The document discusses several short films and techniques seen in them that could be useful for the author's planned film project. It summarizes Emergence and its effective use of varied shots and shaky cam during a chase scene. It also discusses Conflict and how it uses mise-en-scene to compare a chess game to a bar fight, conveying escalating conflict. Rear Window is praised for its use of mise-en-scene to introduce characters and imply backstories without dialogue.

1. Research
Kieran Beal

2. Emergence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4REFN_tt
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Emergence is a 60 second short film that while shorter than what I am planning my final product to be, is exceptionally useful in my
opinion for gaining knowledge on how to appropriately use a varied amount of shots effectively, for instance in this case I want to use
the shots that are used during the chase scene in the film, for instance throughout most of the shots they use the shaky cam
technique, which is effective for making the scene more disorientating, which is intended to sell the intensity of the scene, personally
I have found the shaky cam technique to be less than useful in the past however as this short film proves, if used well the shaky cam
is an effective filming technique, particularly for chase scene shots.
They also vary in the way the shots operate, for instance many of them are spent fixed in one position and pan around the area but
never show the direction that the character is looking in, this I suppose is to hide what exactly they are running from or how close the
danger is, but there are a few shots that also follow the character while maintaining their distance, and I think that it is a good idea to
keep your shots varied like this so that they remain engaging, I don’t like the story of the film however, while the cinematography
skills are good the storytelling I think could’ve done a better job at explaining to the audience exactly what was going on, you know a
man is running from someone because he’s scared, that’s clear, but what isn’t clear is why he’s running there’s not enough context I
think.
"Emergence" follows Cole, a 21 year old male, representing the average
person in society. As he is sitting in the comfort of his home watching
television, out of the darkness appears a man, representing large
corporations and their desire to become a part of one's life, almost
making up their identity, in an attempt to sell more products. The film
follows Cole as he attempts to escape the firm grip that the man has on
his life in an attempt to not be consumed by the rampant aggressive
action of multi-billion dollar corporations and society's capitalistic,
consumeristic ways. (official video description)

3. Conflict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7sW16dtsc4
Conflict is another 1 minute film that makes excellent use of camera angles however it’s greatest strength in my opinion is the use of
mise en scene, drawing a comparison between the young girl and the old man playing chess, and the two men having a fight over at
the bar. Each move taken during the chess game represents not only an escalation in their game, but also an escalation with two
people fighting, getting to the point where one of them has a bottle smashed over their head, it is this type of mise en scene that I
wish to use in my film, as it is easily able to tell a compelling story without the need for a script for the characters to use, in addition to
this it can be used to tell the entire backstory of a character in a matter of a few seconds, which is what my third product talks
about. The main piece of mise en scene that I can appreciate from an artistic standpoint in this film is the chess set, and I too would
want to be able to use the activities of different characters in my film to compare it to the actions of others, for instance two people
playing a game of hangman and the person trying to guess the word loses, and that helps the audience interpret what the ending of
the film was.
There are two types of conflict in this film, and the film is possibly trying to depict war and diplomacy through the 4 characters in the
film,
As they both involve 2 people against each other,
One through violent confrontation, and the other
Through a more peaceful resolution. However it could
Also be a representation of the cold war and WW2,
With the violent confrontation representing the open
Conflict of WW2 and other the more passive warfare
Between the USA and the Soviet Union. It could also be a
Representation of leaders moving their forces as a
Commanding force, and the violent confrontation the
Perspective of the troops in combat.

4. Conflict
The main piece of mise en scene that I can appreciate from an artistic standpoint in this film is the chess set, and I too would want to
be able to use the activities of different characters in my film to compare it to the actions of others, for instance two people playing a
game of hangman and the person trying to guess the word loses, that would help the audience interpret what the ending of the film
actually was, while also leaving to an ending of open ambiguity.

5. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3uo8sd_xBc
Rear window is a film most notable for it’s use of mise en scene, as this is the primary way the story is told throughout the film,
observations throughout the environment tell the audience about the characters and their stories, a scene which is one of the most
prevalent examples of this is the opening scene to the movie, when the camera pans around Jeff’s apartment showing a camera,
different photos and his broken leg and a stack of magazines, which goes a long way to imply that Jeff is a photographer and a thrill
seeker, and as a result he is a man that combines the two things for his career, which is how he ended up with a broken leg. I may
not use mise en scene to such an extent in my film, as I want to rely on other methods to effectively tell my story, but I think rear
window is a good film to look towards for examples of ways mise en scene can be used well.
The stack of magazines in his apartment as mentioned previously is the same, with the same woman on the front as this is made
obvious with the way the magazines are stacked, this could imply that the
Woman on the front is important to him in some way,
Since he is a photographer it is
unlikely he designed the cover and is waiting to hand
Them to the publisher, so it is possible that the
Woman on the front is perhaps an important figure in his life. I
Want to be able to use objects in the environment like this to
Help tell a story about my character or the world around them.

6. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock)
There are a lot of uses of mise en scene that I could take from Rear window, however I think the most effective use of it is right at the start of
the film, using it to introduce the characters and their backstory is an excellent way of telling the story without using dialogue and I think I
would want to use this technique in my film. Not necessarily through photo frames and magazines, but rather putting a more modern spin on
the concept by introducing technology into the works, so for instance I may have some college work of the protagonist at their side and they
could be going through their photos of their friends and family, which I believe would go a long way towards humanising the character,
furthermore making him contrast with the mysterious figures we know nothing about.

7. PAPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POb8T1uveQ
The film plays fast and loose with it's storytelling, in the film's description the ghost of the grand father is described as an 'ominous force',
however the way the ghost handed the child the ball, then waved goodbye to him would suggest that the ghost is more of a benevolent or
passive entity, so the description of the movies concept doesn't line up with the actions of the ghost.
However I like the coloration of the film, the saturation is taken out of many of the scenes which was a good technique to create the feeling
of a malevolent being in the area, I however would use this drainage of colour saturation to create the idea of the character coming off of
the drug influencing them, there is also a blurring of the image around the edges, this I would think is so that you focus on the main
character of the film, but I think I could use an effect like this to make it seem like the drug is blurring the persons' vision, this would in their
mind increase their paranoia that they can't handle being off the drug. The canted angle used in many shots of the film would-
Also be useful for me to use I believe as they do a good job of making the environment
around them seem more disorientating which is something I want to make it seem like
my protagonist is seeing as they struggle to adjust being off the drug.

8. Sherlock
This show has gained an occult following over the years since it was first debuted because of the
mystery that surrounds each episode, Sherlock uses deliberate ambiguity and mystery to leave
the audience guessing an keeps them gripped throughout the entire, usually 90 minute long
episode on average, this combined with the humour of the sociopathic Sherlock Holmes
(Benedict Cumberbatch) and his Partner John Watson (Martin Freeman) made Sherlock the
second most successful show on British TV.
Topped only by the New year's eve countdown and fireworks display, with 11.6 million views, it is
important to note that a large portion of this viewing audience was in the younger demographic,
under 30 years of age and in particular are female, this is according to 'POPmatters' survey,
however only 565 people in the UK, US and Canada combined filled this survey out, so it is likely
that the demographic for the show is much broader.

9. Production techniquesAudio track mixer is a different method of editing audio tracks on Abode Premiere pro, it allows for additional reverb affects as well as a
more accurate way of editing the decibel level of your audio, while technically speaking different methods can be used as they all have
different affects, I think this one will be useful in my film during any scenes of tension when the music needs to fade out at a slower pace
without cutting itself off. The most prevalent place I can think of to use this editing technique is towards the end of the film, the film will
likely cut to black towards the end of the film to further enhance an air of ambiguity.
0db – soundtrack
-6db – loud sound effects (gunshot)
-12db – dialogue (normal speech level)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRJhpKJvko0

10. Production techniques
Something that I came to realise when making my first short film was that audio is just as crucial as the video, in that if the audio doesn't line
up or sounds off, it is definitely noticeable and this effects the overall quality of the video, as a result of this I have tried to look up tutorials
that show methods on how to enhance the sound effects in my video. This could be either by making the same sound effect sound a little
different each time so that there isn't any carbon copies of each other, or even making some sounds seem far away while others seem much
closer than they actually are, the link to a following video below explained how to do this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRftuSG1Akw

11. Production techniquesThere are going to be a lot of running scenes in my film and as a result I though it would be a good idea to include some jitter effects in my film
to increase the intensity of these scenes, I will likely use freehand camera for much of the scene to create the natural shaky cam effect,
however these effects will allow me to get a shaky shot in area where I use steady cam (if needed) it will also allow me to get this effect
without risk of the video blurring out where I don’t want it to. The shaky cam effect is not something to be used by itself but instead would be
far more useful to use in some sort of transition, perhaps the directional blur digital effect to create an extra layer of disorientation with the
shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsdLuiVWN7E

