Pre-Production Planning Animatic Script: Written by Holly and Freya

Shots and voiceover description of shots:

Shot no.	Voice over Descriptions of shots/script:
1, 2	The first succession of Establishing shots are in wide depth of field and show the camera panning across the rooms to introduce the house as a location.
3, 4	The next two shots are tracking shots, towards the stairs and the bedroom door, showing that we are approaching something.
5	This birds eye view shot will slowly track towards the male character until he opens his eyes.
6	And will then change to a medium shot at eye level of him sitting up.
7	This shot is an extreme long shot, showing the boy leaving his room .
8	This is a shot at eyelevel with his feet, showing a close up of his feet as he walks down the stairs.
9	This shot will track/tilt down while he goes downstairs showing his journey.
10	Close up shot of boy taking 2 Twix chocolate bars.
11	Close up shot of boy unzipping his bag and putting the two chocolate bars inside.
12	Over the Shoulder shot of mum facing the boy as she speaks to him.
13, 14, 15	Shots in quick succession showing the boy fulfilling tasks needed to leave the house.
16	Over the shoulder shot of mum looking at the boy as she speaks again.
17	Shot of door closing as boy leaves the house.
18	Close up of mums facial expression-zooms in on face.
19	Extreme long shot and Point of view shot, showing boy looking over at his friend waiting outside-the camera tracks in.
20	Over the shoulder shot showing friend looking over at the boy.
21	Extreme long shot tracking out showing the 2 boys walking away together.
22	Extreme long shot showing the boys playing football-Camera pans to follow ball.
23	Big close up of shoe kicking football.
24	Over the shoulder, extreme long shot showing girl approaching the boys.
25	Over the shoulder shot, medium close up of boys, showing reaction to girl.
26	Extreme long shot of boys walking back home-pans slightly to follow them as they walk out of frame.
27	Extreme long shot of boys entering the house-Camera tracks in as if to follow them.
28	Medium close up of legs walking up stairs.
29	Extreme long shot showing boys entering bedroom-camera tracks in.
30	Extreme long shot of the 2 boys sitting on the bed.
31	Extreme long shot showing mum entering room, holding pile of clothes.
32	Medium close up showing clothes on the bed next to the boy –Camera tracks in/zooms in on clothes.
33	Extreme long shot showing boys sitting on bed in background-the foreground is out of focus.
34	Plane of focus changes, so foreground is in focus and background is out of focus. Uses shallow depth of field so we are able to see photograph in foreground, and the friend that is out of focus in the background fades away.
35	Big Close up of boys facial expression-looking sad.
36	Extreme long shot showing boy sitting alone on bed. Camera tracks out and then fades to black.

Presented by Holly

Pre-production Planning: Camera Work By Holly King

180 degree Rule:

• When filming our short film we will have to consider the 180 degree rule. This rule says that the camera should only be on one side of the characters and never cross the 180 degree line running through the characters. As shown on the diagram below, the camera should always be on the green side but not cross over to the red side, so for example the man in the blue will always be on the right hand side.
• This is to avoid confusion of character position.

Diagram showing 180 degree rule

Match on Action/Shot Reverse shot:

Shot Reverse Shot And Match On Action Media

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Example of Shot Reverse Shot in Scrubs:



White Balance:

• It is important to set the white balance before every shot in a different environment or with different lighting. This is to ensure that there is match on action and the shots can run in a smooth, continuous order (This is important in continuous editing).
• The white balance will be set by holding up a white board before the shots and setting this manually as the white balance.

Diagram showing White balance-Left image is where the white balance is not set,
Right Image shows what happens when the white balance has been set.

Pre-production Planning by Holly King

Our Narrative idea:

• We originally thought that we could expand on our AS short film idea- of a male character who is lonely and receives kind slightly romantic notes from an anonymous source, who turns out to be a man (this is the twist).
• We liked the idea of having a twist in the short film and also wanted to keep with the idea of having a lonely character as this allows us to empathise with the character more.
• A short film we have studied was Love field by Mathieu Ratthe, we found this short film very inspiring as it used a cleaver twist and also hybrid genres. From the start we think it is a horror film however the twist at the end makes it very uplifting and a feel good short film.

