Reflective Analysis Essay
Reflective analysis
For my coursework, I created a storyboard of a short supernatural thriller film. The narrative of my film consists of a boy who is at home alone and he is watching television then he gets up and walks out of the room and sees a ghost, he then runs away from the ghost but it follows him and it is not clear what happens to him in the end.
The main micro-features I was focusing on are Cinematography and mise-en-scene.
I used cinematography throughout my piece of work, in the first cell I used an establishing shot to show the audience the setting of the diegesis, which is a normal suburban street, It also shows the time of day and whether anyone is home. I also used the cinematography to my advantage in cell 6 and cell …show more content…
9 where I used a low-angle tilt; this conveys the impression that the ghost has the most power in that particular scene. I also used a high-angle tilt in cell 11 to show that it was from the ghost’s point of view and to show that the ghost is above the boy and again shows that she is more powerful. A Dutch Cant in cells 7, 8 1nd 13 show the fear that the boy is feeling while being chased by the ghost and the commotion that the ghost is causing to his everyday life. In cells 3 and 4, I would use a reverse tracking shot that will follow the boy as he walks out of the room so that we can see his face and how calm and normal he looks, this will give a sense that the diegesis is normal at this point.
In cells 7, 8 and 10 I would use a forward tracking shot following the bay as …show more content…
he runs away to give the sense of the boy being chased and this part would be filmed using a handheld camera to make the frame shake which will convey a sense of danger and fear. I used a close up shot of the boy in cell 13 to show the ghosts hand on the boy’s shoulder, we do not see his face which gives a sense of mystery and as the shot suddenly goes to black, we know that the boy has been captured but we do not know what will happen to him.
I also used mise-en-scene to enhance my work with low-key lighting in some of the scenes such as cell 1 when we see the outside of the house and it is night time, darkness is often associated with evil and monsters so that enhanced what my film is about.
I also used low-key lighting in cell 7 where the boy is running towards the kitchen, he is in the shadows of the corridor and you can see the light at the end of the corridor, which shows that he thinks he will be safe if he runs away. When he gets into the kitchen he is in high-key lighting which shows that he thinks he is safe but then he looks back and sees the ghost so we know that he was not actually safe, this gives the audience a false sense of hope for a few seconds. I used framing shots throughout my work, mainly to show how the boy was trapped in the house with the ghost. In cell 4, I used the glass door and the mirror to frame the boy. The door has vertical and horizontal lines which look like bars that are trapping the boy and this is reflected in the mirror to extend it and this makes it seem as if he is trapped but still has quite a bit of space and freedom. I also used a framing shot in cell 12 where the ghost is framed by the doorway, this makes it seem as if she is blocking the exit and has the boy trapped. Finally, I used the reflection in the door in cell 8 to show that he thinks that he is safe but deep down he is unsure and there is something that he does not know about the situation he is
in.
Over all, I think my storyboard was successful in provoking the emotional response I was aiming for as it creates suspense and the shots with the ghost create fear. The focus of my project was to make the ghost seem like the most powerful thing in the film and I feel that I achieved that with the use of camera angles and mise-en-scène. I used the costume of the ghost (a white dress) to convey the image that she was innocent but the fact that she was scaring a boy with her presence gave the opposite impression. I also used the lighting in the same way, having her in high-key lighting, although the rest of the scene was in higher key lighting, she was brighter than the rest of the scene making her look out of place.
Word count: 836
For my coursework, I created a storyboard of a short supernatural thriller film. The narrative of my film consists of a boy who is at home alone and he is watching television then he gets up and walks out of the room and sees a ghost, he then runs away from the ghost but it follows him and it is not clear what happens to him in the end.
The main micro-features I was focusing on are Cinematography and mise-en-scene.
I used cinematography throughout my piece of work, in the first cell I used an establishing shot to show the audience the setting of the diegesis, which is a normal suburban street, It also shows the time of day and whether anyone is home. I also used the cinematography to my advantage in cell 6 and cell …show more content…
9 where I used a low-angle tilt; this conveys the impression that the ghost has the most power in that particular scene. I also used a high-angle tilt in cell 11 to show that it was from the ghost’s point of view and to show that the ghost is above the boy and again shows that she is more powerful. A Dutch Cant in cells 7, 8 1nd 13 show the fear that the boy is feeling while being chased by the ghost and the commotion that the ghost is causing to his everyday life. In cells 3 and 4, I would use a reverse tracking shot that will follow the boy as he walks out of the room so that we can see his face and how calm and normal he looks, this will give a sense that the diegesis is normal at this point.
In cells 7, 8 and 10 I would use a forward tracking shot following the bay as …show more content…
he runs away to give the sense of the boy being chased and this part would be filmed using a handheld camera to make the frame shake which will convey a sense of danger and fear. I used a close up shot of the boy in cell 13 to show the ghosts hand on the boy’s shoulder, we do not see his face which gives a sense of mystery and as the shot suddenly goes to black, we know that the boy has been captured but we do not know what will happen to him.
I also used mise-en-scene to enhance my work with low-key lighting in some of the scenes such as cell 1 when we see the outside of the house and it is night time, darkness is often associated with evil and monsters so that enhanced what my film is about.
I also used low-key lighting in cell 7 where the boy is running towards the kitchen, he is in the shadows of the corridor and you can see the light at the end of the corridor, which shows that he thinks he will be safe if he runs away. When he gets into the kitchen he is in high-key lighting which shows that he thinks he is safe but then he looks back and sees the ghost so we know that he was not actually safe, this gives the audience a false sense of hope for a few seconds. I used framing shots throughout my work, mainly to show how the boy was trapped in the house with the ghost. In cell 4, I used the glass door and the mirror to frame the boy. The door has vertical and horizontal lines which look like bars that are trapping the boy and this is reflected in the mirror to extend it and this makes it seem as if he is trapped but still has quite a bit of space and freedom. I also used a framing shot in cell 12 where the ghost is framed by the doorway, this makes it seem as if she is blocking the exit and has the boy trapped. Finally, I used the reflection in the door in cell 8 to show that he thinks that he is safe but deep down he is unsure and there is something that he does not know about the situation he is
in.
Over all, I think my storyboard was successful in provoking the emotional response I was aiming for as it creates suspense and the shots with the ghost create fear. The focus of my project was to make the ghost seem like the most powerful thing in the film and I feel that I achieved that with the use of camera angles and mise-en-scène. I used the costume of the ghost (a white dress) to convey the image that she was innocent but the fact that she was scaring a boy with her presence gave the opposite impression. I also used the lighting in the same way, having her in high-key lighting, although the rest of the scene was in higher key lighting, she was brighter than the rest of the scene making her look out of place.
Word count: 836