Narrative
What is the films Beginning - Middle – End?
Beginning – The short film begins with the logo of the production company and the credits which state all of the people involved in the making of the film, this is in the colours black, red and white which would usually imply a horror. This then fades in to a fight happening in a small room suggesting to us that the rest of the film will be a result of this fight. We are then introduced to the title of the film ‘Jango Theory – Every action has an equal and opposite reaction’.
Middle – half was through the film we see that the main protagonist is angry and takes hi anger out on other people, almost acting like a bully as he rips up other peoples pieces of paper, a rose and throws some ones box of chocolates that they had for their birthday and getting into more fights. When he turns around we can see that his reactions have had a negative consequence and everyone he had hurt joined together and surrounded him. We then go back to the same scene at the beginning to see how the main protagonist could of reacted differently
End – At the end of the film we see the main protagonist hugging the person who punched him in the beginning, suggesting that he has forgiven him because more good will come out of it. We then see more credits of who it was made by and the music in the film.
What is the issue in the story and how is it resolved?
The title of the film ‘Every action has an equal and opposite reaction’ tells us the issue in this short film. They are trying to portray how we can react to a bad situation in different ways. We can react in a negative way such as getting angry and taking it out on other people or reacting in a positive manner such as being nice to others and learning from your mistakes. The moral of the story is that if you’re nice to others more good will come out of it, even if you’re angry because of someone else.
The title of the film ‘Every action has an equal and opposite reaction’ tells us the issue in this short film. They are trying to portray how we can react to a bad situation in different ways. We can react in a negative way such as getting angry and taking it out on other people or reacting in a positive manner such as being nice to others and learning from your mistakes. The moral of the story is that if you’re nice to others more good will come out of it, even if you’re angry because of someone else.
Titles
How do the font,
transitions and colours of the titles say about the film and how do they
complement the narrative?
The credits of the film are in black white and red, this would usually suggest a horror which I don’t think goes with the genre of the film. However, I think that the title of the film is good, the black red and white might actually imply a negative aspect of the film which would be the first half of the film. But we also see the name of that episode ‘every action has an equal and opposite reaction where we see a rainbow of colours highlighting it, suggesting a happier and more positive side to film.
The credits of the film are in black white and red, this would usually suggest a horror which I don’t think goes with the genre of the film. However, I think that the title of the film is good, the black red and white might actually imply a negative aspect of the film which would be the first half of the film. But we also see the name of that episode ‘every action has an equal and opposite reaction where we see a rainbow of colours highlighting it, suggesting a happier and more positive side to film.
Sound
How is the
soundtrack(s) used to complete the mood, tone and style of the film?
The soundtrack at the beginning of the film is a slow guitar piece. It almost has a calming effect that contrasts with the first scene where we see the main protagonist being punch. The soundtrack then changes when we see the titles where its more jazz-like music, again it remains in a quite calming tone. The soundtrack change again when he walks out of the room in anger about to cause disruption to others, this music is slightly faster and suggests that he is perhaps on some sort of mission.
When we see the repeat of the incident the faster paced music is no longer used. Instead we hear harmonicas.
What sound effects been added in afterwards – why and to what effect?
Sound effects that were added afterwards include the sound of punching during fight scenes otherwise the punch wouldn’t be believable. There was also a voice over at the beginning of the film during a close up of Jango after he had been punched.
Camera
The short film consists of a variety of camera angles, for example:
- medium long shot show three men arguing whilst also introducing us to the setting where the arguments start.
- Close up of Jango shows the action of rubbing his face emphasising the fact that he is in pain.
- As they argue the camera moves closer to them to imply that its getting tense.
-Reverse tracking follows Jango as he walks in the direction of the camera. A high angle is used to tack his feet.
-Over the shoulder shot shows the main protagonist talking to a group of people from the groups point of view, the protagonist is framed by the shoulders.
- Low angle shows protagonist as dominant figure when he acts angrily
The soundtrack at the beginning of the film is a slow guitar piece. It almost has a calming effect that contrasts with the first scene where we see the main protagonist being punch. The soundtrack then changes when we see the titles where its more jazz-like music, again it remains in a quite calming tone. The soundtrack change again when he walks out of the room in anger about to cause disruption to others, this music is slightly faster and suggests that he is perhaps on some sort of mission.
When we see the repeat of the incident the faster paced music is no longer used. Instead we hear harmonicas.
What sound effects been added in afterwards – why and to what effect?
