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The film
that you are about to see is for my A-level film studies coursework.
When approaching the idea to make a film I specifically did
not want to follow the usual conventional style of Hollywood.
So what I did was to create a film that is experimental and
expressionistic.
It is told through the film techniques of camera shots, mise
en scene, digital sound and editing rather than speech through
the characters. Many influences that I have had have been
from Soviet montage and German expressionism, where these
techniques play an important role in conveying the films meaning.
The story
itself in the film is about personal conflict an idea that
is usually dealt with in the film world, but I wanted to show
it through an individual perspective.
I believe that how we view ourselves within and our position
in the world is not the same as the next person, we all have
different visions. This film shows frustration, but through
the imagination of the male protagonist, not what we understand
as frustration.
I have thoroughly enjoyed making this film, this and studying
film at A-level has made me understand how important they
are in portraying ideas.
They are not just a form of passive entertainment, but a place
where the imagination is recreated where ideas are seen visually
in many forms. I have learnt a story does not have to be told
through words but can be seen in a film through film techniques.
And also that much work needs to go into a film, I found this
especially through the editing process where I discovered
the timing and the placement of shots and sound is crucial.
Problems I had were mostly from the editing process where
some scenes did not work. I want this film to be seen as a
form of art, not just entertainment.
Neelam Parmar
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