Make: correct properties, costumes etc for a period drama.
Break: continuity errors will develop if incorrect properties etc where used.
To make sure that I have an effective and correct Mise-en-Scene for 'Doppelganger', I made sure that I have all of the footage that I need in one day, so I do not have to continue filming on a separate day. Where external factors could lead to continuity errors, such as the weather changing, actor becoming ill - which I am trying my best to avoid.
Lighting: This factor is very important in film as it can alter a viewer's mood and the scene's atmosphere depending of it's strength.
For example: if a lighting is weak and gives a dull image, if the appropriate scene is used - the scene would be very effective in a horror genre.
Another example: if lighting is strong and gives almost an harsh image, and if the appropriate scene is used - the scene would be effective for a comedy.
For my OTS, the lighting would be natural from daylight, so to give a more realistic and comfortable feel for the viewers.
Camera angles and composition: A camera angle is the angle which is pointed at the subject. [Below are own pictures for visual examples]
Low angle - where the camera is lower than the subject and is 'looking up' at the subject. Makes the viewer feel vulnerable and make the subject more overpowering - powerful.
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| Low angle |
High angle - where the camera is higher than the subject and is 'looking down' at the subject. Makes the viewer more powerful and make the suject feel more timid and weak.
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| High angle |
Dutch tilt - where the camera is tilted to give an unusual feel in the frame, this is mainly used to create a sense of oddity in the scene, effective when someone is on drugs and this scene is instantly seen as strange.
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| Dutch angle |
Composition is a constructive structure in a frame, whether intentional or unintentional. For example, for a horror, the composition would be intentional as the Mise-en-Scene are in place correctly to create the desired and effective effect. Whilst a documentary would be filming things that may or may not belong to a frame, but with the right skills, it can be effective - for example: if rule of thirds is used, the images will seem appealing and so would using depth of field.
I have been taking care in the composition of my OTS as I have included and excluded what I need and not need in the frame - so there are no unnecessary distractions.
Sound/music: Diegetic sounds are sound whose source which are visually seen coming from the scene or from the film's 'world', for example: dialogue from characters, music from the radio in the scene etc. Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound.
Non-diegetic sound are sound coming from a source that is outside the film, for example: narrator's commentary, mood music (background music) etc. Another term for non-diegetic sound is commentary sound.
This combination of sounds/music used in a certain type of film can be effective depending on its use. For a scene to be realistic in a park during the summer, diegetic sounds of birds, other people talking would be effective. Whilst for a scene to be unrealistic in a park in the summer would be diegetic sounds of harsh winds blowing and rain pouring.
The music I've used for my OTS would be non-diegetic and no diegetic sounds of dialogue etc, so to build the mood and tension for the viewers and then use demarcation of non-diegetic into diegetic sounds which lets the viewer know when the OTS ends.
Audience theory: Hypodermic Needle Model - where intended information from the media is directly 'injected' into the receiver's heads. Also like taking control of the receiver's thoughts completely but this is an obsolete theory today as it is out of date. An example: we see spiders something to be feared of because many characters in a movie are afraid of them.
Two-Step Flow - where the media's message is not received directly but it is 'filtered' through "opinion leaders" which them have their own take on the information then finally it is passed to receivers. For example: a TV programme is watched by an "opinion leader" who may be a film critic, writes a review and receivers will read the film critic's film review and decide what to think of the programme without even watching it themselves.
Uses and Gratifications - this theory explains that receivers chose what texts they want to receive for four different purposes:
*diversion: escape from everyday activities and routines
*personal relationships: using the media for emotional and other interactions
*personal identity: finding self reflected in texts, and values
*surveillance: information useful for living, like weather reports, news stories etc.
As there are masses of thriller-based films released already - my viewers are already conditioned, hence the reasons for thriller conventions, as they are expected to feel that tension has been built up to reveal someone - creating an enigma. I have used weapons such as the knife as part of the enigma as well as two characters that seem to link as they are basically the same person - but the audience would want to carry on watching to get the full understanding.
Exhibition and distribution: My main task if it were complete into a full feature film, would be exhibited in a local, independent cinema like Cinema City - where they target a niche market as my audience for 'Doppelganger' would be niche as it doesn't have mass appeal.
I would distribute 'Doppelganger' as a physical DVD sold only in independent media shops and online from big business websites like HMV as well as released as downloads - because it would only have a niche appeal.
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