Charlie q1 evaluation
- 1. Evaluation We used the genre of thriller, to understand the conventions we researched famous thrillers including ‘The Usual Suspects.’ This aided us in understanding the certain conventions that we needed to include in our project.
- 2. Camera Angles • Our main issue was to ensure that we kept the focus of the scene a mystery – much like the opening of Usual Suspects. We started tracking dead bodies spread across the floor and the ominous shadow moving around. This portrayed the sense of mystery and tension. We then used an upward facing shot, with the protagonists face blurred dropping the ‘Ace of Spades’ onto the dead body to highlight the sense of mystery and gamble. Another shot used was the side shot of the blurred face speaking to the young girl – This again helped create the sense of mystery, much like The Usual Suspects. The side shot of the bloodied face spitting out blood highlighted the extensive injuries that he has sustained, however as we do not see him being beaten up, it doesn’t conform to action conventions.
- 3. Mise-en-scene. • I think this was the most important part of our piece. The moment when we see the blurred body through the in focus glass and bottle incorporates elements of the character with what he has done. It paints an image of a villain having beaten someone up and now drinking whisky, however this was set up using Propp’s theory of film creating a false villain.
- 4. Sound • The element of sound through music created a sense of tension, the music running throughout the piece helped us to create an exciting, tense atmosphere. • We used minimal dialogue which means the piece carried even more tension as there was no enlightenment for the audience.