Evalutation
My films genre was action/thriller. It could also be catergorised in the sub-genre of horror.
It contains classic conventions of the genre both in physical objects and the body language of the characters. For example there is a gun present which connotes danger and violence which are common themes of the action genre. This scene is all about a chase which also connotes danger. We therefore have combined these two conventions to make a more creative scene.
In terms of the Todorov narrative my film comtains an equilibrium, though brief, in which everything is as it should be and there is no danger. When the audience sees the gun the disruption is present. At the end of the scene the recognition has also been persent. As it is only the opening two minutes there is no reparation or restoration.
In terms of the Levi Strauss theory there are a number of oppositions present, there is the vunerability of the victim against the power of the villain. There is peace and violence. As it is set in a quiet housing estate there is also the oppositions of safety and danger. The victim is dressed brightly which contrasts with the dark outfit of the villain so we have the contrast of good/light and evil/dark.
In terms of the Propp theory characters present include clearly the villain and the victim.
We have taken advantage of mis-en-scene for our film. Our victim was dressed brightly whereas the villain was dressed in darker clothes connoting danger and making it clear which character is which and where the power balance is.We challenged the residual ideology that a housing estate is a place of safety and quiet by choosing to film in one and introducing a scene of violence.
When it came to editing we decided to use fast jump cuts as these are typical of the genre.
We challenged the typical convention of a quiet neighbourhood by setting an act of violence in it.
We created a directors commentary which plays over the video below.
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