Roisin Phelps BTEC Media Blog: DepicT Clip Analysis

The Here and Now- http://www.depict.org/2013/the-here-and-now/?category_request=2013

The film opens up with a still shot onto a city street. This establishes where the film is set. After opening, we see a bus stop with a man waiting for the bus. A woman comes from the right and puts a poster onto the bus shelter and sits beside it. She begins to cry. The man looks over at her after taking out his earphones and decided to sit down next to her. The woman is crying, so the man comforts up to the lady and begins to slowly hug her. The woman is crying on his shoulder and she hugs back. She stops crying and pulls out of the hug. She stands and leave.

I like this film because of how simplistic it is. Even though no dialogue is said, we can see that the woman is missing someone and is advertising it. Because of this person is missing, she is extremely sad. The man comes to her aid even though she doesn't know him and he doesn't know her. Again, with no dialogue, he manages to comfort her and she stops crying as a result. The film contains a lot of emotion and atmosphere. The use of camera angles is good, too. Close ups of the man shows that he is taking notice of her, and the closeups of the woman shows that she is showing a lot of emotion. The lighting is high key and ambient and a lot of ambient noise can be heard. I also like this piece because of how it can portray emotion and story without a score. The editing is simplistic but very effective.

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The two characters are distinguishable. We can clearly see that the characters are expressing emotions through facial and body languages,

Schatzi (Darling)- http://www.depict.org/2013/schatzi-darling/?category_request=2013

The film is about a photographer getting in the way of a domestic dispute. The film is comical in its use of language and cinematography. There are a lot of close ups when the man insults the woman or the woman insults the man. This enables us to see what the character is feeling about the current situation. Most of the other shots are at medium range. The pace also adds to the story, making it funny and interesting.

I like this film because of its comedic value. I find the domestic in the middle of the photo-shoot quite funny since it's a very formal environment but the two act like children when they insult each other. The shots are well placed too. When a character is showing emotion, we can see their face up close. The juxtaposition works well too, with the environment being a formal and professional environment, but the adults insulting each other while the photographer tries to work.

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The lighting is quite high-key. This makes the film feel more lighthearted and bright, and this adds to the comedy/juxtaposition. The actions are clear and emotions are also clear since the camera angles and distances are chosen well.

The Launderette- http://www.depict.org/2011/the-launderette/

This film is quite light-hearted. I like this because of the interesting pace and music to accompany the film. The film uses a lot of mid-shots and match on actions. This sequence shows a man coming out of a washing machine and how the woman reacts to him, but is nice to him and she offers her hand out to him.