Post 6: Final ideas

 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.