12. Production techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uX
QFtri8tk
After watching a preview for the directional blur transition, I believe that it will be an effective technique used for a smooth transition during
an action scene without breaking the tension, as a result I think I am very likely to use this transition during my film, I think that there will be
multiple opportunities to use this. For instance a good opportunity to use this would be to show the protagonist running then using this
directional blur technique to make it look like the person chasing him is in one continuous shot, rather than two split shots, it could also be a
useful technique to move ahead of the protagonist in certain shots and show what is ahead of him, there are multiple ways to execute this
shot however I will be using the simplest one as often to save on time, then if there is time left over I may use a more complicated version of
the edit to make it look better.

13. Directing the eyeThis filming technique has been used in cinematography throughout the years to great affect, the way it works is to use light and
dark as visual signposts to the audience, so what's important is lit, and what isn't remains in the darkness, from those directives
the audience knows what to focus on, an example of this is the film 'Citizen Kane'.
In the journalist scene to citizen Kane the journalists are finishing watching a reel depicting Kane's life, when the reel finishes
though the film doesn't simply cut to black, instead the blank white screen remains lit and instead the journalists are in the dark,
this is to convey to the audience that what the journalists are saying is more important than what they can see, this way they
subconsciously focus on the riddle of the movie rather than the visual aspects.
This could be of use as I predict that many of the scenes will be busy with a lot going on, if however I use this technique it would
help the audience acknowledge what exactly they are supposed to be focusing on. I think that a good shot where I could use this
technique is when the character is walking out of their home or any building and is walking down the street through other people,
this way while the audience know that there is a crowd around the character their focus should still be on the protagonist.

14. IntercuttingThis is when two scenes are shot in sequence to each other, but they are presented by cutting back and fourth between them. This then creates a feeling of
two actions occurring at once in separate locations, this is generally used in the leading climax scene in act three however it can be used in other parts of
the film too.
An excellent example of intercutting being used is in the film 'Cabaret', the film is set in Hitler's rise, where we first see the freewheeling world of the Berlin
Cabaret. As the film progresses the Nazi's grip strengthens until it finally takes over the culture, this change in the political status is demonstrated in a dance
that uses intercutting to the end of the scene to make the inferences less abstract and more particular. The number starts off like ones earlier in the film, a
kick line of dancers perform, while the MC throws out sexual innuendos to his audience, this is when the change begins.
The dancers then stop, tear the flowers off of their hats and spin the hats around, the hats change from flirtatious to militaristic, the dance steps then also
change to the Nazi march, the films bright orange colours change to a blue fog.
It cuts from the dancers to the home of a Jewish woman, each cut back to the house shows a step up of the brutality of the thugs that are on her property,
first they rush onto her gated property, then we see the woman at the door responding to the late night callers who have disappeared from shot, lastly we
see the family dog laying dead on the doorstep. The murder of the dog, grounds the abstract dance with a specific incident.
The intercutting goes from the abstract to the specific, it immediately sets up the idea that the old world is gone and the new one has arrived. The violence
of the Nazi thugs has become the norm and will go without punishment.
I think the best opportunity for me to use this type of editing technique will be during a chase scene during the film with one of the strange figures pursuing
the protagonist, the figures are meant to represent the character's addiction to the drug, so I intend to have this intercutting to show the protagonist
attempting to flee from their addiction while simultaneously those mental projections chase them down.

15. Split screenA split screen runs two shots side by side within a single frame, very similar to intercutting, the split screen takes the idea of a simultaneous
action. Split screen was a staple of the 1950's/60's. It was often used to depict phone conversations as shown in 'Pillow talk'. It was also used in
classic horror films, it's use however isn't limited to this genre in particular. As a matter of fact Quentin Tarantino used this exact technique in his
comic book inspired film 'Kill Bill vol.1'.
Black mamba in the film lies comatose in a hospital bed. In having unexpectedly survived an attempt on her life, an assassin is sent to finish the
job. As the assassin approaches her room dressed as a nurse, walks towards Thurman's bed, the film switches to split screen. Using split screen
we are able to see both Thurman lying in bed and the approaching the assassin at the same time.
This is often used to suggest simultaneity, but it's not limited to this in this instance the split screen also suggests the imminent physical
proximity of the victim to the assassin by having the two share the same frame and appearing to almost touch. This serves to further heighten
the suspense.
I believe that this editing technique could also be useful during a chase scene of my film, to further build up the suspense of the scene I could
have two split screen images then merge together to form one larger image with the two protagonists in the same shot.

