Tom's Film Blog

I actually really liked the ending because it subverts the expectations of the viewer in a way that didn't feel out of place with the rest of the film. Each of the characters go through failure at the end, transgressing the stoic and dominant roles they take throughout the film. More specifically, each of their characters goes through failures that break down their personalities. For example, throughout the film, Chigurh is depicted as a calm, methodical killers: each of his crimes are well thought out and intricate enough to allow him getting away with it. He also has no remorse for his killings, presenting him as a character who is not human and stops the audience from empathising with him. However this archetype is flipped when he goes to murder Carla Jean. You would think that Chigurh would just kill her, but Carla Jean states how "the coin doesn't have a say" and shows how Chigurh is the only one who does. The close up on Chigurh's face (he has tears running ...

                      FIVE FINGER PITCH Genre : Drama. Protagonist : Warren. Goal : To kill himself. Obstacle : The next-door neighbour and moral doubt about suicide. Why : The next door neighbour is worried about Warren's wellbeing highlighting the care she has for him and juxtaposing how he believes that no one does. Narrative : a narrative that develops a main character Inspiration from other short film : I will take inspiration from About A Girl by using a gritty realistic tone, dark subject matter and having a narration throughout

Subjective Filmmaking is using elements to create a personal experience for the audience member; show the character's feelings or point of view. This achieved through different methods such as: -POV shots. This shows what a character sees in the scene. -Use of sound. Using non-diegetic sound in a scene can reinforce the tone and allows the scene to have more of an impact on the viewer (e.g. loud and fast music can represent the chaotic and unfocused nature of a character. -Camera movements. (e.g. if the camera is shaking it may represent the urgency or dangerous nature of the scene). -Colour/filters. The colour of the setting could symbolise a characters mood (e.g. if it had red lighting/filter  the character there could be angry). -Close up. Can highlight the emotions of the character by being really close on their facial features. -Hallucinations/dreams. Using bizarre and unrealistic imagery in a dream can emphasise a characters thoughts at that time. -Camera angles. (Using a hi...

    HOW DAVID LYNCH TURNS THE ORDINARY INTO NIGHTMARISH One thing The Grandmother subverts from innocent to unsettling is childhood. David Lynch's creepy and imaginative direction gives the scene a nightmarish and unsettling tone. For example the scene where the mother is comforting the child turning into a intense scuffle between the two is demonstrated through the use of sound and editing. The cyclical echo of the scream progressing into a high pitch shreak is an unnerving and disturbing sound that perfectly matches the intensity of the scene; as the scream gets more and more distorted and intense so does the editing of the scene, using quick cuts between shots to emphasise the chaotic nature. This creates a intense and uncomfortable scene and maybe symbolic of Lynch's outlook of childhood. Maybe the mother gripping the child constantly maybe be displaying the parents hold on their children regardless of their intentions and the child is trying to break free of their control...

Desolate, desert setting Maverick, stoic, male hero Tense shootout scene  Binary opposition of good and evil Small town Female, passive love interest for lead