This is a crime film that has many different meanings, which are
communicated to the audience. One of these is how far people will go to save
their child. This is told to the audience by using a combination of different
techniques, these being editing, sound, performance and misc en scene. The aim
of the film is to try and make audiences appreciate their families more as it'd
make them reflect on how they would go for them.
In my film I wanted to explain what is happening in the film by
manipulating the micro features. At the start of the film it's set in a bright
outside location then transition to a dark location. This created a contrast in
both location and lighting. This is often seen in crime films when they are
doing their crime they change from a large open area to often a small location.
Such in the film 1997 “Jackie Brown” as they are dealing weapons in a small
flat in a large apartment building during the day. The size of the area is
meant to signify that this is only a small thing. The change in lighting is to
create more of a tense atmosphere for the audience. Which is a catalyst for the
film as it constantly having darker lighting will keep this atmosphere
constant.
Another piece of misc en scene had been a photo of a child. The
use of this had been so that the audience can tell what the protagonist father
is talking about. This is a piece of non-verbal communication towards the
audience telling them without being direct. When he says "I wouldn't
anything like that again" it is showing deceit another common action seen
in crime films such as the 1987 film “City On Fire” as it follows an undercover
cop who is deceiving the criminals. This is how the theme of family had been
worked into the film as it shows the motivation of the father in the film.
Throughout my film I wanted to show what my characters are by
using different micro features. I wanted to use casts performance to create
some characterization for the characters in my film, for example when Mr.Big
wins the first round he has a large grin showing that he is a cocky type of
person. I choose for my actor to do this so my audience knows this letting them
have something against him. This is a demonstration of the theme of gangs as it
is cliché for films to portray them as uncaring this can be seen in the 1979
film "The Warriors" as they wouldn't be caring for the other gangs in
the film only for themselves. All of this with the nuance of a grin that is how powerful nuances can be in films and I feel I have used them very effectively.
Closer to the middle I had explored editing leading to me deciding
to create a montage section that would be showing a passing of time. To have
this affect I had similar shots together going on after another. A film that
had used a technique similar to this would be "The World's End" from
2013 as they done the same to show a passing of time as well. This would be
telling the audience they had been there for a long time as they'd seen
previous and would know how long they go on for. After it they would be
interested as it'd be signal that something interesting is about to happen.
At the end I had experimented with adding some sound effects to
it. This had been the sound of a police siren, as it would add to the soundscape
that had been created. The use of this had been to be to take the film into a
complete circle incorporating the cyclical effect where the film begins where
it ends. This can be seen in films such as "Shaun of the Dead" 2004
as the film ends with a scene very similar to the beginning. The meaning of
this was to demonstrate to the audience that they know the world outside hasn't
changed while the course of the movie is going on. It in addition will also be
reminding the audience that illegal gambling which is another theme in the film
that it is still illegal no matter what the cause of it may be.
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