16. Two shotThe two shot technique is used when two characters are filmed in the same shot, generally from the mid-chest up however it can technically
be used from any distance, the two shot can be used to show harmony or disharmony depending on the scene, a good example of this is from
the film 'The Piano', Campion is able to use contrasting two shots to deepen the audiences knowledge of the character.
Campion is able to exploit the aspect of the two shot that can depict harmony, whenever mother and daughter are in the same scene they
most often appear in a balanced two shot. A way to show disharmony is to make the shot imbalanced. For instance in the scene with Ada's
marriage to her new husband she also uses a two shot, Ada looks away and her husband looks down in the rain, Campion sabotages our
expectation in the film by showing the couples disharmony by making this shot imbalanced, and it sharply contrasts the with harmonious
shots of Ada and her daughter.

17. Research Analysis
• What common features do the researched products have? Conflict is a
silent film, this is because it relies on it's camera shots and mise en scene tell a story without relying on dialogue, while PAPA and emergence are for
the most part silent films, they both include dialogue in some parts to assist in the storytelling, with that being said I'm not sure what is being spoken
in Emergence as it is spoken in a foreign language. However these films are very different, Emergence relies mostly on it's cinematography, Conflict
uses mise en scene extensively and PAPA relies mostly on lighting, colour saturation and impaired camera vision to set the mood of the film and
foreshadowing events to come. They don't share many features, however Emergence and PAPA do have cinematography in common, not that they
have the same camera angles and shots but they do both use a wide array of them to tell their story.
• Conflict and PAPA also share similarities with the editing process, one in particular was the technique used to slow down time in certain parts of the
film for build of intensity, for instance in Conflict two of the most crucial shots in the film use this form of editing, the shot where to two bar goers
fight, and the shot where the little girl beats the old man at chess, this will have been done so that the audience would know that these scenes are of
significance in the film and to highlight the mise en scene used. Papa uses this slow down time effect in multiple scenes throughout the film, this
mostly happens in scenes with the child in parts that are of significance that lead to the next scene of the film, for instance when the child drops the
ball and it rolls away, leading him to the tree where he meets the ghost of his grand dad, it is also placed into slow motion when he's walking over to
the tree and when he's being picked up by the parent.
• What aspects of the research will you include within your own
production work?I want to be able to use different aspects of each film researched in mine, I always want to be able to use a
varied amount of shots in my film despite certain camera shots being suitable for action scenes, I want to be able to include scenes that aren't filled
with action and are dedicated more to the build up of the action, in which case I will likely use more steady camera shots and close ups as these I
believe are good for scenes of tension rather than action, I don't intend to use scenes of slow motion in my film although there is a possibility that it
will fit into a couple of shots to make them more engaging. Instead I want to use the technique of draining colour saturation in my film to show the
effects of the drug wearing off, it's also representative of my protagonist starting to see the reality of the world around him, While I doubt I'll be using
too much mise en scene in a film like in Rear Window, this is because I want to be able to focus more on the current story and building up the tension
before the action rather than spending too much time on establishing shots, however I do want to be able to setup a basic background for my
character if at all possible, I would also like to use establishing shots to and mise en scene to set the condition of the society, which is something seen
in Rear Window, with the panning shot of the apartments clearly displaying a close community as everyone knows each others names, but on the
other hand it shows that they are isolated in their own lives as you don't generally see them together throughout the entire film. Sherlock is well
known throughout the world as a popular psychological thriller, constantly making the audience wanting to crack the mystery before the famous
detective and always surprised at the revelation as the actual ending reveals a solution that they never would have guessed but at the same is
completely plausible, which when accompanied by the moments of tension in each episode creating engaging action sequences keeps the audience
hooked right to the end, as far as narrative is concerned I'm not going to be able to replicate something that of the like seen in Sherlock, mainly
because I'm not a professional screen writer and also because I don't have 90 minutes in my short film to tell a compelling story, I have to create an
engaging sci/fi thriller in about 5 minutes and this limits what I will be able to do, however I believe that there will be aspects of Sherlock that I can
take in order to make the story more engaging for the audience.

