Connor Mitchell | Evaluation

Social Groups:

The Social Group isn't exactly specified as such but more just the drifter character in general, a lonely character who is doing his best to survive by any meas necessary. The Character in our film has no specific origin or even story, but can be seen to be scruffy, dirty, with an not particularly stylish bag just for convenience and use. This resembles the character Daryl from The Walking Dead, being a lone survivor,being very resourceful and scruffy.

                                                                     Target Audience:

Name: Susan Smith

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Religious and Political Affiliations: Atheist, Labour
Employment: Part-Time
Marital Status: None
Education: Standard Compulsory education
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Ethnicity and Cultural Background: British, Caucasian 

Interests: Thriller/Horror films, TV Dramas

Favorite type of films: Horror/Thriller

Why: She loves the exhilaration of an enthralling story plot, plenty of gore and twists, with an intriguing main character

What needs to be in a film to grab your attention: An interesting main character, a unique and exciting premise, good music with good intriguing content start to finish
What is your favorite media platform for movies: Netflix, DVD
Why: Netflix is cheap, full of variety, easy to use and beats the other competitors, cheaper and much better than cinemas even if the experience is limited. DVD's will always be a classic and enjoyable way to watch films.
Music taste: Rock music, Punk, Acoustic

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                                              Nine Frame Analysis Of Our Own Film:

 Characterization: Few elements were put into characterizing our protagonist, his costume shows his resourcefulness and ability to survive, also the state of the apocalypse, as he is very dirty and wrapped up warm. The Voice-Over sets the scene for some of his cautious traits, being careful and having to fight for survival with odds against him.

 Costume: The Costume was one of the biggest indicators of the character being a survivor, wearing warm clothes and a hat, he has a rugged ruck-sack that is not stylish but purely for convenience, with a milk bottle attached to him for use, this helps establish some of the characteristics, being that he is resourceful and a survivalist.

Sound: The music and the monologue are the only sounds in the video, The voice-over to give context and tell some of the story, the music to give a good and dark atmosphere.

Camerawork: The camerawork was made to strongly resemble Children Of Men, long continuous shots to give the film a more realistic feeling, to create a better feeling of Immersion into the film's universe.

Genre: The Genre is portrayed by the dark and atmospheric music, shots of empty areas create this eery feeling to the film and the voice-over creates context and tells the horrific story, these features are used to develop the Thriller/Horror genre.

Dialogue: The only form of Dialogue and Speech is the Voice Over, this is purely to give context on some of the story.

Titles: The titles were inspired by Children of Men and Black Mirror, with cut to black background and white text for a simplistic style.

Editing: The editing consists of very long shots, to create immersion through realistic filming movements, even if some of the footage had to be cut. The Editing was influenced By Children of Men with it's long continuous shots.

Location: The location is a big part of telling the story, being completely desolate, dirty and rugged. There are empty streets then to the forrest which is meant to only be a continuation of the desolate, lonely and harsh landscape that the protagonist has to survive in.

                                 Nine Frame Analysis of Another Film (Django Unchained)

Titles: The Titles are bold, blood red which connects to the rest of the film's themes and events. The titles are crimson blood red; the movie contains multiple scenes containing over the top blood splatter. The titles are over the top of the shots, they are bold and stand out.

Dialogue: There is no dialogue at all in the Sequence.

Genre: The Genre of th film being one of many, An action film, Drama, is established with the titles, the music giving context with it's lyrics, and the characters crossing the desert gives the impression upon arrival, once the scene ends something will happen and the story will progress.

Costume: The slavers are in smart, comfortable and reasonably expensive clothing, which changes as when the scene turns to night they have thick, furry coats. The slaves are in rugged, ripped trousers, no shoes showing off their shackles chaining them together, their shirts are most likely intentionally gone to expose the whip scars on their back to the audience.

 Characterization: The camera focuses onto Django (Jamie Foxx) for an extended period of time to establish that this is the main character, or at least a very important character. His stern look and clothes distinguish him as a slave and being rather tough and interesting. Obviously at this point no real personality exists

Location: The location is used to portray the struggle of a slave and to give context to where the place is set before confirmation via a title. From extremely hot and harsh desert, to rough cold stone to an icy forest. All of which would be extremely uncomfortable.

Editing: The editing consists of medium length shots, Most shots simple last for a second, show a title for roughly 2-3 seconds, the title cuts away and the shot lasts for another second before changing to the next. This pattern is only altered with a sequence where the character Django (Jamie Foxx) is seen from the side, a medium close up of him walking with the focus on him. Showing three titles, helping to highlight him as the main character.

Camerawork: The camerawork is very varied, with two shots, medium length shots, zooms and pans. Two shots to show the group of slaves and give a better persepctive of just how many there are. Tracking shots and pans to follow the slaves movements and keep them in shot, showing their walking. But other features for example the zoom, I think is more for artistic expression rather than any particular meaning or reason.

Sound: The music talks about the main character giving minor context, it repeats his name loudly and has the style of very old sort of country mixed with orchestra and multiple instruments to give the song more gravitas, to give more drama to the opening and character. The song's lyrics mention losing his love, being alone which has happened