Research Task 4- Emma Robertson

The Transaction (J. Van Tulleken, 2009)

Thriller/Drama


Points I found interesting:

•Male voice-over greeted on the blank screen 'The arrangement...' Sacrasm, which has a comical tone

•Colours: Black and White (just like Lou Lou lives here)
•Extreme long shot of the mise en scene of the park fields- emphasises her vulnerablity and picturesque.
•No dialogue spoken except the voice-over- UNIQUE factor! (I want to use this convention for my own short film as it is extremely powerful, 'story-like')
•Moments of hand held camera to allow realism and to create a bit of movement of the windy day
•Medium close up of the woman's face to emphasise her emotion and helps the natural lighting to amplify the shadows on her face


•Continuity editing used throughout to allow an easy and slow paced narrative. Creates a bit of tension as you wonder what is going to happen when the 'transaction' is made.
•Many over-the-shoulder shots of the two characters to create conflict and to highlight an interaction has taken place- creates a mystery of their relationship

•Starts and ends with the same establishing shot of the park fields, which easily brings the short film to a close

•Provokes a questioning mood on what the film was about. However, this film was very effective and I think if we used this film as our main inspirition I believe we would make a very good film!



Posted by Emma at 09:53