18. Questionnaire Analysis

19. Audience research
The results from this graph tell me quite clearly that my
audience is for the most part young adults I.e. in between the
ages 16-22 with one anomaly in the results being older, my
product is going to appeal to this audience by using themes that
are psychological in nature, which given the popularity of shows
such as Sherlock, which upon the airing of it's episode 'The
abominable bride' had 8.4 million viewers, won two Emmy
awards and was sold to 216 international broadcasters.
Black mirror is a Netflix series which first debuted on the 4th
December 2011, with the latest episodes gathering a total
viewing audience of 1.6 million, but the episode 'my big fat
gypsy valentine' gained an audience of 4.1 million, with a 15.8%
share between the hours of 9-10PM.

20. Audience research
This data collection tells me that the gender audience is fairly
even, except for a couple non-binary responses, but overall for the
most part my audience is female, this I believe helps because it
allows me to draw comparisons that have also been popular with
the female demographic, and therefore will be able to take aspects
of those TV shows to appeal to them, in addition to this I can also
cross reference these results with my age demographic results and
I can conclude that the majority of my audience are 13-17 year old
females so far.

21. Audience research
According to these results it clearly states
that while the other genres all have their
own group of followers (except rom/com)
and they are spread fairly evenly, however
by far the most popular is the
action/thriller genre, this tells me that I
need to also include a certain number of
scenes of action/tension in my films as this
will go a long way to keeping my audience
engaged in the film. The second most
favoured genre in the rating is sci-fi, this
would suggest that I should also include
some science fiction themes or story
telling aspects in my film, fortunately the
drug that I'm using in my film is exactly
that, I plan to have the film set in the not
too distant dystopian future, this way I can
include non-existent scientific
developments without having to change
the background using CGI, as dramatic
changes in architecture and robotics isn't
made in a few years or even a decade as an
example. This helps me narrow down my
genre to a sci/fi action thriller.

22. Audience researchThe main reasons for my audience liking these genres of film seem to be because they either find films with action in much more engaging and
easy to follow, or the well written story line, for sci/fi the main reasons behind them watching these types of films can be narrowed down to a
few main reasons as well, these seem to be the impressive special effects in modern sci/fi films or they like the tension and intrigue that come
with these films, it could also be that these films have the potential to be anything, the next favoured genre of film (comedy) actually lines up
with the same amount of votes as the horror genre, however since the horror genre is by far the most disliked of the genres (seen in my next
graph) so I will be using comedy as a reference point.
Comedy is a very divisive genre of film, with mixed reviews from each person, however for those people who did favour this genre the most, all
have similar reasons that can be boiled to a select few. Many respondents said that they find full length feature films difficult to sit all the way
through, and this is something they find easier to do when the film in question has the potential to make them laugh. The second most common
reason behind it was that comedies help with life, the ability to laugh makes them forget about their problems in life for a little while and so
comedies are the best films to watch for this source of entertainment.

23. Audience research
The data on here clearly shows that the least favoured genres by
my target audience, are horror and romance, this would indicate
that while I can definitely use scenes of tension in my film to
keep my audience engaged, I should stay away from anything
that starts going into the horror genre, I should also stay away
from aspects of film that go into the romance genre, perhaps
with a larger sample size other genres would have been least
favourite, however with my current data set I have, these are the
least favourite and so I shall stay away from them as best I can.

24. Audience research
Horror is by far the least favored genre by most audience, and the reasons behind this can be shortened down to a very distinct
few, the prevalent of which is simply the fact that my target audience doesn't like being scared, they don't define a movie tapping
into their fears as 'entertainment', the next one that was most obvious was that many respondents just thought the concept of a
horror movie has been worn into the ground, they are cliché and rely far too much on 'jump scares' to achieve their goal of
scaring the audience, and others simply just don't get scared by them in general and think horrors are simply boring.
The second most unpopular genre was Romance, and overwhelming majority of my audience describe them as 'sappy' or
'cringey', I would suppose by this they mean that the concept of a romantic relationship in these films is seen as unrealistic of
unbelievable, many others also stated that they found the idea of a whole film based solely around a romantic plot isn't very
engaging, they instead prefer the idea of using romance as a sub-plot to the film rather than the focus of attention.
The third least favored genre (but by significantly less votes) was the comedy genre. However with this genre there seems to be
only one real reason as to why they don't like these movies, and that is because they simply don't find these films funny, the
comedy of the films don't appeal to them and they find them boring, the final slightly alternate reason was the films apparently
have 'select humour'. I presume they mean that you have to have the same sense of humour that the movies are trying the relate,
and that is certainly true for some films, however since my film won't be a comedy this won't be an issue for me.

