History of the 1930's- sophey sommers

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1930s.html

I chose this website, because it included to the smallest detail, of the 1930's, from toys to music latest technology, sports Etc. 

http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1930timeline.htm

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html

I have included some 1930s films to see what kind of films they watched.

http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html 

What I need to work on- Jenny Allan

Last year in media we had to make a two minute opening for a Thriller, in this post I am going to explain what I need to work on to make this years task much better than last years. 

Our opening was about a girl being followed and stalked by someone who has always wanted to be with her. This was honestly a bad opening, we ran out of time and the narrative was rushed. The dialogue for the film was made up on the spot and avoided the sense of realism. 

What went well and badly:

* Camera Work 

The framing was good in our film everything was in shot and at the right height. This was one of the good things in our film.

The camera movement was very smooth as  well so everything ran together. We had a few panning shots when the main character is walking to her house. We tried to make things look like they were normal and that nothing was wrong.

I'm hoping the camera work this year will be good if not better than last time. I'm hoping that we can really narrate the story across with the cinematography.

*Mise en scene 

 We didn't use many props associated with the genre of Thriller this might be one of the reasons why are film failed. We used 3 main props in our film this being a mobile phone, some food from the freezer and a television. However, we did in fact use a lot of props in our mini narrative but they made no sense with the film. This year we have done a prop list and have many more things to be using in our film. We need to make sure that the props we use were around in the time period that our film is being set in the 1940s. We have set a much bigger task for ourselves.

The location we used last year wasn't very interesting I thought and was a bit cliche. I think we should have spent more time looking for a better location so that our film would have been a little bit more interesting. Also, I have learned that if you find a good location then it can do most of the work to fit with the style of genre for you. This year our location is in an old manor house which really connects with our film.



 
* Editing 


The editing if I'm honest wasn't the best there was one shot that was out of focus and blurred when it wasn't meant to be. 


Because we have the wrong video up on youtube I can't see how good the cutting was on the other film but on this one the order it has been put into is all out of order and makes no sense.

I think the cuts could have been more effective by using the advantages on the mac, and also, during the mini narrative I think the cuts could have been much quicker to create a more tense atmosphere. 

This year I have learned much more on editing techniques and hope to improvise this into the media film. I feel as those the way it has been edited makes the film much more interesting to watch and engages the audience more.  




* Sound

I think we should have put a soundtrack over the top of the beginning scenes so that it wasn't so plain and to be honest a bit boring we could have made people jump when the main male character walks into the camera shot watching her walk down the road. I think this would have created a much more thriller effect and also, might have made the audience emphasis with the character and fear for  her. 


The dialogue of the phone conversation was obviously thought of on the spot. It jumped away from the sense of realism and they way it was spoken made the film look like a comedy or the way it was spoken. We could  have also, had the sound of a phone ringing to allow the audience to understand that her phone is ringing and that there is someone on the end of it instead of her just reaching into her pocket to answer an un-ringing  phone.

I remember in our old film when the male character appeared from the behind the fridge we did have a noise that was meant to make the audience jump


What I'm going to work on: 

This year I am going to make sure I work on timing make sure everything is ready to be filmed and completed not rushed and make the sound work well with the editing and the camera work. 

Also, make sure there is a good communication in the group and that we all know what we are doing at what time and where. 

The video that I have uploaded is the wrong one on "youtube" but there isn't the right copy anymore so this is the only one I could find.  

Feed back for our synopsis

We aimed our short film at adults, ages, particularly parents.

We will make a facebook group for all ages to have a look at it, so we can get different points of views from all ages.

Jillie Sommers – “…a very interesting and thought out synopsis for your short film, it reminded me of a film called ‘The lost prince’ how they hid him away. I like the fact you have done research on the time it is set, and how detailed you have made it”

Katie Sommers- “I like the fact the story is told through ‘Myrtles’’ eyes, and describes in beautiful detail. I like the fact you have done your research, as such important historical events like this did happen in those times. When reading the synopsis I feel remorse for ‘Myrtle’. If this was a real film I would happily go see it in the cinema.”

