Previous Candidate's Work

Wasters

 For their production company they used what looks cocaine to form the shape of their title . This give the audience a feel for what the movie is going to be about. Its also pretty sharp and simple , which is good , because it makes it easy to read. The title could connote that their is going to be use of drugs in the film because the title looks like its made from cocaine. The font is is very well done and has a edgy look.

 In this screen shot we see a group of boys handling drugs. In the background their is a lot of graffiti and tagging on the walls.This shows that they are in a rough area where most people are rebellious and don't follow the law. This makes it look more of  a british social realism , because in the UK their is a lot of graffiti and gang members tagging on the streets.

 In this screen shot we have a student who is in a classroom, he pulls out a cigarette in attempt to light it but is stopped by a teacher. This shows the teenage rebelliousness against teachers in which pupils in  the UK show all the time. Also the pupil might be underage to smoke in which he is breaking the law. This is issue is common in the UK has kids are smoking underage , and don't care what affect it as on them in the future. So by having one of the characters in the film being rebellious some teenagers can relate to the situation .

 In this screen shot we have the credits which are done very nicely and goes well with the theme of drugs. The credits are shown on a rizla in which the teenagers are using for their drugs . The credits come at the end which is a bad thing in my opinion , it makes it seem more like a trailer rather then a opening scene. However the creativeness of using the rizla is very cleaver and gives it a unique feeling.

In this shot we can she an over the shoulder shot. This is very effective because it allows the audience to concentrate on the characters more. It allows the audience see both the characters but shows which character is speaking. This shot helps to establish the position of each person and get the feel of looking at one person from the others point of view. It also helps the audience place the character's in their setting.

 At the start of the scene we have the production companies logo come up, this happens regulatory in british social realism films. The grey written on the white background makes the written stand out and its clear for the audience to read. The Black outlining of gives it a good finish. British social realism films don't have big production companies so normally their logo's are pretty simple, as a result this production logo is also very simple.

They put the title at the end of the so its looks more like a trailer rather then a opening scene , which is a bed option in my opinion. If they had the title in the middle or at the begging of the opening scene then it would look much better.
The fount of the title looks very good , it plain and simple which more british social realism films have. It very clear to read

In one of the shots of the opening scene the main character is talking to one of their teachers. It may shock some of the audience which the language he uses whilst talking to the teacher. This is commonly used in british social realism films as the main character in normal a rebel who doesn't live within the rules. It also keeps the audience interested because if they have never witness such behavior they will be intrigued to see how is behavior effects him later on in life.

The main character here is wearing a shirt with a tie. the main character doesn't look older enough to be working so we connote him to be a pupil in a school . A lot of british social realism movies have main characters which are kids because their life's are interesting and somewhat unusual. This can some times educate other generations of people from other country on how teenagers in the UK live.

Written Syria

Written is Syria is about a man who use to live in Syria but has now come into the UK so he doesn't get killed  and his writes about his new life in the UK In this shot we have man which hands behind his back with a blood stain on his chest. We can connote that he is tied up and is being torture. Also the lighting is very dark , which gives it a scary effect , and could connote evil. Also the man is only wearing a vest but doesn't look cold , from this we could connote that his in a hot country such as Syria.

This opening scene confuses the audience and quickly allows them to make up their own story's of why they think his in this situation.

The credits throughout the opening scene are done very well , The fount of the typography links very well with the theme of the movie. Also the credits are put right at the start which make it look more like a opening scene rather then a trailer , which is an advantage. Also the credits are to much in the way of the movie , they don't distract the audience to a extent where they are unable to watch the opening scene without knowing all the cast members.

  Here we have a picture of a saw and some construction equipment , this image is quickly show at the start of the scene when the main character is being tied up . I connote that the equipment is being use to torture the main guy . This is a good picture to add to the opening scene because it gets the audience questioning. Also we can tell this is a british social realism because the tools look gritty and grimy which goes along with the normal aspects of a british social realism film

In this screen shot we see the title of the film . The color of the title really stands out in front of the white background which makes it easy for the audience to see. The fount is simple and not to much which also is commonly used in british social realism films . The title comes in the middle of the opening scene which is good because it doesn't make it look like its a trailer.

 At the start of the scene we have the production companies logo come up, this happens regulatory in british social realism films. The white written on the background makes the written stand out and its clear for the audience to read. British social realism films don't have big production companies so normally their logo's are pretty simple, as a result this production logo is also very simple.

 Here we have the main character with a black eye . This could connote that the main character has been punched in the eye or being tortured. This little bit of mise-en-scene gets the audience thinking how he gained a black eye and was it his fault.By gaining the audience attention they are then going to watch the rest of the film so they can find out how he got himself into the position.

 In the middle part of the opening the scene their is a soundtrack which is played. The music is not british and seems like it comes from a eastern country. The UK is a multicultural country so many different types of music is played. The music goes very well with the theme because it sounds very mystical and unusual just like the main character.

  Here we have a high shot of the main character. This makes the main character look weak and not very strong. In this shot he has a flag in his hand in which he crushes up in his hand and drops it to the floor. We don't know the reason why his throne the flag on the floor , this again gets the target audience thinking. This keeps the target audience interested and makes them want to carry on and watch the whole film.

In the first part of the opening the scene their is very little dialogue between two of the characters  One of the characters we can hardly see. The dialogue of the main character is very slurred and is having trouble with saying a fall sentence. This connotes that the main character may be weak and needs some nourishment in which his been deprived of.