Friday, October 29, 2010

Genre Connections/ Director Influences/Influences and Narrative Story
 I think that the film does develops a clear story around a character that moves from 3 acts; set up, maze and feeling because the audience can easily get that the climax; not having her phone and how she feels about it. The film creates an idea of what happens when someone takes away the most important thing and how they react to it. I feel that the lines and actions are consistently in character because my story is about action and reaction, so as a reaction of the protagonist there's a confusion about the conversation of different subjects. She's very concentrated on her phone that ironically finishes her friend's sentences, but with different meanings. The dialogue is important and it's well concise. The characters say the necessary in order to develops the story and it's show in the film. As for the climax; it's unique because it's not common to have a big confusion like shown here because of a phone and it's effective because it makes the film fall into the category of comedy.

Directing/ Acting/ Character
The actors were well selected because their personalities don't influence the film, the acting it's what it does and this film doesn't requires specific physical attributes. The actors did a good job because they develops very well their role and succeed in making the audience believe who they are and what they were feeling. Each one of the three actors have totally different personality that fit perfectly in the film. They are physical different, good looking and their appearance is different, it's difficult to be confused on who is who. Definitely the characters are able to of involving audience emotionally. They totally become the characters and the audience believes who they represent
The close-ups are significant.

Production Design/ Mis EN scene 
In this film the wardrobe is not important, it modern time and something casual. Make up is not an issue because it's a every day make-up, nothing that amazing or different.

Cinematography
Mostly every shot demonstrate the knowledge of rules of composition.The zoom ins were well done, smoothly so the audience would get distracted. The camera work was planned by the director and mostly every shot shows emotions and good angles

Edit/ FX, Techniques or Concepts

The cuts came out very clear and flow beautiful with the story.The audience is not confused by the shots shown because they're always on focus. Definitely effort has been made to cut shots and keep the interest.The audience needs to see each moment because they don't know when the two girls would realize they're talking about 2 different subjects and also what would happen with the phone. Shots follow logical visual statements.Jump shots have been avoided, both technical and general. Editing is smooth and fluid because this helps the audience to comprehend the story. The time is the exact time this film needs to develop the story and the audience to analyze it.

Sound Fx/ Score
The Microphone was placed close to the actor so there would be a better sound. The sound levels are different because some sound effects needed to be louder, however, it never affects the dialogue or distracts the audience. The first half of the film the sound is  not clear because there a construction next to it, but the second part the audio is clear and perfect. Scenery movements are well controlled and does not affects the audio.

Other Areas
Music and Effects
Sound has a consistently loudness and it's according to what we see in the screen. The background music is always appropriately. The music has no lyrics, but it helps the film to have at the beginning a feeling of happiness, at the middle confusion, and at the end anger. The music never interferes with the dialogue.
 Lighting
Lighting was not a problem, during the whole film the lighting was in good position and helped the film. The angle, color and the appropriate time of the day mad easier the lighting, the location favored the film.
Titles and Credits
The type style is appropriate for the film. Titles and credits remain long enough for the audience to read it. Also they help the film for the audience to know the order of events.

Objective
Overall the film came out okay; the concept was good and the actors acted their roles well, but the location and the camera work wasn't the best. The sound was bad for the first half and the film needed more close-ups. However, I think the film obtained their purpose; be funny and focus all the attention into the love between the girl and the phone, as a result there was a confusion. I think that out of my list of films this one is the less good because I personally committed many basic mistakes that I have never committed. However, I take this film as the stair that I needed to comprehend in films are categories; there's a difference between a normal/okay film and a different/unique/amazing film.

















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