Sound effects that were added afterwards include the sound of punching during fight scenes otherwise the punch wouldn’t be believable. There was also a voice over at the beginning of the film during a close up of Jango after he had been punched.
This shot shows a low angle of the main protagonist as he walks up to the
couple. How he is positioned between then interrupts the image of the couple implying
that he is about to disrupt this moment. As the viewer’s we don’t focus on the
couple but more on the frustration of the protagonist as we have already gained
a clear idea that he is going to do something disruptive. This shot creates
this anticipation to see what he’s going to do. Being viewed from this angle
also portrays his as dominant over the couple.
Camera
The short film consists of a variety of camera angles, for example:
- medium long shot show three men arguing whilst also introducing us to the setting where the arguments start.
- Close up of Jango shows the action of rubbing his face emphasising the fact that he is in pain.
- As they argue the camera moves closer to them to imply that its getting tense.
-Reverse tracking follows Jango as he walks in the direction of the camera. A high angle is used to tack his feet.
-Over the shoulder shot shows the main protagonist talking to a group of people from the groups point of view, the protagonist is framed by the shoulders.
- Low angle shows protagonist as dominant figure when he acts angrily
This shot shows the main protagonist as he confronts a groups of men. The over
the shoulder shot shows the view of the people in the group looking at Jango in
front of them. By framing the
protagonist with two shoulders draws our attention to him, it’s also good how
they have managed to make the closest shoulder out of focus because that person
isn’t relevant as he isn’t in conversation, Instead he is only used as part of
the frame and to imply that there is a group of people
How does the editing
impact the mood, tone and style of the film?
The editing in the short film consists of a lot of fading out, this was used to signify that we are being introduced to a new scene. Continuity editing is evident throughout; the cuts between shots were fluent and barely noticeable. This impacts the style of the film as it shows his journey from the small room to finding his friend who hit him in a seamless way, normal cuts usually imply a different scene but we were following the same person throughout the film so continuity editing is necessary
A shot-reverse-shot was used during conversations to show each person from the others perspective during conversation. This is used to shot the others reaction to what had been said. For example During the scene where Jango goes up the someone and it’s their birthday, they greet Jango in a positive manner smiling at him whilst he tells him that it’s his birthday the shot reverse shot shows that Jango’s reaction isn’t the nice one that he would hope for, instead he acts in an angry manner throwing the box of chocolates.
The editing in the short film consists of a lot of fading out, this was used to signify that we are being introduced to a new scene. Continuity editing is evident throughout; the cuts between shots were fluent and barely noticeable. This impacts the style of the film as it shows his journey from the small room to finding his friend who hit him in a seamless way, normal cuts usually imply a different scene but we were following the same person throughout the film so continuity editing is necessary
A shot-reverse-shot was used during conversations to show each person from the others perspective during conversation. This is used to shot the others reaction to what had been said. For example During the scene where Jango goes up the someone and it’s their birthday, they greet Jango in a positive manner smiling at him whilst he tells him that it’s his birthday the shot reverse shot shows that Jango’s reaction isn’t the nice one that he would hope for, instead he acts in an angry manner throwing the box of chocolates.
MES
In what way does lighting impact the mood, tone & style of the film?
In the first scene that we are introduced to in the small room where the men are arguing its quite dark and the only light source is from the door outside. A darker area was probably used to suggest the tension between the men and that this argument may have negative consequences.
All of the lighting in the film is natural light as most of the film is filmed outside. Natural light usually implies something more positive, which is evident in the second half of the film.
In these two shots we can see that in the first one during
the fight the lighting is dark which sets the mood for the film. When paired
with the action the audience immediately gather that this film is about
something that may have a negative effect on the people in the film
However in the second shot which we see at the end of the
film, the bright day light places a more positive mood on the audience as this
is where they feud comes to an end they hug and say sorry.
How do props help to tell the story, especially as you
can’t understand the language?
The box of chocolates tells us that there is a celebration,
Jango uses this prop to represent his anger by throwing them out of the other
persons arms representing him as somewhat disrespectful to start with, however
during the second part of the film he takes a chocolate and then uses this as a
way of saying thank you to a someone else representing him as someone who is
kind. They use a rose that he also takes his anger out on which also suggests
that he’s disrespectful towards others and doesn’t care about how they feel. In
the middle of the film these props are used as a way threatening Jango because
of what he had done.
By Emily Driscoll
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