My first post is to analyse a short film which is called the Gas man directed and written by Lynne Ramsay also who wrote it. I will be textually analysing the film using camera, sound, editing, mise en scene. I have studied the Gas man due to the fact that it is a short film and for my task I have to create a short film.
Camera - The camera work is used to create the feel of our main protagonist's memory This is achieved during the railway track scene, by having a dark aperture surrounding the image to connote looking through a lens or looking back in time. For instance during the pub scene are fighting over who gets to sit on their dads lap not realising there in fact sisters and share the dad. We can see this through the fact that the camera angles are always at eye line meaning that it wants the audience to just focus on the two sisters the most. This means that this is their story and although you can hear the adult voices you cant always see their bodies.
Editing - The editing within the film is slow paced editing meaning that the takes are very long. This shows the fact that they want to get the point across that the life the live is boring and dull. Also on the rail line again we see a explicit clip of slow motion editing showing again the fact that it is a memory linking with the aperture.
Sound - The sound is a Christmas theme within the pub which in a way connotes the fact that it is family together and that they are bonding. Also the fact that the little girl says there is no place like home meaning that there are a family as a whole. Also the little boy moaning that he doesn't want to go connotes the fact that there is a division within the family which can be demonstrated through the two little girls having a fight over who sits on the dads lap.The diagetic sound within the film is loud and clear and the actors emphasis on the speech because of the up north area they come from. The non-diagetic sound within the film is quiet so it connotes the fact that the atmosphere and mood of the characters is low and not positive.
Mise en scene - In the film when the 'family' walk home you can see that there is heavy smog. This shows that there is atmosphere within the family and that they are not happy. Also the lighting is dimmed and dull which shows the confusion between the two sisters and connotes the fact that not everything is clear. The house is old fashioned with many of the old subjects being aged and dusty. This shows that they are poor but however they don't want to show that so put their kids in their best clothes to demonstrate wealth which they don't have. The short film is set in the 70's so the clothing and costumes look worn and torn. The social status of the family is poor and this is reflected in the environment in which they live is run down.
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The camerawork is used to create the feel of our main protagonist's memory. This is achieved during the railway track scene, by having a dark aperture surrounding the image to connote looking through a lens or looking back in time. The camera is also set at the eye level of the children because it is their story. This often means that although the adults' voices can be heard not all of their bodies can be seen.
Editing - it is the takes that are long not the cuts. For sound discuss diegetic and non-diegetic sound rather than explaining the story.
Mise en scene - the film is set in the 70's so nothing looks dusty or old it just reflects how things looked or were made then. You could say...'the film is set in the 70's as is shown by the costumes worn and the props and settings. The social status of the family is poor and this is reflected in the environment in which they live which is run down.
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