English Film Aspects

Practice writing for Sexxxy paragraphs

For English, we had a practice of writing a sexxxy paragraph  

He was given a trailer of a film to watch and then write about the aspects of the film 

in a sexxxy formate 

S- statement of film 

E- Evidence from the film 

X- Explanation of the effects in relation

X-  Explanation of directors purpose 

X- Explanation of how aspects are combined

Y- Your link

(Sexxxy)

The film Limitless

For instance, Neil Burger, the director of limitless used a medium close up and medium shot during all the times that the main actor has been interacting with other characters in the film.

This helped me understand what type of other character was the main character discussing. So the views can tell if the person he's discussing with is dogy or not.

This was done to help the views inform what type of another character he is interacting with. 

This worked well with the blur in the medium close up focusing on the person who’s talking and not getting distracted by what's happening in  the background 

This aspect can be compared to the film The BFG where the BFG is talking to the girl when the BFG first kidnaps the girl and they get into an argument.

The short Film Kerosene Creek NZ 

 For example, the main director of this shot film Michael Bennett

Used a medium shot for the death of the little boy in the short film Kerosene Creek NZ 

This makes the audience feel sad because it shows that the people around the coffin is all very deeply sad or is crying. 

And the background has a blur to make it focus on the main people surrounding the boy's coffin.

The purpose of this is to focus on the sad emotions that the characters were feeling at the time of the event.

Combined with the blur effect, it forces you to look in the direction where there is no blur and its just clear.

This reminds me of the show/film Mr bean because it has the same aspects and effect and it makes you focus on a lot of things.