• We looked up other short films with twists however our main influence in deciding on our story was an episode from scrubs, in which we are lead to believe Ben and Doctor Cox are going about their normal lives and only at the end of the episode do we realise Ben has actually died and Doctor Cox was just imagining him.
• We chose to do an emotional drama because we feel it is a more powerful and meaningful for the audience and allows the audience to have more of a connection with the character as opposed to a comedy.

Pre-Production Planning-Inspiration by Freya

• Our short film idea was inspired by 'My Skrew Up', a Scrubs episode which follows Dr.Cox around Sacred Heart with his friend Ben, who the audience later realises is a figment of Dr.Cox's imagination as Ben is actually dead.
• We wanted to build on this idea and create a five minute version that encapsulates more emotion, as it is a drama, not a comedy like Scrubs.   Our characters will be younger and in a more realistic situation.

Evalution of AS Thriller Project

Old Male Character- script written by Bradley Mills
Young Male Character-script written by Alex Stirling
Female Stick Character-script written by Freya Murdock
Rainbow bear Character-script written by Holly King

Pre-Production Planning-Shots by Holly and Freya

Shots
Quick succesion-maybe music quickens here too.

1. Panning/tracking shots of the house.
2. tracking close up shots of photos up stairs
3. track towards Jakes door.  
4. birds eye view of him lying on bed, headphones on-track down towards him
5. suddenly sits up
6. mid shot
7. long shot of door, burst open
8. close up of feet on stairs
9. lots of close ups of him getting ready -shoes, mirror, coat, hat
10. over the shoulder Vicky shot of Jake.
11. long shots/over the shoulder shots with muffled music
12. he slams door-track out from door
13. long shot of H against wall
14. over the shoulder shot of Jake
15. long shot as Jake approaches him
16. mid shot of harry
17. mid shot of jake
18. long shot of the both
19. track alongside them both
20. just cut to long high angle establishing shot  of skatepark-them sitting on
21. mid shot

Pre-Production Planning-Music by Holly and Freya

Band of Horses-The Funeral
We wanted to include music at the end of our short film, when Jake is sad and realises he has to attend his best friends funeral.  This music is to go along with the final scene along with the credits.  Just a small idea:

• Also, Jake is listening to music on his ipod at the beginning. I though it would be good for the music to be boyish, upbeat and chaotic with an underlying sadness. This underlying sadness would hopefuly become relevent later on when the audience realises why Jake is so upset, but at the beginning should just throw them off; a typical teenage boy listening to chaotic rap.

 Jamie T-Mans Machine

The chorus:

Stone glass, concrete and gravel

All we've got to keep us together

Stone, glass, concrete and gravel

Maybe one day things'll get better

Read more: http://artists.letssingit.com/jamie-t-lyrics-the-mans-machine-dhr86s1#ixzz1edVsiBiP

• How the song talks about these concrete nouns: stone, glass, concrete and gravel, really gives out an idea that all that's keeping Jake close to others is raw reality.  This relates to us later finding out that his friends whole existence is not real, meaning that nothing is keeping them together anymore. 
• The song also talks of 'maybe one day things'll get better', suggesting that right now things aren't great.
• In one of the verses I really liked a certain lyric:

'I'm a lover, I'm a brother, my son
I'm a traitor and I'm on the run'

• The way he speaks of being a brother could be associated with him being incredibly close to another boy, in an almost brother like fashion.  For the lyrics 'I'm a traitor and I'm on the run' we could have him listening to this as he runs down the stairs, ready to leave.  He's a traitor because his mother is so worried about him but he doesn't care, just converned about leaving to be 'on the run'.

'Caught up in the man's machine 
Well it seems even if I go away 
There's always a part of me willing to stay '

• This 'man's machine' connotes every traditionally male trait being enclosed in one being, suggesting that Jake is very manly: tough and unemotional, despite going through this traumatic experience.  This could suggest that he's going through a hard time, desperately trying to remain manly while going through so much pain.
• The second part of this verse 'Well it seems even if I go away, there's always a part of me willing to stay' could reflect that even though Harry is dead, 'there's always a part of' him-his spirit-'willing to stay' because of his friendship and love for Jake.

• This music track would be good in the short film as the non-diegetic sound track at the end of the film when we realise that Harry is dead and it is his funeral Jake has to go to and also when the end credits appear. In between the end credits we will also have photos of Jake and Harry appearing to show them together and happy. 
• The sound track is meloncholic and i think will help set the sad, emotional mood that ends the film.

