Thursday 27 August 2015

Short Film Research: Realisation (In the mind of a pregnant teenager)



Mise En Scene

In the first sequence, the mise en scene shows a girl in a bathroom setting holding a pregnancy test. She fiddles around with the box which could suggest she is nervous or apprehensive to take the test. In the next sequence, you see a pregnancy test with two lines on, demonstrating that she is pregnant. Beside the test, is her mobile phone, which supports the stereotype that teenagers don't go anywhere without their phones. The next sequence shows a bin, in which she disposes the test as if she wants to forget about it. In the final sequence, the low light and feminine bed sheets denotes a bedroom scene. The main focus of light is coming from her mobile phone which has a text from someone who we assume is the father of the child. We know they have a close relationship due to the stereotypical teenage lovers names such as "baby" and "bae".

Cinematography

Close ups are the more dominant shot types throughout this short film. This creates an intense and personal feel to the film. The close up medium shots allow us to see what else is within the frame except the main detail.

Sound

The only sound throughout this film is a non-digetic music. It is the same tune throughout, a soft piano based sound which has upsetting feels and helps build a certain mood for a film. This denotes sadness.

Edit

The film tends to have mainly long shots which helps you indulge into the film. The first scene is 17 seconds long. The second scene is 7 seconds long and the camera moves from a high angle shot of the ceiling, to a low angle shot of the pregnancy test. Again, the third scene is 7 seconds, with a black out at the end.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Ancillary Task: Chase Scene

At the beginning of year 13, we were asked to get into small groups to record a chase scene and edit it on iMovie in order to make us used to filming and editing for when it came to our coursework. My group created the following chase scene.

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Year 13 Work

Now that I have began Year 13, I am going to be taking on a new task as part of my coursework. I have to create a filmed piece and preliminary tasks. I have decided that I am going to work independently on this project as opposed to working in a pair or a small group.

The ancillary task that comes with making a short film is to create a film poster which serves the purpose of promoting and advertising my production. Also, I have to create a magazine review of the film. I plan on thoroughly researching typical conventions of short film posters and film reviews in order to make sure my work is as realistic as possible.