating the major role he has to play and that his emotions and
problems are the cause of his nastiness. After the last of his action there are
wide shots shown of the people he has hurt all surrounding him. The looks on
their faces show they want revenge. It then cuts to the bathroom scene which
has a realism effect on the audience as we things become clear that the fight
in the bathroom is a result of all the things leading up to people wanting to
get back a him.
End:
The end shows the same bathroom scene with the same close up of him rubbing his face, he
also does the same thing by walking down the stairs like at the start however now his attitude walk has gone suggesting his emotions have changed. This coupled with the sombre music shows how the events just happened has affected his mood. The film continues to show the boy going through the same routine as before however differently as he doesn’t push people put of his way or mistreat them he is kind to them. The
film
ends with a shot of the boy and the other character he got in a fight with
hugging indicating they have now made up and are friends. The titles are then shown
to show the film is over, crediting the music and the people involved in the
short film.
What is the issue in
the story and how is it resolved?
The issue of the story is that every reaction with get an
equal reaction. Therefore if we react in a positive way then the reaction will
be much positive as opposed to negative. This issue is shown bey resenting a
boy reacting badly to reactions and therefore getting the same reaction back.
But when he does things more positively there is no violence.
Titles
How do the font, transitions and colours of the
titles say about the film and how do they complement the narrative?
The fonts of the titles are very bold and simple font to
make the names stand out. They are in white and red which is conventional used
for horrors however this short film doesn’t fit
this as it isn’t the genre of a
horror. However the title of the film and message underneath at first is red
but then turns to colour, this could imply that the red represents a negative
start to his reactions but the colour changes which could represent a brighter
ending. They complement the narrative as they are very bold and clear just like
the message of the film that if you reactions are positive then the replies
with correspond this.
Sound
How is the
soundtrack used to complete the mood, tone and style of the film?
The sound track is the same music styling throughout the
film, which has an effect on the style of the film as it portrays it as simple
but effective. The music does change slightly in tone to become sombre once the
boy realises the actions did have consequences. The instruments used when the
title appears sound like jazz music, this blue music can represent the emotions
shown of sadness in the film. The music becomes more up tempo in parts such as
when the boy is on his mission to cause havoc as it represents his angry state
of mind.
What sound effects
been added in afterwards – why and to what effect?
The sound effects added included the noises made when the
violent breaks out to make the punching seem more realistic and believable. Voiceovers
used throughout to create an effect that the main character involved was
narrating the story to show his side.
Camera
What is the range of
camerawork used in the film? – List as many as you can spot and then analyse
the effect of 3 different types
-Close up of main
character jango used frequently to show his emotion
- tracking to show jango moving from one chaotic scene he
created to the next, also most as if he was on a mission.
- Wide shots to show the setting and also set the others
against jango showing the division between them. Surrounding
- Over his shoulder shot is use to show the division between
jango and the others, he has no one on his side as he has offended them all. Venerability
This is an over shoulder shot used in the short film. It is
used to show how jango has segregated himself from the other people due to his
hurtful actions. The shot shows himself with nobody on his side, opposed to the
others all grouped together against him. This creates the effect that jango
maybe feels that everyone is against him and nobody is on his side.
This camera angle is backwards traking and it is used to show
jango miving from one place to another. This cetaes and affcet to show jango is
moving from one mistreatment he created to the next, showing the contiuity of
the film. In addition the close up of his legs shows attitude in the way he
walking implying he has something bothering him.
This shot is a medium close up of jangos face it is used to
show the main focus of the film is him as no other close up shots are used on
others. The shot is effective as it helps the audience engage in the emotion he
uis feeling. It also focuses on the area where he was hirt. The action of him
rubbing his cheeck indicates that the violence hurt him.
How does the editing impact
the mood, tone and style of the film? Give three examples of edits used between
frames and analyse impact
Once
piece of editing style used within the short film was a fades ins and outs to
introdue a new scene and ends the other. One area when it was used was at the end
of the opening credits. This editing technique is used to indicate the film is
about to start, it creates a certain style of simpilsitc means as the edit is
very stble indicating they didn’t want to take away from the film or the
creidts shown. The fade out creates an effective tone as it shows that this
scene is about to contiue on from the the scebes shown from the very start, but
implies a tone of slow pace as it isn’t rushed.
Another
editing sytle used was contiunity, this editing technique was key to the style
of the film as the seamless cuts meant that the film was fast flowing and easy
to flow as opposed to rapid cuts which may have confused the audience. The
fuild movements allowed the storyline of the film to be understandable, in
addition it added to the simplistic tone
of the film as the message is very simple and the continuity focuses on this.
Finally
a thrid editing style used was shot reverse shots. This edit was used during
the scene of jango and the group of boys who offered him a sweet. This techqiue
is used to enhance the venerability of
jango as he has nobody on his side due to the trouble he caused, whereas the
other friend has many on his side. This creates a empathic tone as the audience
may simpathise with him.
In what way does lighting
impact the mood, tone & style of the film?
The lighting the the bathroom is very dark creating a dark tone
which suits the scenes surrounding it as there is violence involved. This contrasts
to the scene where they later make up as its very light which can represent the
emotions are now happy as opposed to depressed in the bathroom.
The
scene when he returns later in the bathrom the light is much lighter which
could be an indication that jango as seen the light almost with reference to
his first behaviour and that he now wants to go and fix it.