Steven Bolshfiler -

Pete Stevenson -

Anna Karadimas - "I like how the story goes back and fourth between the past and the present. It slowly reveals what happens and adds some mystery. This is a very dramatic storyline but will be great because it will be emotional. I'd definitely would go to see this."  

Here is some feedback from "Facebook".

Analysis of scenes in our film Jenny Allan

Enigma Code 

They raise questions in the viewers mind 

In our film we would want these questions to be raised: 

- Why did George keep it a secret from Myrtle?

- Why did he pretend Benjamin died? 

- Whats wrong with Benjamin? 

- What happens after Myrtle finds Benjamin? 

Restricted Narration 

This is when the character knows as much as the audience the examples we have of this are both parents don't know what is wrong with their son. However, the audience know what George has done with Benjamin but Myrtle doesn't. 

Character Construction  

This is how we are going to communicate our characters through the use of Mise en Scene and Camera Work: 

- Lighting is going to be quite bright but the colour will be de-saturated this will give it a more dramatic and sinister tone. 

- Extreme close ups going to show something is really wrong with Benjamin 

- Some of the flashbacks we are going to have we have decided to have them in slow motion to make more of an impact and making sure it really connects with the audience. And it shows the bond between Myrtle and her son. 

Anamatic

 

There were to many shots to include in our storyboard but when the dialogue is being said, the shots will be shot/reverse shot. This is written in the post of the shots lists which also includes the dialogue.

Hair and Makeup, jewelery, 1930's Style - Sophey Sommers

* Smart, short curls, red lip stick

*dresses 

*smart suits

*big, diamond , 

Title/ Credits research- sophey sommers

Titles/ Credits

Brief Encounter:

Sherlock Holmes:

Even though Sherlock Holmes was set in a different time period it we find it still has an old look to the title sequence for the 1930's.

*we wanted to go for an old look, to go with the style of our chosen genre.

*Ink splats to go with the old letter she finds.

*We liked the old sepia style.

*old paper.

*Tea stained.

*dark ink.

*when looking at the writing: i like the curly calligraphy.

Harry Potter:

*old paper.

*foot prints follow down the page.

*ink and sketching.
*under water ink, flowing out.

Namesake:

0-41 seconds in.

*i looked at this because the textured background.

*Also the way the writing appears slowly as if someone was drawing it.

*Also the way it moves slow down ad if looking at a painting .

Location/ setting- Sophey Sommers

Bolnore House:

Room 1:

Room 2:

Room 3:

Outside:

Pictures of Actors.

Allocated roles of Myrtle and George, they will be played by Katie and Ed. As they do acting they already have access to the sort of costumes were looking for like shown below.

 The boy Benjamin will be played by Kosta, who is 8 years old like our character. His costume will be similar to his school uniform (Grey trousers, White shirt, Black school shoes and maybe braces) I will put a picture of him in his actual costume up soon.

Short film basics - Artemis

We have discussed as a group the type of film we want to make and came up with the following:

• Genre/Style - Period Drama/ Thriller
• Narrative - 1930's Drama about a boy and his parents. The boy develops schizophrenia and the dad sends him away to a mental institution but tells everybody he died because in them days to have a child with a problem would have shamed the family. Years later the mother finds out and goes to find her son. 
• Representation - Our characters are going to be of an upper class. The boy will be 8 and the parents from 30-40 years of age. We decided on upper class because they would have had the means to pull something like this in the past - much easier than citizens of a lower class. 
• Target Audience - Even though this is set in the past, we still want our audience to be able to relate to the characters and the emotions they portray. So our audience is going to be adults and in particular parents. 
• Mise en Scene - 

Lighting will be quite bright and the colour of the footage we will edit and de-saturate slightly to give it that period drama feel. 

The building we have chosen to shoot in is quite old and perfect for this period. It's quite grand so to represent them being higher class. 

