Short Film Research: The Vision

The next film I decided to look at was The Vision. The film starts off with very dark lighting, much darker than the previous film I viewed. The warm saturation in combination with lighting adds a suspenseful feeling that is very typical of mystery films. The close ups of different objects in the room builds anticipation for the viewer. It makes me sit on the edge of my seat to see where the story will go. Just like the other film, The Vision ulitizes closer shots to develop the mystery of plot. Another big mystery aspect that is found in this film is its use of sound. Early on, there is a combination of ambient sounds and eerie music that combine to further keep me on my toes. In fact, the lighting sounds even caught me off guard and slightly frightened me.

After being introduced to the first setting, a bedroom, and seemingly the main protagonist, the use of dialogue and props furthers the uncanny yet curious feeling in the viewer. The distressed pleas for help from the walkie talkie add onto the mystery of the film and introduces the conflict. It poses a series of questions in the viewer's mind. Who is Mike? What’s happening to him?

Towards the middle of the film, an establishing shot introduces a new setting of a forest. The last film also utilized a forest. Multiple mystery films seem to use forest, as they typically are surrounded by feelings of unknown and mystery. Diegetic sounds of thunder continue through the scenes that add to the unsettling location. Over the shoulder shots are used as the protagonist goes to approach a house in the forest. The previous film also utilized this shot, which is relatively common in mystery films. The lack of access to the full view of the protagonist builds drama and suspense.

As the film moves towards the end, the lighting gets even darker and the saturation does down, creating this dull feeling. The cutaway from the speeding car to the protagonist watching it approach builds up the suspense and leaves the viewer questioning if the car will truly hit his friend. The vague dialogue of his friend and his emotionless face builds confusion, which many mystery films like Glass Onion use. The film ends by cutting to the protagonist waking up from a dream and the earlier scenes repeating.

I really enjoyed the use of camera angles and editing techniques in the films. The close ups build a suspenseful feeling and keeps the viewer interested by not giving away too much of the plot. The editing techniques also help create a sense of suspenseful by drawing out the scenes. The lighting and use of sound also played a huge role in building the suspense. This film has provided a lot of inspiration for the film my group and I will be creating.

Comments

Research Blog

Research: Music Videos Conventions and Codes My group is doing a pop song for our music video. In most pop genre music videos, the audience usually watches people sing the lyrics to the song within the video. A lot of things are subject to the meaning or theme of the song and how the artist wants to get that across within the music video They usually wear costumes that go with the theme of the music video , so for example if the theme of the video involves them performing for a crowd they usually wear nice clothing like dresses, suits, etc. If the theme is midcentury, they usually wear old style clothing like knight armor, long skirts, etc. If the theme is casual, they wear casual clothing like t shirts, jeans, shorts, and sneakers. Props are also usually subject to the theme of the video. If they are performing in the music videos they might have microphones, a microphone stand, and a stage. If it's more midcentury them some props used could be a horse. The app...

Production Blog: Filming Blog

Hey guys and welcome back to my blog! Guess what, we filmed! My group mate and I finally filmed. Mya and I filmed at Sawgrass Mall, a mall near both of our houses. Filming took about a two hours in total. We were on a time crunch so we had to hurry . The person we ended up using to play the kidnapper was both Mya and I's friend Joey. We picked Joey because fit the type of person we wanted to play that character. But, Joey ended up not being able to come last minute which we started to panic. The main problem we had when filming was finding a location. Specifically , it was hard for our group to find a family bathroom that fit how we wanted it to look. We wanted a family bathroom so that we can all go inside and film inside the bathroom with everyone helping out. We ended up not being able to find a family restroom. We looked all over the mall and couldn't find one and we all started to freak out. But, we couldn't make one appear so we just decided to scrap that s...

Storyboard Blog

Scene One- The first scene will start with Mya opening up the door to the courtroom. She will introduce herself, welcome the viewer to the courtroom, and then go look for the rest of the members. The camera will pan around the room to give a full view of the scene. Finally the camera will turn to Charlie and Kai. Scene Two- The second scene will start with Charlie introducing himself. He would state his name and then, similar to a lawyer examining a witness, will ask Kai to introduce herself. After Kai says her name the camera will pan back to Mya who will go looking for the other members. Scene Three- The third scene will jump cut to Joey asleep on a patio bench. Mya will walk into frame and wake him up. Once awake he will introduce himself to the camera. Scene Four- The fourth scene will start with Kyra and I on a different bench. We will be in the middle of a conversation when Mya walks up to us and has us introduce ourselves. After we both introduce ourselve...

AICE Media Studies

Search This Blog