Pre-Production Planning: Basic Narrative Idea by Holly and Freya

Storyline Harry
Jake
Jake A
Location: Newick
Park, skate ramps, shop, house

• Following main character through daily routines
• Mum says "where you going" -just out "who with" he closes door not answering
• Walks out of house friend leaning on wall with his phone.  hey
• Walk to park
• Talk to friend very normally/casually, make fun of each other etc.
• Goes into shop, friend waits outside.
• Go to park/skateramp/kick ball against wall
• Runs into girls.  He gets lots of shoulder pats/deep looks concerned comment, how are you? 
•  Recieves texts/calls "How's it going, man, we haven't seen you around recently."
• "How are you."
• "Call me if you want"
• "People are just trying to look out for you mate/ people really care about you round here."
• Sitting on bed together, mum comes in and says 'you better get ready for the funeral.'
• "He was such a lovely boy"
• Close up on photo of them both, boys in background out of focus, changes focus and he's alone.

Pre-production Planning: Brainstorming Story Ideas by Freya

-Freya

Pre-Production Planning

Brainstorming Ideas

Research Tasks: Modern Life Is Rubbish by Freya

Modern Life Is Rubbish-Directed by Daniel Jerome Gill, produced in 2009

• The genre is a bittersweet drama that places the audience amongst a couple who are in the process of splitting up their possesions.  In this short themes such as love and loss are explored within the narrative.  Two shot are used all the time, concentrating on these two main characters.

• The first shot is a closeup of a photo frame, introducing the characters as a couple and showing us how happy they were, him looking down at her lovingly, her smiling.  The title then replaces this photograph, suggesting that 'Modern Life is Rubbish' because of the lack of their relationship.  Soft, acoustic music is in the background, reflecting a sadness that becomes apparent later.  This same music is used at the end, rounding off the story.  During the film non-diegetic sound isn't used, only at the very beginning and end which I think helps convey social realism.

• This short uses so many things to convey this sadness besides music; it uses props, dialogue, facial expression(see left) and camera work.  Props are so important, because the narrative of the film is about this separation through objects.  At the beginning we see how she cleans away all her toiletries from the shelves, and later how she sorts through CDs.  

• Use of prop shots:
• She's framed in the centre; surrounded by belongings scattered in an almost war like fashion which connotes how hurtful break ups are.  The swirly patterned canvases really depict the break up, one's up-it's staying, and the other's down, Lent against the wall and ready to go.  Two things so similar being split up.

• In this second shot shallow depth of field is used, the books are sharp, while she's in the background out of focus.  I thought this could reflect that all though it's easy to sort and split up possesions it's not so easy to split up emotion; it's complicated and blurred, like the image shows.  

• This shot is the opposite, showing the piles of Cd's out of focus while she remains sharp.   The Cd's are almost a barrier between them, representing all their differences and arguments-again complicated and  blurred.

• I thought the best prop was the guitar, which the guy seems to use as a substitute for love, a substitute for her.  He's introduced through music, at the very beginning we here him softly playing the guitar before we see him.  Here a close up of the instrument being played is used which shows how much music means to him.  He treats his guitar like it's the only thing left, like music is the only thing he has now.  He almost cradles it and only puts it down when he leaves to follow her, and picks it back up after being defeated.

• The roles of femininity and masculinity in relationships seems to be a theme that is looked at in this narrative.  Dialogue is used here to show emotion and response to this situation from both genders.

• A lot of underlying feelings seem to be held in this film.  The way the two talk about their albums really expresses their differences.  All though most of the film seems to be objectively filmed at one point, after an argument, a higher angle shot is used looking down on the male character to show his immaturity. 
• Certain elements of the dialogue is very important.  At one point he says; "I like the past, the present's shit." They were together in the past, suggesting that he wishes they were still together.  She then asks why hes so reluctant to live in the present, which seems to be a metaphor for his inability to move on.

• On the bed a gentle track toward them makes it seem like they might kiss, but they don't.  They seem always on the edge of being back in love, occasional smiling, play fighting, laughing.  They're on the very edge of breaking up and seem to be clinging onto each other just for that last bit.  This is shown in the close up shot of their hands,  how important they are to each other, and this close up really shows this.
• I think the fact they remain nameless shows them as a microcosm of all break ups.  The high angle shot of him in the room alone, shows such vulnerability.  He's clinging to his guitar again, because she's gone and the music is all he has.
• The last shot shows is his reflection as he watches her go, showing his final sadness in her leaving, and the tragedy in their breakup.  

