Rebecca Shevlin Film Studies Year 13 blog

Film Genre Over      Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters   Rom-Com or possibly an action film Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses? Doesn’t use the Three Act structure as our attention is actually caught at the end yet ironically there is also a resolution at the end List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation DRAMATIC DEVICES The gradual hints about the man’s story through the evidence found foreshadows the truth and resolution at the end How do the microelements of the short film generate preferred & alternate meanings? Preferred meanings – The slow-paced shots of the houses add a sense of normality to the short film to help contrast the dramatic end...

Film Genre Operator (2015) by Caroline Bartleet    Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Intense with few characters and an immediate situation to resolve   Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses? Doesn’t really follow the three Act structure as it follows the same situation- yet you can say that the three acts can be seen within the narrative of the woman and her son in the house List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation DIALOGUE The repetition of the lines asking for the callers address at both the beginning and the end emphasis that this is a cyclic, nonstop process that the operator does every day. This is emphasised by the unchanging mise-en-scen and cinematography CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Ch...

Film Genre The Fly (2014) by Jack Doolan   Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Maybe something horror or psychological Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses? Act 1 – the intro dialogue catches the viewer’s attention Act2 – inside the car Act 3 – Outside the car & the ned looking at the bank robbers List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation DIALOGUE ‘Right boys, three minutes. Now. Go! Go! Go!’ with a black screen and the sound effects of guns and shutting doors sets up the scene for the viewer and hooks their interest CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT As the character becomes more stressed and panicked, the camera shots parallel his emotions and become more frantic DRAMATIC DEVICES -        ...

Film Genre   Arrival (2016) Directed by Daniel Montanarini     Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Maybe Sci-fi or sudden introduction of something new into an mundane situation/setting   Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses? Doesn’t really follow the three act structure as there is no obvious inciting incident Yet it does follow it in the sense of dialogue – develops as she starts to question her decision Resolution is that she decides to keep the baby   List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation   DIALOGUE -           The ending links back to the beginning with the ‘decaf coffee’- symbolises that she is going to keep th...

Film Genre   Slap (2015) directed by Nick Rowland   Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Domestic Violence Teenagers Something shocking/plot twist   Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses? Act 1 – Beginning of putting on makeup Act 2 – Helping the friend who was being beaten up Act 3 – Going to the party   List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation   DIALOGUE -           Telling the friend the truth – Vérité style lighting creates atmosphere of blunt verisimilitude       CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT -           Going outside to defend friend & being terrified to goi...

Film Genre     Tight Jeans (2008) Directed by Destiny Ekgaraga Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Comedy Light hearted   Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses?   Doesn’t really follow the three act structure   YET – Act 1 can possibly be seen by the market scene in the opening   & the shots of the boys backs/ swinging feet Act 3 – repetition of the ‘tight shirt’ idea = resolution   List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation   DIALOGUE -           ‘How can a man wear a t-shirt that tight?’ – uses panning of the camera, close-ups & shallow focus to represent the idea of thought CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ...

Film Genre     Echo (2011) directed by Lewis Arnold Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters Science Fiction with Aliens or robots Family film/child-friendly with a happy ending   Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses?   Act 1 – hooks attention with the phone call Act 2 – caught in a web of lies- point of no return Doesn’t follow Act 3 as there is no resolution – it just continues   List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation   DIALOGUE -           Phone call script – very natural & believable performance – matched well with the Vérité   style of filming and the bleak cinematography   CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT -      ...

Little boy riding his bike wants to impress his friend so he speeds up and goes down the hill However he starts to lose control and can't stop himself. He rides into the door of the car at the end of the road. He begins to panic as he realises that it's his teacher’s new expensive car so he so around sees that nobody except his friend saw him so he ran away and pretended it never happened.