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Study a further 2 films in the dramatic genre (dark) bigshortfilms, virgin shorts etc.
Thought about the style and visuals of the film
The analysis of cinematograph and mise-en-scene need to be more detailed
Editing needs to be discussed
Location shots need to be anotated

Location Shots- Location 1

This shot, looking down the stairs is very good at creating a slightly uncomfortable feel. I will use shots like this and this location when I want to create tension or isolation. I may use these location, or locations like this, for the opening shot. To use this as the opening shot I would bring the camera up the stairs to make the audience feel like they are entering the film but also bring it up the stairs which would elevate toward the characters.

This shot is of the same stairs as the first but from the other side. I would use these stairs as the opening shot going toward the door, where the main character would be. This would rather be in one continuous shot, following through from the bottom of the stairs until it is in the room. Or be cross cutting between a memory or dream of the character. This cross cutting would be useful as it would introduce the characters into the film, but also create tension which can be broken by a birds eye shot looking down at the younger brother, he would then weak up, breaking the uncomfortable tension that is created by the cross cutting between the dream and reality.

I will use this area and shot during the opening shot to move into the room. I may also use this area as it is very bland and colourless. It is also very normal and what you expect someone to live in, making the narrative seem more real. 

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This I will use as the area where the girl has to confront the boy, as it is very enclosed and has a dark corner. I an then move objects out of the way, allowing more room. However I want to use a corner or enclosed space for the final confrontation as it will make the character feel more trapped and then make the audience feel more for him.

I will use shots like this when the younger brother is still looking for his older brother, these will e quick cuts in one sequence, while I would put eerie music over the top to create an unconmfortable tension for the audience. I will also do this to make the charctrer feel more paniced.

Costume

After watching the short film 'Daddy', the man is wearing plain cloths, grey t-shirt, which matches the plain colour of the room. The daughter in the film is wearing bright colours to contrast the room.
I will use thos contrast of costume but having the alive, younger brother wearing simple grey pyjamas, but have the older, dead brother wearing darker colours, like black trpuises and shirt.
The younger brothers girlfriend will wear a brightly coloured coat, but a darker dress. This will connote the 'light and colour' in the younger brothers distressed life. However once she's insite the narrative will revery back to the dark and sinister.

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I should use a sound motif for the dead brother; this will signify to the audience that the dead brother is near. The motif should start of subltle, however as the tension increases the subtlety of the sound decreases. The final point for the film is to use several anti-climatic endings that will lure the audience into a false sense of security making the actual climax more powerful.

Actor

Here's a shot of the actor for the younger brothers, who is still alive but imagining his dead brother.

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