-Freya

Research Task: 'Envy' By Holly King

'Envy' produced in 2007: 4 Minutes Long by Sam Hendi

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p004pn2x

1. Are Identifiable Genres used?

• This film is a drama, and I also feel It is part thriller. The film is about two close friends and their relationships with a boy and looks at the envy between friends.
• This film uses realistic situations and characters and is also serious. I feel the reason it may be a hybrid between drama and thriller is that there is an element of revenge and perhaps murder in the twist.

2. Are Genre conventions used uniquely?

• I feel this piece does use the conventions of a drama-it is serious and plot driven, it also contains intense character development and interaction and it is serious and uses realistic settings, events, characters and realistic life situations. On top of this i also feel it uses some conventions of a thriller, It builds suspense towards the end (due to revenge) and we are lead to believe at the end that there may be an element of murder/violence. 

3. How the the film use short film format and Narrative?

• There are 3 different time period in this short film. One is of Sophie being interviewed, one if of Rebecca being interviewed and the other is the events following these interviews.
• The camera constantly cuts between these 3 times.The 2 interviews cut between each other to show the different characters opinions on the subject (Rebecca's relationship with Adam) and also cuts occasional between observational shots of events that later happen.
• This short film is not told in chronological order, however for this piece it works and makes the viewer think. It also builds suspense and the way the voice over of Rebecca is speaking about how she 'would trust Sophie with her life', as the footage shows Sophie and Adam having an affair (the voice over contradicts what we are seeing). This irony works well in this piece and is a technique we could consider using in our final piece.

4. What do you find interesting about the use of sound?

• The use of sound is interesting in this piece. There are 3 different time periods in this film. 2 of them are the interviews with Rebecca and Sophie-during these interviews we can here the diegetic dialogue  of the 2 girls. The camera will then cut to the other time period of an event happening in the future, during this time period the previous conversation (diegetic, subjective dialogue from the interview) continues over the new footage. This technique is called a sound bridge-Linking the different events using sound.
• The dialogue from the interview, contradicts the future footage that is being shown. Whilst the dialogue from Rebecca talks about her Close, loyal friendship to Sophie, we see Sophie having an affair with Adam, this is why the sound bridge in this short film is so important.
• From the post interview event (where Rebecca is  going to catch Adam and Sophie having their affair) there is very little diegetic sound. The on-screen dialogue is muted so will only hear the off-screen dialogue from the interview, and the background noise is also muted.
• The only diegetic sound effects we here from these events is right at the end when Rebecca Slaps Adam around the face and When the glass is smashed on the ground. These sounds are played to emphasise the aggression and violence of Rebecca now, and adds a sinister, dark mysterious, tense mood-what is she going to do?
• There is also a faint, classical, non-diegetic music track being played throughout to set a mysterious, serious mood.
• When the camera cuts to a shot of Rebecca's silhouette standing in the doorway there is a non-diegetic sound of a drum building up. This drum is a sign of the dark, revenge seeking, dangerous Rebecca we see at the end of the film. It builds up suspense and In combination with the dark silhouette fives us the impression something bad is going to happen.

Screen Shot of Rebecca as tense music builds

5. What is interesting about Camera Work, Mise en Scene and Editing?

• The Camera during the interview scenes, films the characters using close ups, big close ups and Extreme close up. By using these shots we are able to closely read the characters emotion and see their behaviour when they say what they are saying (do they look guilty/tense).-These Camera shots are used towards the end of the interviews when they start to talk about more personal things and Reveal secrets.



Screen Shot showing examples of Big close ups during the interviews



• During the interview scenes a hand held Camera is used for film the characters talk (this gives an impression of the camera being a Point of View because the characters are talking to and looking into the camera).
• The shots from the interview are desaturated. This is to show that these are happening at a different time to the other footage, and also desaturation is often used to represent something in the past. It also contributes towards the dark mood.
• When the footage of the most recent event is being shown (Rebecca catching Sophie and Adam's affair)-the footage has a higher saturation, and an orange and green hue to it. This is perhaps to show that this is happening in the present (the saturation helps us to distinguish between the different time periods) and also the orange may have been used to represent Rebecca's anger, and the green hue may represent her envy.

Screen shot showing saturated footage from present scene.

