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Tight Jeans

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 TIGHT JEANS - short film Plot = 3 characters are waiting for their friend to drive them somewhere and we listen to them talk and argue whilst they do so.  Performance = Very simple, effective, and realistic dialogue and acting Mise-en-scene = Effective and simple mise-en-scene - the colours they wear match their ideology (the clever one in blue, idiot in red, orange is the middle ground). Cinematography = simple and maintains verisimilitude. Establishing shots of London. Stays fixed next to the main 3 characters or directly in front, only changing focus for short periods of time to other plot points - like the friend in the flat or the man wearing the tight jeans. Slowly pans around the 3 as they talk, helping the audience to feel the flow of the conversation. Use of deep focus

The FLY

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Soundtrack:  Made up of diegetic sound (e.g. the sound of the car, the fly, the bank robbery). The bank robbery noises are muffled which shows great attention to detail as the people are speaking through masks, and this emphasises our distance from the action as it is further muffled by the fact they are in an enclosed building when we are outside. The noises made by the fly are high pitched and annoying, this is so the audience shares in the character's constant rage towards the fly, justifying the absurd narrative. All the other noises that disturb him (e.g. the car horn going off) are equally high pitched, recurring, and bothering in order for us to share in his anxiety and heightened sense of alert.  Acting:  Acting is convincing as we can clearly see his building rage and intolerance - nervous tapping, the progressively angrier swatting, his micro-expressions change. Cinematography and Editing:  Impressive vfx used for the fly, CU of the fly to establish it as a...

The Ellington Kid

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                                                                                     Best Scenes: In my favourite shot (above) the lights are neon and the walls are white, the washed out colours make the Ellington kid stand out more + we can more clearly see the terror on his face. He is centrally framed to emphasise his expression and drawn our attention to him. The neon lights are symmetrical and further draw the viewers' eyes to the Ellington Kid. The final shot is equally great - A pan is used (instead of a cut/fade to black) to the kebab shop owner sharpening his knives. This builds tension as it makes the audience left in suspense as they await the reaction of the kebab worker and his smug smile in combination with the tension bui...