Film 2: The Rats/Las Ratas
| What did you like about the film? – The cinematography, lighting, and the plot. | What didn’t you like? – The pacing felt slightly rushed, and the final scene being in daylight was distracting since the rest of the film is at night. |
| What ideas could you use? Narrative or style? – The idea of a past tragedy and revenge, possibly neon lighting | What ideas won’t you use? Why? – Heavy rainfall in exterior scenes, this will make it difficult to actually film anything. |
In-Depth study – Mise-en-scène
| Feature | Example – how does it convey meaning or create an effect |
| Set Design | The restaurant is shown to have no occupied tables besides the mob bosses, connoting that it is either very late at night or it’s just an unpopular place to eat in. |
| Costume | The man’s son is wearing a large bag, suggesting he has been away from his dad for an extended amount of time. |
| Space | The small kitchen area creates a sense of claustrophobia and stress. |
| Lighting | The dim lighting of the restaurants interior reinforces the idea that it is late and the restaurant is likely preparing to shut for night. |
| Composition | The establishing shot of the restaurant being lit only by the street lights and neon signs immediately sets the dark tone of the short. |
| Hair and makeup | The bruised appearance of the loan shark’s son suggests he too is involved in violence and illegal activity. |