Past Student Work - T2:58 - On The Rocks

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On the rocks:


They held the shots steadily however mainly consisted of mid shots with the odd close up and long shot. They could have varied this more. We thought the mise-en-scene was good and the use of props also. He was smoking at the beginning of the scene, and then also at the end you see the cigarette smoke around the light which shows they are linking back to this prop and this could have further relevance. Also when there is a pan of the room a bottle of alcohol is shown, later on the detective is then drinking this before he moves onto the maps. The detective is drinking whiskey, this is normally drunk 'on the rocks' which links into the title. The costume is quite plain however fits the scene as there is no real need for something extravagant.
Once we had finished watching, we were still unaware of the actual meaning to the film however the material made was appropriate to the task. There were a few different transitions and a vast amount of effects used. Throughout the whole opening sequence there was a constant non-diagetic sound alongside the images and they also used sound affects when the guy was being strangled which was over-exaggerated. The titles were quite interesting and time was taken into making this however the bus coming in at the beginning was not appropriate to the task, or to the film itself.
The antagonist and protagonist were both made clear however we did not feel any emotion towards the protagonist whilst being strangled. We think that more close ups are needed for key elements, for example the cigarette and the photograph of the next victim.