• Throughout the film, Low key, dark lighting is used to set a more sinister, mysterious, dark mood. The low key lighting in the interview scene casts a large shadow covering half of Rebecca's face. This may represent that there is a dark side of her that is not yet revealed, however we see that dark side at the end of the film.

Screen shot showing large shadow covering half of Rebecca's face.

• This short film uses Parrallel Editing between the 3 different Scenes. This works well because we are cutting between clips of Rebecca and Sophie during the Interviews and we are able to see both of their opinions on the subject and also hear the inner feelings of 2 Characters. Also there are occasional cuts between the interview scenes and the most recent event, and so as we are hearing more from the 2 girls in the interview, the footage of the present clips begin to make sense, and we think about what could be about to happen and the story pieces together.
• There is a shot at the end when we see the wine glass smashing on the ground. In my opinion the red wine signifies blood and it is metaphore for the violent actions Rebecca takes towards Adam and Sophie as Revenge.

Screen Shot of glass smashing and Red wine spilling.

6. Themes and Issues of Representation:

• The film focuses on the envy between friends over men and how lying and secrecey (Sophie having an affair with Adam) can lead to bad things (Rebecca's Revenge).
• At first we begin to empathise with Rebecca who is ignorant to what is happening and unaware of the affair and we feel sorry for her because she has been betrayed and is unsuspecting of her friend. However towards the end we witness the actions that Rebecca takes after discovering the affair and the consequences for Adam and Sophie.

Research Tasks: Barry by Freya

Barry-3 minutes by John Michell, produced in 2009

• The genre of Barry is a light drama, using the same conventions as 'Colour Bleed', all though I think it has a kitchen sink-drama aspect as well.
• This use of non diegetic sound is very important in this short film.  The narrative uses Ellas voiceover to carry the audience through the story, helping to explain the themes.  The music used is gentle and calming; reflecting her time with Barry.  The lyrics 'follow me where I lead-we're friends and that's the only thing I know' reflects the story line, of Ella and Barrys friendship, as well as her mother and fathers relationship. 

 The way Barry is dependent on Ella (pushing her around in a buggy) reflects her parents relationship.  A relationship where she gives and doesn't get anything back, but remains un-frustrated by this.  But all though she loves Barry, the images of best friends suggest that maybe they're not suited like other friends are, and when she puts on her bunny ears it's almost like she's trying to combat this problem, maybe hoping her parents can too.  In her voiceover she talks about how her 'dad doesn't have a friend like Barry' which shows the audience how she excludes her mother.

Our view inside Ellas house

• We see her picnic and trip to the park as an escape for her, which is suggested through aspects of mise en scene and camera work.  The lighting when she's with Barry, compared to inside the house is so much brighter and sharper.  The colour outside is beautiful whilst inside remains stuffy and dark, reflecting her feelings towards home compared to the 'country.'  Outside she has all these dreams, and we see how imaginitive she is, while inside everything is trapped.



Depth of field showing Ellas love of Barry

• Inside, only one shot is used, this long shot from of their house.  The use of the doorway occasionaly frames characters held by this dullness around them.  Outside so many shots are used, birds eye view, extreme closeups, worms eye view:  all these shots express the excitement of Ellas journeys outside, and how she sees the world.  The fact that inside only long shots are used forces the audience to keep their distance from the characters inside, looking in on this world as a spectator at the doorway and nothing more.
• Special affects are used to show Ella's dream world, and the colour is polar opposite to her world at home; showing how fair away home life is from the ideal.   In her dream she is on an island, which could suggest that she wants to be alone, she enjoys being quiet and content which is why Barry is such a good friend.

-Freya

Research Task: 'Waiting for the End of the World' By Holly King

Waiting for the End of the World by Lee Deaville: 7 Minutes Long: Produced in 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p00f86m6

1. Are identifiable genres used?

• This film is a drama, exploring the life of a young man who works the monotonous night shifts at the local supermarket and is deprived of human contact and has only himself and his imagination as company.
• His voice over describes to us his routine and narrates the film.

2. Does this film use genre conventions uniquely?

• This drama fits the drama conventions in that it is serious and uses a realistic situation (of a young man working night shifts at the supermarket and the effects it has on him), however these effects are quite surreal and make the film almost dream like (unrealistic situations) however it works well with the subject of the film.
• There is also quite  mysterious , surreal element to the film and is quite dark.

