Here is a previous students short film that I have recently watched and analysed to see what works well and if I could get any inspiration for my own short film.
Camerawork- The camera work uses both long shots and closeups to display tension. They also display the location and can see clearly what is happening. There is a point of view shot from the hooded character as he follows her down the street this is filmed whilst walking and is shaky but the effect is good as it shows the realism behind it. There is a track whilst she is walking by the river to show the danger behind it, after this there is an out of focus shot which turns into a clear one to show the mysterious nature of the man behind him. There is also a wide angle before she sees the hooded character to show how he is not there then but suddenly appears from now where.
Editing- The editing is not as advanced as other short films that I have seen there are quick cuts and a fade to black. Other than that there are only ordinary cuts which I would probably not have in my short film. I think the fastness of them builds up the tension.
Mise en scene- As the location is outside they have ad to wear some warm clothes and obviously the mysterious character would have to had a hood on to not show their identity. There is a mobile phone which is involved to show the struggle, and the lighting is dark to show how there is a not knowing.
Sound- There is no dialogue just some tensional music that is playing in the back ground which she has found on a free downloadable website.
Overall I think that I will take some of the different camera shots that they have used as the wide shots work effectively to show the location and adds some different lighting to the film. However I will add some more editing techniques to make mine a little bit more complicated and then it will look a bit more effective for what my short film is going to be about.
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