Daniel Chandler's conventions of content:
My film typically conforms 'Daniel chandler's
conventions of context' using props, themes etc, as the genre of my film
relates to drama, using the dramatic effects of long shots, elements of
debating morals and other things seen in a lot of dramas, it also uses intense
facial expressions and a very intense ‘Score’ towards the end to create tension
as you wait for the cliff hanger. I also have realistic characters within my
film, especially the protagonist as audiences can relate to them very easily.
Narrative Techniques:
My film challenges Todorov's narrative theory as my
plot/ story does not typically follow the same path as it has a variety of
flashbacks and flash-forwards to the effects and people he would be affecting. My
film does not begin with the character feeling content and happy, because he’s
to busy thinking about what he’s getting himself into meaning there is no
equilibrium therefore naturally it is unable to conform to this theory as there
would be no equilibrium.
My film follows a typical Hollywood narrative,
beginning, middle and end. My film begins with the protagonist at the train
station, the middle of my film shows the character on the train and he’s
debating with himself through inner monologue whether or not his current decision
is good or not and the end of the film will be him deciding but before he comes
to a decision he gets of the train and the screen fades to black.
My film further follows a restricted narrative, the
audience will only know things that the character within the film know.
Bulmer and Katz Uses and Gratifications Theory
Using the bummer and Katz theory, I want the
audience to build a personal relationship with the protagonist. I will be able
to achieve this through the shots directly on the protagonist throughout the
film and characters he sees, such as his mother or families around him on the
train. I want the audience to feel scared for the guy and worry about what his decision
may be.
This also links to Stuart Hall's dominant/ preferred
reading. at the start of the film I want the audience to feel sympathy for the
guy at the start and throughout, but at the end when the audience see that he
gets of the train before he decides if he will do the deal or not they don’t know
how to see him anymore and are now on the side where he decides not to so
against him if he does but they wont know so they’re left on this cliff-hanger
and they’re left to decide whether he’s good or bad, it will change to a
negotiated reading. This is because I want the audience to now feel worried
about what he decided to do so it changes their view based on information they’ve
been exposed to.
Character performance/ character expression.
Character expression and performance play a vital
role within my film because the protagonist acts as the narrator as well as
being the only character who has any dialog. In order to make the audience feel
worried for the character their facial expressions need to be believable and
realistic.
Settings:
I will be using very naturalistic setting throughout
my film. The majority of my film will be set in one place; the councillor's
office. For this I will either be using my local train station and an actual
train. During the flashback I will be filming in outside areas of just the individuals with the
inner monologue.
Lighting Techniques:
I will be filming during the day therefore; the
lighting will be natural lighting from the windows/ outside.
Sound Techniques:
During my film it will be set on the train so I was
thinking I could have very dulled down diegetic sounds while the non-diegetic
sounds of his inner monologue happen, so we can capture the passage of time. At
the beginning of the film when the camera is panning round to the guy getting
on the train, I will start the inner monologue. I will also overlay
protagonist's voice over the flashback scenes so that the audience are able to
see the people and how he feels about them.
Editing Techniques:
The editing will be fairly simple as I want my film
to be as naturalistic as possible however I will include basic cuts and
transitions as well as fades/ dissolves to change between the train and the
flashbacks.
Previous Research:
I have been watching examples of other short films (Arrival)
which has made me realise to try and not complicate my film too much, I need to
make it fairy simple so that it is within my reach and I am able to make it at
high quality.
Inspiration:
I have taken great inspiration front the short film
'Arrival' as it has used the character on camera as the narrative of the film
as well as including inner monologue and long shots. it also included a plot
twist at the end which I liked as it left me feeling shocked and it isn't what
I expected.
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