3. How does the film use the short film format and Narrative?

• The film takes us through the life of 'Petr'-an Eastern European immigrant, working night shifts alone in the supermarket.
• It shows us his daily routine (of waking up at 20.30) and arriving into work for 21.00-what he does at work, and explores how tedious his life is and repetitive it is. He takes us through his repeated routines at work and the film shows how this happens everyday and how his routine never changes, shows he has a lonely, unfulfilled life).
• It shows us 3 days of his work, and how it is the same everyday and how he finds it monotonous. After everyday he counts down '5, 4, 3, 2, 1' and then the screen cuts to  a shot of the alarm clock waking him up at 20.30 the next night to repeat his work all over again.

Screen shot- Repeated shot of alarm clock waking Petr up
(is shown 3 times)

• This narrative of showing us 3 days of his work and linking them on together is successful as it shows how repetitive and boring his life is. It also emphases to us that his days are the same everyday, and how he is starved of human contact and how this can affect a person (he behaves in a robotic, emotionless way).
• The way in which the short film ends on him saying '5, 4, 3, 2, 1..' (as he says after everyday) gives us the impression this is never ending, and the same events will re-occur the next day, and the day after and so on.

4. What do you find interesting about the use of sound?

• This short film uses both diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Throughout the film there is a non-diegetic music track, this eerie track sets a mysterious, slightly hypnotic, dream like mood-Also gives us an impression of how he feels-distant and not fully in touch with reality. There is also a mysterious feeling to the film (as he mentions sometimes he does not 'feel alone').
• There is a lot of diegetic sound effects and i think these sounds are often exaggerated, because there is no diegetic dialogue and these sound effects emphasise what he is doing and it also helps to emphasise his isolation (the only diegetic noises are the ones he is causing).
• The repetitive diegetic sound effects also emphasise the fact that this is all he does, and he does the same things everyday. An example of this is the beeping alarm going off at 20.30 everyday-this exaggerates the repetitiveness of his life.
• There is also a non-diegetic voice over throughout the short film. This is Petr's voice and he talks to us though this voice over narration and explains his routine. What i find interesting about this voice over is the emotionless tone he uses and the way he speaks in a robotic manner-he is not enthusiastic about what he does and from his tone, we can tell that he is not enjoying this constant routine.

5. What is interesting about Camera work, Mise en Scene and Editing?

• The Camera work is important in this piece, often the field of depth changes in shots (shallow depth of field is used) and there is a lot out of focus, creating a dream like, surreal effect. It also gives us the impression he may be sleep deprived or has lost the will to be focused and seems unaware of things, (This effect is used at the start of each day, when he picks up his watch, there is a very shallow field of depth-giving the impression of tiredness/a dream like state).

Screen Shot showing Shallow depth of field

• They change the field of depth to also reveal things, for example something will be visible in the background, but only the foreground is in focus, then the depth of field changes so the background is in focus and the foreground is not. This is a method of camera work that i thin is creative and effective as it can be used to reveal things in a more interesting way.



Screen Shot showing change in depth of field/focus

• There is often long shots and extreme long shots (observational shots) used, to show his isolation and loneliness and maybe his disconnection from people and reality. We are also able to see his body language, and how he moves in a robotic, emotionless way (his boredom and unenthusiastic attitude can be shown here).

Screen Shot showing example of Extreme Long shot

• Close ups are also regularly used in this short film, to focus on the things he is doing and emphasise them (showing them as being repetative), such as swiping his card to sign in and out.

Screen Shot Showing Close up

• Close ups are also used when filming Petr, to show his emotionless facial expressions. We can see his bored, expressionless, tired features and empathise with the character.

Screen Shot showing Close up of face

• Throughout the Short film, there is low key lighting. The shorts although well lit in the supermarket, look very dark and dull (maybe to represent how he is feeling) and how he feels lifeless and uncontent. This darkness creates quite a dark, mysterious, surreal mood.

Screen shot showing darkness surrounding Petr (exaggurating his isolation and lonliness).

• There is also a green/blue Hue to the film, which works well with the darkness. I think this creates quite a mysterious, dark mood.
• The shots are edited together to run in a smooth sequence (as if we are seeing these events in chronological order).

6. Themes and Issues about representation:

• The film is about the repetetive life a young man, who works night shifts in a supermarket. He is deprived of human contact and the audience is influenced to empathise with the character and his monotonous lifestyle. The audience is influenced by the subjective voice over narration (this works with the camera work).