student film analysis

Costumes: The actors in this film are wearing causual clothing to connote modern day fashion. The man chasing the protaganist is wearing sports clothes which could connote athleticism or maybe being a stereotypical lowish class person.

Lighting: All the lighting in this film is natural lighting. It is all filmed outdoors so no artificial light has been used in the opening of this film. Usually a chase scene will not be in a bright setting but instead a gritty or darker setting.

Actors: The actors are young men who are still in college and their acting is a little bit rusty. For instance when the chaser gets pushed over, the fall is so unnatural and the push is weak. Also there is no reason to push him over anyway as he just casually walks away into a building a few steps away. The running is fast paced  and natural which looks better than a forced sprint which looks awful.

Make up: Typically only women would wear notable or subtle make up but these are two men so it would be stereo-typically accurate for the men to have no make up on at all which in this case they do not.

Props: The two props used in this film are the mobile phone and mysterious package which is the main focus of the chase. The mobile phone connotes youth and modern technology.

Setting: The film takes place in a suburban setting to begin with and then ends in what I assume to be the college where the students who made this attend. the suburban setting makes the film seem like it was in a realistic situation as the audience it targets would most likely be middle class average people who may live in areas much like the one seen in the film.

Enigma: We are left wondering what the package was, why the two characters wanted it, who both of these characters are and what happens next. These are good enough questions the audience ask themselves that will secure an audience of people that want to find out more.

Sound: The non diagetic music that has been used is from a common assortment of movie editing sounds which to those who have frequently heard such sound clips may come across as unprofessional. The music used gives an ambient feel of suspense and energy which is what a chase scene has to achieve.

Camera: There is a wide array of different camera shots used in this film opening. For instance there are quite a few 'point of view shots' which give us a sense of perspective and puts us in the character's shoes. It also creates a feeling of chaos and frantic behaviour given off by the characters. There are quite a lot of still panning shots which can make or break a chase scene if not edited correctly. If one scene of the chase is slow and the next is also slow it becomes tiring and boring for the audience.