Love In Reality - Short Film

This is my short film - Love In Reality. Music/Sound: 'Love Story' (guitar)- diegetic, is synchronised with action on screen. Sets the scene of a romance as the guitar is a romantic instrument and the narrative of the song choice suggests that it is about two people who fall in love and live happily ever after. 'Love Story' (piano)- non-diegetic. Atmospheric. Because of the piano, it sets the scene of quite a sad yet romantic tone. Voice Overs - allow the audience to keep up with the narrative, for example it would take too long to show how the two protagonists relationship developed so the voice over explains to the audience a passing of time and how they "walk to college" a lot. The end voice over is told from the male character's perspective and allows the audience to understand his thoughts and what happened. Muffled Dance Music (Jason Derulo) - Sets the scene that they are at a dance or at a place where a party is happening, however the muffled tone suggests that they are far from the action and it is happening elsewhere. Diegetic Sound / Ambient Noise - adds more verisimilitude to the piece, such as the wind / car sounds / college sounds such as the talking and movement of students... Cinematography: Pan shots - show a lot of the female's interests at the beginning. Shows more of the location of her bedroom and emphasises her interests and gender. Mid-Shots - standard shot used in films, allows the face of the actor to be seen and some of their outfit to be seen also so the audience has more awareness of the character and location. Close-Ups - provide more emotion for the audience to experience. The actor / actress is able to show more emotion to provoke an emotion from the audience. For example, the close up shot of the male protagonist at the end promotes sympathy and possibly empathy if they are able to relate to his situation. Tracking Shots - follow the character and allow the audience to see more of the mise-en-scene. Point-of-view shots / Handheld shots - allow the audience to experience what the character sees. Long Shots - to suggest how there is a distance between the two characters, also demonstrates how isolated and alone the character feels. Upward Tilt - makes the character have more power / authority over the other. Downward Tilt - makes the character seem inferior and more vulnerable compared to the other character. Editing: Cut - There are match-cut-on-action shots as well as eyeline match cuts to link the scenes together. This makes the action continuous and adds a faster pace to the film. Fade - the fades demonstrate a passing of time and also merge certain shots together. For example, the ending shows how the male has seen her and is running to meet her. White Flash - this suggests that the scene with the diary is the cause for the other narrative events, so she is revisiting those memories in her diary and we, as the audience, are experiencing them. Paralell Editing - (ending) suggests that there is something approaching (the car) and that the narrative is going to be interrupted by yet another obstacle. Mise-En-Scene: The opening of dvds, cuddly toys and pink colour scheme suggest that the female character is a stereotypical girl in the sense that she likes pink, likes animals and enjoys a good chick flick / romantic comedy film. She often wears pink or girly outfits that promote her figure and gender. Her glasses suggest that she is intelligent which is reinforced by her carrying a school bag and folders. The male is dressed in black, suggestive that he is a 'mosher' or 'emo' which is a group that teenagers are used to being exposed to. He follows the convention of that label, the "heavy metal" top suggests that his music taste is Metallica, his long hair suggests rebellion and his hat shows that it is a fashion statement rather than something to keep him warm. Bedroom - is pink and girly. Emphasising the female protagonist's gender. Location of college suggests that they are both students and are still in education. It demonstrates that they are still in their teenage years. Cinema / Theatre shows that they are in a different location to college and on a date. Field - the field is representative of the distance they have covered in their time together. Gardens - set a romantic scene and possibly suggest the new growth of a relationship.