This title 'Eye For an Eye' has connotations of revenge and drama and therefore immediately informing the reader that there will be action and commotion, this is important when attempting to attract viewers. we understand each genre can have a specific set of viewers some being wider than others, so in order to ensure you capture the attention of your audience the title is key.
when establishing the storyline we had a audio narrative in the form of a news report. this is a strong part in our narrative structure through sound. the news reports states a kidnapping has happened then we proceed to show the kidnapping which is illustrating that our film is structured in a way the means we go back in time to explain what has happened. this means that the part of our sequence where the kidnapping takes place isn't in real time however the news report audio is. the actual part where the kidnapping takes place is a flashback.
through camera angles we have followed the conventions of film with our establishing shot, this first shot shows you where it takes place and is often used to begin films or scenes.
our film is not the classic narrative pattern, the classic narrative pattern would be everything is going fine, then something goes wrong and then they finally resolve it. we decided to begin with the disruption then move on to the resolution much later so ours starts off with something bad/dramatic happening because we felt this would be more hard hitting and attention grabbing which i stated was one of my aims in my previous posts on planning. this means for the majority of the later film there would be little equilibrium as this incident viewer wouldn't is set to spark an all our war in the local area. this will keeps the viewers engaged and interested to see the end result.
the setting isn't necessarily typical of our genre or theme of gangs and street crime which would probably be a dark scene by a block of council flats or on a dark ally way, however we didn't have the equipment or the correct lighting to be able to execute this scene in the night time which meant we must do it in the day. then we thought we would do it in a quiet place where although it doesn't look dark, rough or scary it looks quiet enough for the kidnapping to take place during the day. this was once again in a bid to remain realistic..............
the original idea was to show the two characters in a parallel way attempting to use cross cutting showing them simultaneously emphasizing on there difference in intentions and mind sets. this was short lived as the characters quickly became too close in proximity for this to be effective so we chose to use the music through the form of the headphones as a tool to illustrate that the girl was unaware of the approaching kidnapper.
enigma was created in the action of the the kidnapping as it finishes on the point of view shot of the victim as the kidnapper covers the eyes of the victim. this will leave the viewers wondering what happens to the girl? why was she kidnapped? and many other things, this type of 'mini' cliff hanger can be very effective in an opening sequence...........
the style of our film is made clear or is added to by the soundtrack, the soundtrack is a grime/rap song which helps to establish that street culture and represents the urban theme that revolves around crime and gangs that represent certain areas. in fact the song is self say 'south london' as it is a dedication to a certain area or part of london which is very inline with our storyline being about rival gangs who represent and defend the local area.
we intended to show a certain personality and and characteristics through the behavior of the kidnapper whilst the event is taking place. this was shown though some of the framing making him look sneaky and devious in his pursuit of the victim, it shows him hiding and observing the 'vulnerable girl'.......
the feeling of sympathy for the victim was building through her being so oblivious to the hooded person approaching her, the frame which caught them both emphasized the malice and bad intentions of the kidnapper which will build sympathy and will lead the viewer to feel sorry for this girl or hope she's alright which all adds to them wishing to continue viewing in order to find out what has happened to her......
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