To make it realistic we have sorted out costumes for our actors to wear. Things like a suit for the dad and shirt and trousers for the young boy. We have also got some props to add to the setting like an old radio and some toys they would have had in the 1930's.

• Key shots - This short film is going to be about the emotion as it's quite a strong narrative. To portray this fully to the audience there will be a lot of close-ups with a shallow depth of field so to concentrate fully on the expressions and emotions of the characters. 
• We have also included in a few point of the view shots - we feel this will help the audience empathize with the situation and not just the characters individually because in a way this will put the audience in that position. 

List of shots etc. - Artemis

Opening Scene

First Setting - Hallway & Stairs.

• Extreme long shot. Low angle shot. Main female character 'Myrtle' walking up the stairs in the hallway towards the attic. She is carrying a stack of photographs to put in storage. Straight cut to next shot.

Second Setting -Attic.

• Medium close-up. Eye level. Myrtle walks through a door into the attic. We only see her enter the attic. Straight cut to next shot.
• Over the shoulder shot. Medium long shot. Eye level. Myrtle walks towards a pile of boxes and crouches beside them. Straight cut to next shot.
• Medium Close-up. Eye Level. Myrtle puts the stack of photos into the box closest to her. 
• Big close-up. Eye level. Shot of Myrtles face, something has caught her eye. She has a slightly confused and surprised expression. Straight cut to next shot.
• Back to a medium close-up. Eye level. Myrtle picks up out of the box a document and starts to read it.
• Extreme close-up. Slight low angle.We see Myrtle's eye moving back and fourth as she reads the document. We see her change in expression from intrigue to being distraught. Straight cut to next shot.
• Long shot. Eye level. Myrtle gets up and shoots out of the attic. Shot stays in the attic and pans down onto an extreme close-up of the document. This reveals to the audience that her son has been put in an mental institution. In the background we can hear Myrtle confront her husband 'George'. They have an argument. Straight cut to next shot.

Dialogue:

Myrtle - Where is my son?! (Raised voice)

George - What are you talking about?!

Myrtle - Tell me the truth! He didn't die did he?! DID HE!

George - He was very ill.

Myrtle - But he didn't die! You made him go away! You sent him away and lied to me!

George - It was the best thing for everyone.. he was very ill Myrtle.

Myrtle - All this time you had me thinking our son had died! It was all a lie! I have mourned a child that is still alive! How could you?!

George - I can't take this anymore.. I'm going out.

Myrtle - You can't just leave! I want my son! I need answers! You can't just leave.. (Breaks down into a floods of tears)

* At times part of the dialogue might be muffled to show they are moving around and having a heated argument. 

• Medium close-up. Eye level. Myrtle is looking out a window. It is raining. Blurs out into second shot to show going back to the past. This is now a flashback. 

Second Scene

Third Setting - Garden.

• Extreme long shot. Eye level. Young boy 'Benjamin' is Myrtle and George's son. He is pacing about in the garden with a ball of wool back and fourth, back and fourth. He is talking to someone who isn't there. Straight cut. 
• Medium Close-up. Eye level. Benjamin is still pacing about, talking to himself. This is now more clear to the audience. Straight cut.
• Close-up. Eye level. Myrtle is smiling watching Benjamin thinking he is playing. Straight cut.
• Medium long shot. Eye level. We see Benjamin running towards his mother. Straight cut.
• Medium Close-up. Slight high angle shot. Point of view shot of Myrtle looking down at Benjamin. Straight cut.

Dialogue:

Myrtle - What is it dear? (Close-up, Slight high angle)

Benjamin - Mama can Edward have Tea with us? (Medium Close-up, Slight low angle)

Myrtle - Who's Edward darling? A Friend from your school? Medium close-up, slight high angle)

Benjamin - No. He's here. Say hello Edward. (In a different voice) Hello Mam. (Big close-up, slight low angle.

(Benjamin is just staring now and infrequently blinking.)

