This short film narrates the story of three girls on a road trip heading to the countryside.Unexpectedly their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a place filled with bushes and fields.As the driver of the car,(Lucy), tries to find reception to call a repair company to come solve the problem of the car, a mysterious figure kidnaps her and her reaction (which is she screams for help) frightens her friends. They then decide to run away from the car in the hope of that they will their find their missing friend; it all begins to go horribly wrong for the trio of girls.
The theme of this short film is a that it is a thriller film, as the group of friends go missing one by one, therefore relating to the thriller theme of the short film. The characters are presented as a close group of friends who are embarking on a camping trip. This relates to a common theme within the thriller genre, which is the theme of friendship, as a breakdown of this friendship can be seen as the causation of Lucy going missing. However, some would say that the disappearance of Lucy is actually a reason why the other two girls become closer and try to revive their friendship and go on the look for her, but this is the beginning of their own downfall. The kidnapping of Lucy is actually more of a pre-modern aspect of this film rather than a post-modern as thriller films in the 60’s and 70’s had a kidnapping which would have made the film more interesting at that time, but nowadays kidnappings are a predictable aspect of thriller films, thus removing the thrill aspect of this short film.
There are a number of camera angles used through out the video, as the short film starts the location and a car is introduced to us through the use of different long shot which show sceneries of the location.This is very effective as straight away the audience are being given an idea of the location of the short movie and what the mise en scene is going to revolve around. As the initial dialogue takes place in the car there is a restricted amount of space which is the reason close ups are being used to show facial expressions of the different characters when dialogue is taking place,there is also some use of low angle shots, and some occasional wide shots when there is need for all 3 characters to be seen in the same shot.
As 2 characters exit the vehicle some tracking shots are used to follow the movements of these and over the shoulder shots during conversations. As regards for criticism the handling of the camera is not very stable at times and can cause the short film to look unprofessional and can distract audience.
Wide shots are used to show movements of the characters from a far to get a clear picture of the situation and also POV shots of the mysterious figure are used to create panic throughout the short film.
As regards for the Mise en scene the location and props used work together with the theme the short film, the location is a far away country side in an isolated area which helps in creating that spooky`and mysterious look to it.
The short movie had use of diegetic sound such as footsteps,car engines,conversations and others which were all used to give reality to the movie by matching the actions which were taking place on the other hand the non diegetic sound used in the short movie such as all the sound effects and intonations within them were used with the purpose of creating tension.
Some of the features included in this short movie which i would include in my short movie include the use of medium shots
The theme of this short film is a that it is a thriller film, as the group of friends go missing one by one, therefore relating to the thriller theme of the short film. The characters are presented as a close group of friends who are embarking on a camping trip. This relates to a common theme within the thriller genre, which is the theme of friendship, as a breakdown of this friendship can be seen as the causation of Lucy going missing. However, some would say that the disappearance of Lucy is actually a reason why the other two girls become closer and try to revive their friendship and go on the look for her, but this is the beginning of their own downfall. The kidnapping of Lucy is actually more of a pre-modern aspect of this film rather than a post-modern as thriller films in the 60’s and 70’s had a kidnapping which would have made the film more interesting at that time, but nowadays kidnappings are a predictable aspect of thriller films, thus removing the thrill aspect of this short film.
There are a number of camera angles used through out the video, as the short film starts the location and a car is introduced to us through the use of different long shot which show sceneries of the location.This is very effective as straight away the audience are being given an idea of the location of the short movie and what the mise en scene is going to revolve around. As the initial dialogue takes place in the car there is a restricted amount of space which is the reason close ups are being used to show facial expressions of the different characters when dialogue is taking place,there is also some use of low angle shots, and some occasional wide shots when there is need for all 3 characters to be seen in the same shot.
As 2 characters exit the vehicle some tracking shots are used to follow the movements of these and over the shoulder shots during conversations. As regards for criticism the handling of the camera is not very stable at times and can cause the short film to look unprofessional and can distract audience.
Wide shots are used to show movements of the characters from a far to get a clear picture of the situation and also POV shots of the mysterious figure are used to create panic throughout the short film.
As regards for the Mise en scene the location and props used work together with the theme the short film, the location is a far away country side in an isolated area which helps in creating that spooky`and mysterious look to it.
The short movie had use of diegetic sound such as footsteps,car engines,conversations and others which were all used to give reality to the movie by matching the actions which were taking place on the other hand the non diegetic sound used in the short movie such as all the sound effects and intonations within them were used with the purpose of creating tension.
Some of the features included in this short movie which i would include in my short movie include the use of medium shots
Nothing on editing, or on how it helps with your own film? VC
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