25. Audience research
On the concept of films with psychological themes behind them the response was overwhelmingly positive, with many Reponses stating that
these films are incredible because they are able to mess with audiences heads and they can relate more to the characters and as such get
more drawn into the film, other were more cautious about the idea, saying that it is a very good idea if executed correctly, however if not
done right then these films can quickly become a strange, confusing mess. Another issue is that if there are any psychological illnesses and
the like in a film and they aren't given the proper respect and recognition they need then the film can be poorly received by any audience.
others believe that these films can get confusing in general whether or not they're executed right, and as a result said that they should be
kept simple, and finally other people didn't really have an opinion on the topic at all however none of the responses were necessarily
negative.
The conclusion I can draw from this to appeal to my audience is to definitely include psychological themes in my film, but keep them simple
so not to confuse anyone, and ensure if I do include any characters with psychological problems in my film, that I portray them in the correct
light and recognise it as a serious issue, as it's not something meant as a source of entertainment.

26. Audience research
Ambiguity in films is a controversial topic, as some
people prefer to have a 'proper' ending to wrap
everything up rather than an ending where they still
don't quite know what exactly is going on. On the other
end of the spectrum is the people who prefer a film
with an open ending as they prefer to be able to
interpret their own ending, then there were the others
who were on the bench about the whole thing and not
too bothered, however overall the conclusion to be
drawn from this is that my audience by far prefers
ambiguity over any other ending. My product is going to
be able to appeal to this audience because it revolves
around a society that is dependent on a drug, and my
ending forms the questions, what will happen to a
society like this that becomes so reliant on a drug?
What did the protagonist inevitably decide to do in the
end? I'm wanting to make my ending more ambiguous
so I feel it would be best to include an ending with
important questions like this.

27. Audience research
Comparing the results for darker endings or the
happier endings, the vote was far in favour of darker
endings, this was actually the ending I was hoping for,
my film is set in a dystopian not so distant future and
so darker themes were always going to be present, this
means having a sudden happy ending would've likely
thrown the audience off as up to this stage chances are
they weren't expecting a positive ending to the story,
and I doubt it would be a pleasant surprise because it
would've felt very much out of place and random.
This would appear to tell me that my audience prefer
films with more realistic endings, as opposed to stories
that have happier endings where everything works out
for the protagonist in dangerous/challenging situations
as this has proven many times to not always be true to
life, of course the same could be said vice versa so the
opinion on preferring darker endings may actually be
due more to their psychographic class or simple
personal preference. I believe my film will appeal to
this audience because while you don't necessarily see
the ending to my film, and technically don't get a
straight answer as to what happened, with the
circumstances that are applied the audience can be left
to interpret the darker alternative ending.

28. Audience research
Most films have two methods of storytelling, they either explain to the audience everything that is going to progress the story quicker, or they
simply leave breadcrumbs throughout the story to let the audience figure out the major revelation on their own, in questioning my audience
the finding was most definitely that they prefer to figure it out on their own, with all but one of the responses stating that they prefer this
method for similar reasons, the most popular ones were that they feel more intelligent/involved for figuring it out on their own, and that they
don't like it when the director spoon feeds them all the information, the problem behind this is that it has to be done well as one respondent
said, it has to be good clues left throughout the film for the audience and not just parts of large quantities of exposition in parts of the film,
however if it is done well then this is the most effective method of storytelling, the respondents view was that the clues have to be there for
the audience to figure out, but it cannot become too complicated else it will just confuse the audience and they will have no idea what's
happening anymore, but it also has to include enough hints that they aren't left completely clueless by the end of it.
I plan to be able to piece together the story of my film through the actions of the characters and their current environment, however without
dialogue in my film it will be difficult to leave clues for the audience as to what exactly is happening, however this doesn't mean to say that I am
planning on presenting them with all the facts immediately, instead I plan on making the story easy to piece together but not announce the
presence of these story telling features and leave it for the audience to find themselves.