• Big close-up. Eye Level. Myrtle is wearing a confused expression. She doesn't say anything else. Straight cut. 

Fourth Setting -  Benjamen's Bedroom (Lighting will be quite bright)

• Long shot. Eye level. Myrtle is cleaning some stuff in Benjamen's bedroom whilst he is sitting in the middle of the floor cross-legged. Straight cut.
• Big close-up. Eye Level. Benjamin is making odd movements with his tongue and face. Straight cut.
• Long shot. Eye Level. Myrtle notices her soon acting strangely. She leaves the room. Straight cut.

Fifth Setting - Hallway.

•   Long shot. Eye Level. Myrtle walks into the hallway where George is standing looking at something.

Dialogue:

Myrtle - I'm afraid that something's terribly wrong with Benjamin. He's been acting very strange. Talking to himself and lost in though a lot of the time. It's not normal for a boy his age. (Medium Close-up. Eye level. Straight Cut.)

George - Yes I've noticed it myself. I'll take him to the doctors. (Medium Close-up. Eye Level. Straight cut.)

Benjamin! Come here son. (Long shot. Eye level. Straight cut.)

(Benjamin runs into the hallway)

Benjamin - Yes Papa?

George - Come with me son, were going out for a bit. Say goodbye to your mother. We'll be back soon dear.

(George grabs his coat and keys)

Benjamin - Goodbye mama. (Big close-up. Eye Level. Straight Cut.)

Myrtle - Goodbye darling. (Big Close-up. Eye Level. Straight cut.

(Benjamin and George walk out the front door.)

Third Scene

• Scene blurs out into shot of Myrtle looking out the window. This is now back to the present. 
• Medium Long shot. eye level. Myrtle is still looking out the window. Her voice is overlay-ed on top of the footage.

Dialogue:

Myrtle - That was the last time I saw my son. I said goodbye. But not properly... The moment George arrived back late that night, I knew something was terribly wrong. I could feel it.

• Scene blurs back to the flashback. Long shot. Eye level. George walks into house through the front door. Takes off his hat and coat. Myrtle runs in.
• Medium close-up. Eye level. Myrtle is confused.

Dialogue:

Myrtle - Where's Benjamin?

George - Darling... I'm so sorry. (Medium long shot. Eye level. Straight cut.)

Myrtle - What on earth are you sorry for? What happened?! Where's Benjamin?! (Medium close-up. Eye level. Straight cut.)

George - He was very ill. The doctor said he had a severe Brain tumor and he tried to operate but Benjamin died.. (Big close-up. Eye Level. Straight cut.)

(George breaks down)

• Extreme close-up. Eye level. Myrtle holds an expression of despair and screams. She breaks down crying. Straight cut.

Fourth Scene

• Long shot. Slight high angle. Point of view shot of George looking through a door that is slightly ajar at his wife. Myrtle is sitting on the floor in Benjamen's room dressed in all black. She is crying and packing some of his things into a box. She is unaware George is looking at her. Straight cut.
• Big close-up. Eye level. We see George in pain. His expression is full of guilt and remorse. Shot blurs out.

 Fifth Scene

• Shot blurs in. End of flashback. Medium long shot. Eye level. Myrtle is still looking out the window. A tear is running down her face. She runs off. Straight cut.
• Long shot. Eye level. Myrtle runs into a room. She grabs a suitcase and starts chucking a few belongings into it. Straight cut. 
• Long shot. Eye level. Myrtle runs into the hallway and out of the front door. Straight cut.

Sixth Setting - Mental Institution (Lighting will bright but there will be an eery atmosphere.)

• Medium Long shot. Eye Level. Myrtle enters a hallway with another person, the Nurse. The Nurse indicates towards another door. Myrtle goes over and looks through a small window in the door. Straight cut.
• Extreme long shot/Long shot. Slight high angle. Point of view shot. We just see benjamin sitting in the middle of a big plain room with his arms and legs crossed looking down. He is older now. Straight cut to credits.

