Over- Short Film (Post 1)

Over

Mise En Scene:

Props- The scene uses props such as cars in the street and the police uniform, which helps to create the realism. By using props for the policeman the audience is able to differentiate between the locals and the police officers, therefore the audience knowing the actor’s roles.

At the beginning of the film we see just everyday stuff such as flowers, trees and houses, showing how there is no disruption within the streets.

Later on the film introduces new props such as police cars to emphasise the disruption in the area. That’s when they show new stuff relating to a crime that has been taken place.

Another prop they use is a body, which is shown throughout the film. However, the film builds up the anticipation of where it came from as it doesn’t show that the body has fallen from the sky until the end.

Setting- The scene is set in London on the streets, however it is in small area where there isn’t much going on and is very peaceful. To emphasise this there are very few people walking around on the street and overall it is quite silent.

When the body is shown in the road, people walking by don’t notice it until later on. This tells the audience that there is such little disruption in the street as not many walk past. Blinded when something does happen.

Costume- One costume that stood out the most was the police uniform as it suggests that something has happened and they’ve been called out to sort it out.

The other costumes that we see are from the locals that are living in the area, who are going on with their everyday life. Casual clothes, no special occasion, just everyday outfits.

Editing

One thing they did with their short film was by putting the short film into reverse. This is to build up the suspense and bring in the audience as they don’t k now what is going on. The editing shows the how people carry on with their everyday life as if nothing has happened.

The audience are introduced to people in the first couple of minutes, however, the audience do not get an attachment and they do not get know them. Instead are shown from a distance of them getting out of the car and a women walking over to the pavement to pick something up. The audience are not shown what it is that she picked up, this is to raise questions to make the audience intrigued and wanting to carry on. They then cut to what the women picked up, which was a bouquet of flowers. This suggests that something may have happened here and someone has left these in someone’s memory, as flowers are usually a symbol of death, leaving them at someone’s grave.

Cinematography:

Throughout the shot film a wide shot has been used. This brings in the whole surroundings of the area. When the people get out the car you are able to gain a perspective on the relationship they have as the man puts his hand out to hold and walk off together. This allows the audience to know that they are in some kind of relationship, most likely husband and wife.

Then the camera does a close up of the object the women found, which answers the audiences  questions, but also creates  more. They’ve used a close up to put the focus on the flowers. Everything else is seen blurred and unfocused. The colour of the flowers also help centre the flowers. The colours of them are bright yellows and orange, this is so it is easily noticed as the ground and background are dark colours and shadowed.

Later it does another close up of water being sprayed onto the road. This is so we are made aware of why the area was being cleaned. When spraying you can see a tinge of red being washed away, allowing the audience to know their was a death or an accident their. However, the audience are able to guess that it was a death, due to earlier the spot was showing a bunch of flowers- a symbol of loss. It then jumps to the camera facing up focusing on the leaves, enhancing the fact that time has moved forward.

Sound:

In the short film there is no dialogue until 6 mins in. The only dialogue shown is in the middle of the short film, when the officers are talking about their positions. However, this only lasts a few seconds. This is to show who is in charge of the investigation.

The opening of the film is very silent and little movement, making the scene very peaceful. The only sounds you can hear are the background noises from the distance. For example you can hear the sirens and a dog barking. This illustrates how late at night it is and everyone is at home. When it is light again you are able to hear birds, which represent the time of day. Instead of the day carrying over to the morning, it has gone backwards and  is now the evening.

It is very silent but is soon abruptly disrupted when a car pulls in. When the people get out the car you can hear distinct chatter between