Lily Greenwood's Blog

 The fly is a comedic short film that plays with the idea of karmic revenge, showing a get away driver waiting in the car while the bank robbery happens. He becomes overly sensitive to a fly in his car, causing him to lash out which ends up backfiring catastrophically.  The first close up of the fly emphasises how his focus is unnecessarily on the fly showing how on edge he is.  The fact that he is a tough looking guy and doing a very important job, creates irony for the fact that something as small as a fly can ruin it. The effect of the close ups on his face and his hands on the wheel allows the audience to feel his unease.  We are just shown the ominous locked doors of the bank, but we can hear the sounds of the bank robbery taking place. The use of diegetic sound for example gun shots and screams allows us to know that there is a bank robbery taking place without having to show us anything. 

The arrival is a minimalistic short film that uses mine en scene and a voice over to show Anna contemplating over her pregnancy. The film has a sense of a play using the cafe as a small stage and putting Anna in the spotlight. The director used a photo of a young woman sitting in a cafe as visual inspiration for the film capturing the photos mystery.  The use of diegetic sound in the background acts as prompts for her thoughts, for example the trivial question of whether or not to have decaf, which would usual be non consequential but emphasises the fact that she has to make a difficult decision. As well as this a baby's cry acts as a turning point for her line of thought.  Throughout the film, the camera stays in the same position but slowly gets closer to her face until she is fully spotlighted, showing the dramatic nature of her thought process and the decision she has to make. 

  Slap (2015) is a drama that focuses on performance, visual motifs and cinematography to convey the important themes and messages surrounding gender and identity.  It follows the three act structure with the beginning showing us the characters and settings, and then in the middle the drama begins when the fight happens and he first shows his identity to someone and then the end being when he decides to go to the party. Throughout the film there is a visual motif of mirrors, as we often see Connors reflection possibly symbolising the conflicting identities within him. We also see this through the use of shadows, symbolising two possible selfs.  Throughout the film we see a northern industrial setting indicating that he would not be accepted as his true self due to cultural stereotypes. The film is mostly grey, contrasting to the colourful makeup he puts on. The different settings are also very masculine such as his bedroom and the boxing gym, cont...

  Tight Jeans is a light comedy short film that explores deeper attitudes towards cultures in a light hearted way.  We are first introduced in the title scene with a selection of shots of Lewisham Market, establishing the scene and themes of the film. In the first act we are introduced to the three characters and setting the light hearted comedic tone of the film. we are also introduced to the setting of the council estate. The second act begins with the man in the tight jeans walking by. This establishes the topic of conversation they are having.  We see a tracking mid shot of the jeans, showing how they are focused on them with their eyesight.  We are introduced to the different stereotypes of the characters, the smart one, the mediator and the less smart one. Their conversation has a light hearted tone as we are both laughing with them and at them while also we have deeper understanding of the meaning behind what they are saying while they are not fully aware...

It begins with an extreme close up of the Kebab guy chopping the meat , which is later shown to foreshadow the rest of the story. This paired with the diegetic sound emphasises the use of the knife.  As he stumbles forwards he is placed in the centre of the shot, looking past the camera giving us a sense of his panic and need for a way to escape. The bright lights are symmetrical on either side of the Ellington Kid drawing the viewer's attention to him.  The pace slows in this close up shot, building the suspense. The smooth pan between the two characters shows their power and ease, the man has a slight smile showing his confidence. His red shirt stands out against he white associates them with blood and power and contrasts with the all black outfits of the stabbers showing two separate sides.  The low angle makes them seem more threatening