Research about Schizophrenia - Artemis

Schizophrenia affects the brain and makes it difficult to tell the difference between reality and non-fiction. To make our character seems as though he actually is mentally ill these are the kind of stage directions we would give our actor.

*Examples of Physical Symptoms----

--A blank, vacant facial expression. An inability to smile or express emotion through the face is so characteristic of the disease that it was given the name of affective flattening or a blunt affect.

--Staring, while in deep thought, with infrequent blinking.

--Sleep disturbances- insomnia or excessive sleeping

--Involuntary movements of the tongue or mouth (facial dyskinesias). Grimacing at the corners of the mouth with the facial muscles, or odd movements with the tongue.

--Eye movements- difficulty focusing on slow moving objects

--Unusual gestures or postures

--Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing

*Examples of Feelings/Emotions----

--The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities (called anhedonia)

--Sometimes feeling nothing at all

--Appearing desireless- seeking nothing, wanting nothing

--Feeling detached from your own body (depersonalization)

*This information was taken from the website http://www.schizophrenia.com/earlysigns.htm

I have also been doing this in Psychology and found that although Schizophrenia in children is rare, it has happened. Schizophrenia is also a spectrum disorder meaning there are many types. We are not going to focus on a specific part and keep it quite broad due to the limited amount of time we have for the whole film. It would take to long to go into detail.

Mise en scene-Jenny Allan

Costume

Costa: Benjamin 

• School shorts 
• White shirt
• Braces 
• Long socks 
• Plimsolls
•  

Katie: Myrtle

• 1940s Tea dresses

• Side parting
• Gelled 

Ed: George 

• Always a suit 
• Smoking cigars or pipe Tobacco 

Hair and Makeup

Katie: Myrtle

• 1940's Dress 
• Bold Makeup 

 Ed: George

•   Mustache

 Props

We did a Google image search and found ideas for our props and costumes.

Here is an example of the ball of wool Benjamin will be playing with. It would have to be plain white so that it fits in with the period of time. Also, it shows the beginning of his schizophrenia. 

We are going to need to use a bed in one of ours scenes so we needed to see what bed covers looked like in the 1940s. 

Here are some of the toys that were very popular in the 1940s, they are bought for Benjamin but he was never interested in the only thing he was interested in was his ball of wool.

We are also, going to take some images of our own to show some more props for example, the photos, plant, chairs, lamp, frills, suit cases, bathroom soaps, towels and a radio.

Synopsis- Jenny Allan

While looking through boxes of her dead sons belongings, Myrtle stumbles across a document that changes her life all over again. In late 1930's the family were happily together, living in Anderson house, when George and Myrtle realize there is something different about their child, Benjamin. Her husband takes a twisted role and deceives her. Where is her son now? And is he dead or alive?

What I learned from last year - Artemis

This is what me and my group produced last year.

Things I think worked well:

I like how the credits fade in and out at the beginning. It links in nicely with shots and adds to the eery atmosphere we tried to create. The opening title being isolated and on its own and quite small, reflects the story. Our character is on her own and it's quite dark and she is isolated.

Even though it wasn't the most original story-line, I was proud with what we came up with and we stuck to our ideas quite well.

I think the non-diegetic sound fit in nicely with the actions and appeared realistic. I think the music that comes in at 1:56 starts off slowly and adds to the sense of mystery. It almost adds a build up to what's going to happen and creates a little bit of suspense.

From 0:33 - 0:44 the match on action worked really well.

Costume, Hair and Make-up matched the setting. The place we shot in was dirty and old and as our character was lying on the floor when the scene opened we made sure her appearance matched that. So we messed the hair up and put make-up on her to make her appear dirty.

This shot I really liked because the way it blurs in and out shows it to be like a dream.

 This was my favorite shot because it is a big close-up using depth of field we can see her expression and feel her emotion. This makes it quite a powerful shot. There is also the non diegetic sound of her breathing heavily which I think worked well with the shot. It matched and created a sense of panic almost.