29. BBFC
The BBFC are the orginisation in Britain that determine what age rating should applied to each film, where the film may be shown, and if it can
be shown at all, after reading through the parameters of what they allow at each age rating, I've come to the conclusion that my film would
likely be rated a 12 because of the brief presence of drugs and psychological threat that do take place in my film but don't go into too much
detail about them, there is no strong language (or any language) in my film and there isn't any sexual content either. While there is drugs
present in my film they aren't endorsed or instructed upon how to use and as a result it is allowed by the BBFC, while technically the age rating
of my film would likely be a 12, I would probably recommend it more to an age category of 15. This is because my film is based around subjects
that an audience member who is 12 may not fully understand and so the film would be lost on them.

30. Interviews

31. Interview 1
• What would you think about an action orientated film based on the protagonists fractured mind?
I believe that it would be very in depth and will have plenty of symbolism and unusual moments and events. It
sounds like a film that would make you think deeply about something and play around with your own head as
well as the main protagonist.
• Why would you think this way about it?
Because it is a film about a messed up mind. It is expected for the film itself to feature things that the brain
would usually think about and imagine, etc.
• What would you think about a film that uses a made up drug as it's key plot point?
I think it would be a very good, unique plot as there are very few other products that use this concept.
• When it comes to action in films would you prefer it constantly or only in certain parts?
Only in certain parts because if the whole film was in action, It would be very easy to lose the point of the story
and there is not enough time for the characters or story to develop properly.
• With action scenes do you prefer a steady camera technique or shaky cam?
It depends on the scene. shaky cam I would prefer in more of an intense action scene as it puts the audience
into the scene and makes it feel more lifelike. Steady cam would be for more calmer action scenes or parts of a
fight scene in which the characters take a break from fighting for a few seconds, etc.

32. Interview 1
My audience clearly finds the idea of film based around the protagonists mind interesting, stating
that it has the potential to tell a story of deeper meaning with symbolism to real life mental
health issues, and due to it being inside the mind of the protagonist from their perspective, it also
has the potential to seriously mess with the audiences mind, liking the concept of a drug as it's
central plot point and saying it was something that not many previous products have explored
before tells me that audience is interested seeing new and unique plot points.
My audience also told me that they prefer the use of shaky cam during scenes of action in their
film, as long it isn't used in excess then they certainly see this as the better option, however they
also said that it is good to use steady cam in their films as well, during pauses of the action it is
good to help the audience re-establish what is happening and where the protagonist currently is
exactly. These short moments of steady cam will also be good to show the emotions on the
character's face during these scenes of action, as centring a camera on someone's face in steady
cam is the easiest way to go about it.

33. Interview 2
• What would you think about an action orientated film based on the protagonists fractured mind?
• I think that it's an interesting concept that will give the audience an opportunity to explore the mind of
someone who experiencing a different perspective of their reality.
• Why would you think this way about it?
• I think it's because for me being a teacher much of my job involves talking to a diverse range of students
and as a result there is a variation of psychological needs that I cater and adapt for, and it helps broadens
my perspective.
• What would you think about a film that uses a made up drug as it's key plot point?
• Nothing wrong with the idea, a strong key plot device and in essence can provide a lot of story telling
seeing how the drug effects the protagonist and other people .
• When it comes to action in films would you prefer it constantly or only in certain parts?
• In certain parts, if it were constant it would become a bit too much, if it lasts the entire film then it would
become increasingly hard to pay attention.
• With action scenes do you prefer a steady camera technique or shaky cam?
• Shaky cam as long as it used within reason.

34. Interview 2
I tells me that my audience would appreciate a type of film that focuses more on the psyche of the protagonist more than
anything but at the same time mixes in a small amounts of action to keep the film interesting, it also tells me that my action
scenes should consist more of a shaky cam technique with short instances of steady cam, this is because shaky cam does a better
job of drawing the audience into the action of the scene. They liked the idea of a psychological thriller because in their line of
work they have spoken to and interacted with all sorts of people with different psychological issues, and it has given them
perspective, as a result they believe that it is a good idea to create a film surrounding these psychological themes.
I think my film can appeal to this type of audience because it uses these psychological themes as it's key plot point, the
protagonists fractured mind combined with the withdrawal of the drug is what creates the terrifying hallucinations.

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