The mise en scene shows that this short film is set on a council estate, with the characters wearing grim, dirty clothes which show how poor they are as a family. The close up shots of the young girls faces show how desperate they are for food which highlights how poor they are.
The film maker is trying to make us emphasis with the main character as it may be her own fault that she has all these children but by her repeating the line 'it's my first night out in ages' shows us that she never goes out and never enjoys herself, she spends all her time trying to entertain her children. Due to her having a 'special' dance with her children, and having their art work all around the kitchen really emphasises how much love and care she has for them. By doing this the director makes sure that we are not quick to judge her.
It is a very effective film as it really shows the lives of mothers with lots of children and how difficult it is to survive with only a short amount of money. The cutaway edits during the short film really show how people are living in poverty, the close ups of the door frames were the paint is peeling of the walls, and the close ups of the girls faces show how dirty they are.
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This comment refers back to the other posts and summarises a bit so bear with me! First - such a lot of thought and exploration.....well done! it's a huge step forward. Your best posts are the most specific and detailed and I think the Ganzfield Experiment inspired you most? Excellent deconstruction though a tricky one to emulate in terms of SFX. You'll need to check some of the techniques with Ms Raison if you want to have a go. Do bear in mind too that you can't drive your narrative forward with a well known song (and its powerful connotations - in this case Slumdog Millionaire) as the F and the M track does in Ganzfield. This is because of copyright.
ReplyDeleteI have some thoughts about your alcohol idea. Couldn't you position alcoholic drinks throughout your story - main narrative and flashbacks - but almost invisibly (like the bag in About a Girl)so its significance is only revealed later. You could be really imaginative with the mise en scene/sound effects of different drinks (I'm thinking cocktails and decoration/gin and tonic + the clink of ice and swoosh of bubbly tonic/the gulp of a shot of scotch etc etc) but never position them centre stage until later in the story. Maybe start looking at the way alcohol and drinkers are represented in films/tv and blog what you notice. Drink and drinking is often used as a short hand for something else (party time/ private misery/ getting courage etc etc) depending on context. You want to avoid being too obvious and 'preachy' I think, so the story line will be very important.