The diegetic sound of her talking on the phone shows that she's confused and lost. She shouts 'Mum! mum!' which emphasizes her wanting to be with her mum and in normality.

I think our enigma codes were good, we were successful in creating a sense of mystery and raising questions like 'who is she?', 'why is she there?' and 'is anyone else there?' in the viewers mind.

I also think our use of restricted narration worked well because we as the audience don't know much at all. We only know as much as the character throughout.

Things that would need improving:

The main thing I want to improve on from last year is lighting. The lighting is almost different in every shot and this doesn't help with the continuity.

Some of the shots didn't match up and only appear to do so because of a fading effect we added when editing. We have a panning shot of her from 1:10 - 1:16 in which she is following the phone line with her hands to see where it goes. However in the middle of the shot we have a blur out and in effect which doesn't work well and breaks the continuity. In addition to this we can also hear someone saying action in the background which doesn't help in trying to create this spooky atmosphere. This time much more footage is going to be needed.

Initial Research - Artemis

These are some films I did some research on.

INSiDE

Inside directed by Trevor Sands is a short film about a man with several personalities inside a mental institution who wants to get out. The audience for this film would most likely be adults of both genders because it is a bit dark and therefore would be unsuitable for children.

MISE EN SCENE, CAMERAWORK & EDITING

• The first shot in the film is out of focus so we can't really tell much - it creates a sense of mystery. But as it slowly comes into focus and goes to the second shot where we start to get a sense of what's going on.
• We can see from the background that the location is a room which has padded walls and floor and that the man is wearing some sort of white uniform and no shoes. This does indicate to us that he is in some sort of mental institution. Also because this shot is at a high angle and we are looking down on him we can tell that he is imprisoned in some way. If he was a more powerful character the shot might have perhaps been taken at a low angle. 

• This shot caught my eye because of the composition - it's quite symmetrical with the shadows on the walls and makes for quite an interesting shot. The dark ambience and flashing lights creates this spooky atmosphere which ties in with the setting and plot. 
• In the shot below we can see all the characters, of different ages and wearing different outfits which fits in with the context of him having multiple personality disorder. What does manage to fool us though is the doctor. We don't realise she is one of them because her clothing suggests otherwise. 

• In this film there are quite a lot of medium long shots which enables us to see all of the different personalities and characters but also some close-ups which show us which character is taking over him at a time. It also shows us their expressions clearly and we can see that they match and are the 'same' person. 

SOUND

NON-DIEGETIC SOUND - The music in the background at the beginning is quite dark, slow and eery. This is then paired with the several voices of the different personalities he contains on top. That with the lighting really sets up this sort of creepy and mysterious atmosphere and gives us an indication as to what's going on because now we know a little bit about him. 

DIEGETIC SOUND - In the room where he is speaking to the doctor we can see all of him different personalities conflicting, one of them is saying 'how do I get out of this place?' in an aggressive and forceful tone of voice and another one saying calmly and apologetically 'I am so sorry doctor. I've done horrible things.' We also don't realise the doctor is one of his multiple personalities because her dialogue is what you would expect the doctor to say. 

• What I like about this film is the sense of mystery that is created through the use of dark lighting and also the twist in it. I like how we get tricked into thinking she is just a doctor because she is dressed like one and her dialogue is what you would expect the doctor to say. 
• What I also think we could use for our film is a slow sort of deep non-diegetic sound which helps to build up the tension as our film is going to be a bit mysterious too. 

DRAGONFLY 

A film by Kim Albright. It's about a who sets himself free from his troubles at home by becoming a dragonfly. Because this film is a fantasy film I think it would appeal to both children and adults. It's quite a happy story in a way because the boy finally gets to be free in an animal that he admires.

