| ROLE 1 | ROLE 2 | ROLE 3 (3min film) | |||
| ROLE | Director | EDITOR | Editor | Director (break fourth wall) | Cinematographer |
| TITLE | You’re Fired! | Forth Wall – Woman boot fighting lipstick | Pills of Madness | Crime comedy – Red Notice / Brooklyn Nine-Nine Inspo | How to make a bowl of cereal |
| GENRE | Drama, Noir | Drama, Action | Romance?Action? | Crime, Comedy, Mockumentary | Comedy |
| MOVEMENT INFLUENCE(S) | Film Noir | French New Wave | |||
| PRACTITIONER | Orson Welles – Citzen Kane | Kill Bill, Breathless (jumpcuts) | Dan Goor and Michael Schur – Brooklyn Nine Nine Rawson Marshall Thurber – Red Notice What we do in the shadows | Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| TARGET AUDIENCE | Mainstream Audience | ||||
| PRODUCTION SCALE | 3 Actors, Few person crew | ||||
| KEY THEMES/ISSUES | Breaking from societies rules | Drunk/Addicted to Love |
All posts by Mia Marcondes-Browning
Filters
Independent Short Film
| Element | |
| Chosen Role | Cinematographer |
| Specific Techniques | Symmetry, Whip pans |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Story Outline | “How to make a bowl of cereal”. Someone is trying to make a bowl of cereal but faces countless challenges on their way. |
| Location | Kitchen, Neighbourhood |
| Kit Required | Tripod, Camera, Lights |
| Additional Crew | Lighting |
| Cast | 2 characters? |
| Influences | Wes Anderson |
Map, Hero’s Journey
Mia’s TA Introduction
For this textual analysis, I have selected Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 cinematic creation, dubbed as “The First Iranian Vampire Western,” titled ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.’ This film is set during the time of its production in 2014 and weaves a narrative around the character Arash, a young man burdened by his father’s addiction, and ‘The Girl,’ a vampiric protagonist who embarks on a mission to eliminate the evil men of Bad City, thereby safeguarding its female inhabitants. I have chosen the section of the film from 1:20:19 to 1:25:19, which constitutes the film’s climactic scene. In this sequence, ‘The Girl’ kills Arash’s father, who, in a morally reprehensible act, violates a woman by forcing her to take drugs unwillingly. In the aftermath of this vendetta, ‘The Girl’ leaves the father’s lifeless body thrown across the sombre streets of Bad City, leaving his son to grapple with the grisly discovery. To analyse this section, I am focussing on the director’s use of cinematography (including visual motifs), sound design and the filmmaker’s cinematic vision. The context examined focuses on social and political factors connected to the film around its production time.
Mia’s TA Chosen Scene
Movie: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
Scene: When the vampire kills Arash’s Dad.
Time Stamp: 1:20:19-1:25:19
Context: Social & Political
Macro/Micro Elements:
Cinematography
Sound
Filmmaker’s Influences, Intentions and vision (Auteur Theory)
Genre: Western
A girl walks home alone at night review
Critical Score: 7.5/10
Memorable Scene: The opening credit scene.
Bonnie & Clyde Review
Critical Score: 6/10
Memorable Scene:
- Bonnies meeting with her mother. I loved the romantic change of tone within the film.
- Bonnies poem being read.
Children of Men Review
Score: 9/10
Memorable Scene:
- When the Kee is surrounded by the cows.
2. When Theo is running in the streets trying and find Kee (One continuous shot).
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT: GROUP MEETING 3
Oli and Charlie were not present.
Ideas:
Collaborative Project: Group Meeting 2
Themes: N/A
Script Ideas: N/A
Location Ideas: N/A
Research: N/A
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Collaborative Project: First Group Meeting
Group:
Charlie, Oli, Mia.
Roles:
Oli – Screenwriter
Charlie – Cinematographer
Mia – Editor