Unit 18: Cinematography

 DISTINCTION: In our short film we have made sure, through editing, that we have created meaning with the narrative, representations and the connotations. All done with the types of filming we have done, for example with the circular narrative as well as the change of color in post production we had done.  Meaning was created with the narrative with showing the audience how this therapy session is a recurring thing for Connor and how it may affect him, and how this may make the target audience feel. For example, the looped narrative with the councilors clock, which can be related to the Steve Neale's repetition and difference with the clock being a recurring thing throughout the film, with it appearing three times. Footage in the film while Connor is dissociating is continuously blurring and un-blurring, which can be related to the conventions of a psychological drama genre. With the loop of the clock as well as the flashes in the footage can be related to Todorov's theory foll

'Our Life' PASS: While editing our footage we had decided that editing the beginning ad end to have a fade in and out would be effective in order for the transition from title screens to video would be smoother, making it an easier watch for the audience. while also deciding to ensure that the different clips of the clock that each show a different time mon each will also be effective in order to make it clear to the audience that there is an obvious passing of time. The short film will also be ending and beginning with the clock in order for the short film to have a looped narrative, this can be linked to Todorov's unconventional narrative theory due to the story not following the usual narrative structure and instead looping to the similar clips rather than a totally different resolve being made.  After this had been decided we had then gone through the effects section in order to add effects to the footage that will flash as our character Connor is walking through the co