Click to watch the film 'Dragonfly' 

MISE EN SCENE, CAMERAWORK & EDITING

• From the very first shot which is a long shot, tracking shot we can clearly see the boy running. It gives the audience an indication that he wants to be free or is running away from something or to get somewhere. So from the very beginning we understand a little bit of what this is about. 
• We can also see in this shot his costume is casual jeans, a hoodie, a jacket and some trainers. This is what we could expect considering the setting. It's quite plain and basic, like his clothes. 

• In this extreme close-up of the boys eye we can see the moon in the reflection. This suggests that that's where he wants to be and emphasizes his need for freedom. Because it's an extreme close-up it gives the audience a sense of empathy for the character because we feel his emotion. 

• The composition in this shot is quite interesting and it makes the main character look really small in relation to the whole building. Even though it's a long shot we can see him place his hands on the window and looking out of it showing us his wanting to be somewhere else. 

The editing in this film goes back and forth between him running and then living his everyday life. This creates suspension because we see him running but then slowly it builds up to why he is running and the full picture gets revealed. 

• When his parents enter the house their movements are sped up which emphasizes their drunk and disorderly behavior and indicates to us what type of living situation the boy is in and why he might be unhappy. 

• In the end we see through the use of editing of the boy and the bright light merging that the boy turns into a dragonfly which shows us that he finally got his freedom. 

SOUND

NON-DIEGETIC SOUND - The piece of music in the background builds up the story because its the same tune sort of playing over and over again until he finally turns into a dragonfly. It also creates this sense of fantasy because in a way it's quite upbeat but gentle.

DIEGETIC SOUND - The only bit of dialogue in this film is when the parents enter their home and at first sound quite happy but then start shouting aggressively to one another. This shows us that they are drunk as e can hear they are slurring their words too. 

MIX-TAPE

Mix-tape is a short film directed by Luke Snellin about a boy who makes a mix-tape for the girl he likes. The context adds a bit of humor to the subject of love. I think this film would appeal to 

MISE EN SCENE, CAMERAWORK & EDITING

• I like how in this close-up shot of a cassette case it relates to the title of the film and the overall context and that's where they decided to put the credits.

• When he leaves his house his movement becomes slow motion. This adds a bit of humor because he is only going next door and yet the slow motion editing and music make it dramatic. This medium close-up also enables us to see his stressed out expression and anxiety.

• Even though we don't see the characters together in the same the straight cuts that go back and fourth between the two characters connect them. 
• What also shows us a connection between the 2 characters is a mix of close-ups and medium long shots of them singing along to the same song.

• I like this medium long shot because even though the wall is separating them we can see they are thinking of each other because they are back to back and are smiling. 

SOUND

NON-DIEGETIC SOUND - The soundtrack is the music off the tape which connects the characters because they are both listening to it. I. I like that it's quite an upbeat and sweet song because it's appropriate and relevant to the characters.

SIGN LANGUAGE 

Sign Language is a social realist film about a man called Ben who loves his job which is holding a sign. But today is his last day. 

MISE EN SCENE, CAMERAWORK & EDITING

•  The first couple of shots introduce us to the character and we can see he is in very realistic settings like the bus and street. It is portraying real society and helps the audience relate to the film.
• The main characters costume is what we would expect to see him wearing in the chilly climate of London.
• Close-ups show Ben looking at his fellow workers but when he looks at the woman character he looks slightly longer and this implies that he likes her. The shots going back and forth between the two characters also connects them. 
• I like the shallow depth of field used in some of the shots. It helps us concentrate just on the characters emotion. 

•  The colours in this film reflect that its a social realist film. They aren't very saturated and it's a bit gritty. 

SOUND

• The sound throughout the whole film is Ben's voice telling us a little bit about his life, the other characters etc. This is over-layed on top of a piece of music which gives it quite a calm but quirky feeling to the film. 

I like how the concept of this film is quite simple and the fact that it's a social realist film. Also how we get to know the main character through the use of close-ups and his body language. This is something that I think we will consider quite a lot for our film because in the short time of 5 minutes it's hard to develop a character but it can be done like shown here.