Analyse of another student's work-part 1

Inner evil:

                                                                 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsiGGF9DPc 

Another students work in which I have looked closely at is an opening for which is named ‘inner evil’. My interpretation of the video was the girl having violent thoughts for which she sees visions of herself being hurt by another, as she feels that she is being followed or watched. The setting presents a normal day of waking and perceiving in normal activities but these visions are taking over her day-to-day life. Displaying a sense of normality, plus hope that deprived her from getting through normal life.  The opening showed a variety of successful points but also unsuccessful aspects that need further development or change. In addition, the areas that take away from the scene are at the beginning of when the titles are portrayed. They lack the ability to see the characters face as it is hidden through a shot when the titles are revealed of a character’s name. The character should be seen as it takes away from what is happening in the scene and draws the focus on the title, which should be incorporated in a more subtle manner. Therefore, allowing the audience to remain captured throughout rather than taken away from the scene for a moment due to titles; making is harder to capture the audience back into the scene. The opener should keep the audience watching throughout. In order to use titles in my own opener I shall place them a lot smaller in a more discreet position within the shot, allowing the scene to taken center stage with the assistance of text. However, the font must relate to the scene or contrast in a successful way such as by having italic writing it will add softness to the scene contrasting against the harsh brutally on the content within the scene. It will keep the audience on the edge for temporary periods of time, making it harder to predict the scene and create moments of heightened mood and normality within the character compared to the dangers the character will face. For which I will consider in my own thriller to add a contrast and difference within the thriller.

Additionally, the sound within the scene displays consistency with patterns and a steadily pace, allowing the audience to feel recurrence within the scene. However, the sound that is present is very high in pitch and frequency, displaying a slight oddness compared to generalized films. The high frequency within a thriller, adds an edge of fear but enough for the audience to remain watching. This type of music continues throughout, maintaining good sound bridge. In contrast, the sound twists into a more low beat but consistent pace to the previous music, showing a subtle change. This subtle change represents the change in mood but also to what the audience can see within the scene. The face of the person that she feels is watching her revealed as herself, showing the significant change between each character even though they are displayed as the same person within the scene. Therefore, trying to perceive the girl as two individual characters or having a split -personality, using sound to portray this idea. Within my own thriller I shall use sound bridge that display subtle changes to portray fear but I will also have contrasting and harsh elements to show significant change from the beginning of the scene or importance of that element within the scene and progressing further through the scene. Therefore, creating point’s nerve and panic, but also the unknown. I could also use a specific sound for recurring elements that are the significance of the whole scene. Creating a sense of danger that is desired from that specific item, but it may make the audience more aware and prepared for that element to happen, which could decrease the sense of danger that were want in our thriller and make the conventional thriller.

Furthermore, the scene also feels like a trailer rather than a beginning of a thriller film. This is due to the fact that at the end on the scene the title that has been given to the film at the end rather than the beginning. Therefore, implying that this is a glimpse of what shall happen in the film rather than the whole film, showing it to be an opener to a film. In order to transfer it into an opener I would place the name of the film at the beginning or I would play the scene for a few seconds then introduce the name. This will make the scene seem less like a trailer and more like a film. When producing my own thriller I shall place the title at the very being after the idents to clearly show what companies were involved in the production then the title, to get straight into the actual scene as soon as possible. This will allow the audience to remain focus and become settled before the film actually begins. Therefore, looking more like a professional film ready to start, and less like a trailer.   

Further, the great use of the heartbeat sound effect adds the drama and fear that we want to see in the character and victim. The heartbeat shows the changes that happen through the fear and how fear can affect simple elements of the body. By incorporating the heartbeat, it also displays the pace of the scene and showing the increase of pace within the scene, from the fear of the character that is being followed. However, the way in which I will use sound effects in my own work is perhaps using a heartbeat, if appropriate within what we want to portray within the scene of showing the characters fear, in order to make the audience understand the fear. As well as, feeling the fear in the way the character feels it. Although, other sound effects maybe more effective depending on what we want to portray such as footsteps for being followed or showing the pace of the person for insistence running or dragging their feet behind them. Also, tapping or heavy breath make intense noises for the audience, as they take sole focus on that element so surprises after will often shock them as they are being reintroduced back into the scene. Sound effects will be effective by increasing the intensity and drama but also tricking the audience to think something is happening when in fact it isn’t. Giving the audience false hope. 

Another, positive aspect in the scene are the shots of the camera, they are very steadily and well placed positions using the correct techniques in order to provide, professional camera shot outcomes. The use of the shots within filming present a way in which will create missing elements and gaps to lead conclusions and mystery for the audience. The way in which they have used an over the shoulder shot when watch the character walk shows that we are aware of what is going on but the character is clueless, showing that we can warn or predict what maybe there reaction because the character can’t see the film through the audience’s eyes. Other successful shots are mid-shot of her waist when getting dressed; it took the focus away from the face and allowed the audience feel nerve for the next shot as the audience are unable to see her facial reactions and expressions. As well as, her walking down the stairs it created hints that something may happen but doesn’t. It’s a very clever way to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. It portrays chances for something to happen but things don’t the audience watch on to find the mystery out. This also allows the audience to work out what is going on for themselves rather than being told the mystery. The way in which I shall use the camera within my own work is by creating scene and moments of is it going to happen, or using slow long scenes that show something happen very quickly and sharply. Leaving questions of what went on and what shall happen after the 2 minutes of the opening title. This will be extremely effective of showing the contrast between slow and fast pace. However, this maybe hard depending on the story-line and the way we want our opener to be perceived by the audience. Overall, the scene had lots of great, positive elements but it wasn’t perfect with some slight errors that affected the overall look of certain shots, allowing the audience to lose focus in some elements.