Lo4 To be able to record cinematic footage/ Rushes of footage

 Rushes from different scenes we filmed over the last 3-4 months  

This rush is from scene four, in which Ellis's character kills Toby's character. To show how our footage met generic conventions of similar products. We have used slow panning camera movements and interesting shots similar to the About a girl short film which we studied before hand. Plus, we used shocking shots similar the 'About a girl', such as Toby's death scene' To highlight conventions of the similar dramatic movies that inspired us. Films like blue story have similar scene in which main characters die in order to convey emotion and dramatise the growth in knife crime. Which we wanted to parody within our film. Similar to this, we used natural lighting techniques and used contrasted lighting by filming Ellis in shade and Toby in bright sunlight to show Binary opposition within the story.  Furthermore, when Ellis goes towards Toby's dead body, the shot is completely within shade, which makes it darker, relating to how Toby, Ellis's only hope, has been killed. Plus, it also connotes how Ellis is feeling at the moment within the scene. To achieve this shot I directed Toby to walk backwards when he gets stabbed, so we could move the scene to this area and encapsulate both him and Ellis within the dark. Throughout this scene we portrayed Ellis as a road-man by using Mese-en scene elements such as the:

Props- The knife that Ellis was holding, showing that he is dangerous and relating to how other UK gangster films feature the use of knifes in similar similar.

Costume- He is shown wearing dark clothes, a black coat, and a balaclava which is used for comedic effect but also shows how he has become more like a criminal throughout the film. 

lighting- We purposely shot Ellis in shaded areas so that he would be shown in the dark during this scene, a heavy contrast from Toby who was shot in sunlight. This is a clear representation of Binary opposition and shows how we considered the use of genre theories when filming our product.

Acting- Ellis throat the film uses foul language and acts very loud and dangerous similar to how 'Road-men" or UK gangsters would act. This relates to Steve Niels (1980) theory about repetition and difference, as we used similar conventions, shot types, and Mise-en-scene elements as these films used. 

Location- We shot in more poor and broken areas within Doncaster to relate to David Newmans (2006) theory that states that the working class is societies problem. Ellis acted using exaggerated manorisioms and language to show how media represents the working class youth as dangerous and troublemaking. 

This clip is from scene 2 where the character wakes up from his coma, In this video we have the main character getting his friend out of the house, we use misce en scene as we use an over the shoulder shot to connote power and to show he is more powerful then his friend and also to intensify the film as you can't see the friend so the viewers don't know what's fully happening. Lighting is used in and outside of the house in this scene, we used natural lighting when filming some outside segments to show Establishing shots of the house and wide angle shots that show Toby walking in and out. We purposely waited until the weather was depressing and wet so that we could connote the themes of our film, and to convey how the area is depressing because of poverty and crime. During this shot we purposefully shot using dark natural light to highlight how Ellis's character is becoming more unhinged. When recording the shot, we did two different takes. One of which Ellis would be washing his face (acting normal) and in the other he would be staring directly into the mirror. This is to show the audience how he is slowly losing his mind and becoming a different person. For this we used Todorov's (1977) narrative theory about unconventional narrative structures as we will interchange these shots with each other, making the scene seem more unnatural and suspenseful for the audience; relating to the conventions of other horror films that have scenes similar to this. 

This is scene 3 where he gets out of his coma and is still robbing people and doing petty crimes. This clip shows a close up of a pedestrian about to eat but then gets his food robbed off him, we did a close up to denote the characters hand movement and to get his facial expression. Close ups are used in films to show Repetition, Characterisation, Situation and Timing. We add music in this to add suspense to the scene as we have the character approaching the victim the music denotes that's the main character has bad intentions, we also include slow panning camera movement and interesting shots similar to the shots in 'About a girl' Short film. For this shot we used an OTS shot that moved into a wide angel shot to show how fast Ellis was walking towards me, conveying his anger towards the other character. Also, we didn't use a dolly or tripod for this scene, this was to allow the audience to feel as if they were placed in the scene walking behind Ellis. This was also used to convey Ellis's anger during the scene. We shot a reverse dolly zoom on the victim as he sees Ellis, which emotes fear and adds comedic effect in the shot when combined with over the top acting. The location we shot in was used to represent how depressing Doncaster is as the graffiti and destruction fit the films themes and narrative. While filming we considered David Newmans (2006) representation theory about society's problem being the working class. The location chosen was used as it shows the conditions of some working class areas, and how it can attract people like Ellis to commit crimes such as theft, graffiti, and etc. Also while filming this scene we used Mise- en- scene elements such as the:

Acting- To parody many aspects of other UK gangster films and use Steve Niels (1980) genre theory about repetition and difference to subvert the genre and contrast the dark narrative and set design, with comedic acting and shot type to contrast how dark the narrative is. Similarly, we used the prop sausage droll to also make this scene comedic, and parody gangster films.

We use mise en scene in this scene elements to dress the main character as he wears clothing that someone who lives an unhealthy life and a life of crime. Our footage has met generic conventions and replicated conventions similar to other short films that are in the Thriller/ Dramedy genre. This is through things such as lighting, acting, set design, and costume design. All of these elements come together to form a thrilling story which includes both comedic and dramatic scenes. 

The rushes I have chosen show show how our team used short film conventions such as lighting and stage design to indicate to the audience that Toby's character is more heart-full and caring as he is shown throughout the film showered in sunlight, while Ellis's character is hidden in shadows and darker areas which represent how he is corrupt from his injury. We used binary opposition to show the audience that Ellis is the antagonist and Toby is the protagonists. However, we have subverted this convention by writing Ellis (the antagonist) to be the main character. This is similar to products like Attack on titan, in which the main character is shown to be an antagonist within the story. We did this as we wanted to parody certain gangster films such as Godfather and Blue story and show how people commit crimes. This is proof of us using binary opposition within our product. Which is used to help the audience dictate who is the protagonist and antagonist of the story. Also, we used mise-en-scene elements such as clothing to help build on the binary opposition as we presented Ellis in clothing that would be worn by someone living a life of crime. Our footage has met generic conventions and replicated conventions similar to other short films that are in the Thriller/ Dramedy genre. This is through things such as lighting, acting, set design, and costume design. All of these elements come together to form a thrilling story which includes both comedic and dramatic scenes. We subverted the conventions of many films by using Steve Niels (1980) Genre theory and parodying them and adding comedic elements into the scene, contrasting the themes and narrative of the film.