Skip to main content

About a girl

 How does the director make an impact on the audience through the character of the girl?

The director uses a direct address to the audience, this makes the audience feel a connection the character as she is addressing us directly. This makes the plot twist at the end more hard hitting and impactful on the audience. The character directly addressing the audience makes the audience feel like they understand the character and her life as she is telling it. The direct address allows the audience to hear the girls accent and how she speaks which implies her class where she is from, the direct address also allows us to understand in depth her opinions on her family and friends first hand, the information comes straight from her. The direct address is effective because we are given a lot information directly from the person instead of watching it slowly unfold through her narration. Because we understand the characters lifestyle, family life and aspirations, the audience feels like they understand the innocent nature of the character and therefore the plot twist has more of an impact on the audience. The direct mode of address also makes the audience think the character is assertive and confident.


A lovely start, with a clear focus on ONE aspect of the film, explored in detail. You also relate back to the question, making sure that your ideas are relevant. Please review and improve this section by: -expanding on how 'the plot twist has more of an impact'- can you explain this more fully? -Looking at another aspect of the film in a separate paragraph. Julian



The director makes the film seem as realistic as possible, this can be seen through the the way the short film is made in a documentary style. The hand held camera makes the film seem more realistic and relatable for the audience, intern this makes the audience more affected by the narrative twist at the and. The realistic nature of the short film, the gloomy weather and the background show that the area the girl lives in is rundown area in the uk, the audience sympathises with the girl because they see her life and how she complains about it.

Comments

  1. Coulsdon Media and FilmNovember 18, 2020 at 5:54 AM

    A lovely start, with a clear focus on ONE aspect of the film, explored in detail. You also relate back to the question, making sure that your ideas are relevant.

    Please review and improve this section by:

    -expanding on how 'the plot twist has more of an impact'- can you explain this more fully?

    -Looking at another aspect of the film in a separate paragraph.

    Julian

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

 Evaluate how successfully your film develops one of the key narrative listed?  mention: mise en scene music sound characterisation editing plot effect on audience The film Portals creates a twist in the narrative at the end by using a reversal of fortune, making the character think they have escaped but then revealing that she has not actually escaped and it was a simulation. Through the film we get hints that the woman could be in a simulation, the way the gun randomly appears from the wall is like something that would happen in a video game. The barcode on her neck also indicates that she is part of a simulation.  The footage on the cctv also suggests that the woman is trapped in a simulation.  Near the end when it is revealed she didn't actually escape we hear doom laden music to emphasise the fact she is trapped. 
Post a Comment
Read more

binary opposites

                      Binary opposites    Academic  education  v  practical education / life experience/social skills   conservative v  progressive  cold lighting v  warm lighting                       Parent v  child  Ben v Bo communism v capitalism  equality    v   inequality   suburbia   v wilderness  safety  v risk  formal traditional ritual  v informal unconventional ritual large families vs small families unique vs mainstream  
Post a Comment
Read more

Plan for film

 Shots  Opening- location: Park, near college props: watch, food shot list: Long shot of Leah on bench, Close up of leash face, extreme close up or over the shoulder of watch,  1930s; Location: 200 maybe props: hat, coat, mug, fountain pen, paper grammar phone Shot list: extreme close up of record player, close ups of Leah. low angle shots of dead person, over the shoulder of each rummaging through the draws.  1980s:  location: park Props: walkman Shotlist: close ups of walkman, high angle over the shoulder of Leah looking at the body.  ending; location: park props: walkman shots. low angle long shot, close ups of walkman.
Post a Comment
Read more