Tommy’s Film Blog

 Just before the scene in which Renton overdoses on heroin, we see him walk out of the fire exit of the bingo hall he was in with his family in the previous scene. The way in which he sneaks away from his family is symbolic of the fact that he is leaving them behind for heroin. He continues to complain via voiceover about the methadone he is being prescribed by doctors as a substitute to heroin, and about how it is not enough to satisfy him. He climbs along the wall, and jumps off of it; signalling to the audience his desperateness for heroin, and how severe his addiction really is. After he jumps, the film cuts straight to him landing in the heroin dealer, Mikey Forrester flat. Renton and Forrester speak to each other as if they are in a fancy restaurant, which is the film once again poking fun at and acknowledging the class differences in the UK in this time period. Renton asks for the heroin to be "put on his tab", to which the Forrester responds with the fact that he stil

As my short film only has one central character, there is very little dialogue, with the exception of some voiceover of the detective reading some documents. This means that the film will be mostly silent, so I must focus on other aspects of film form, including cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, and other aspects of sound and performance to convey the film's narrative, themes and tone. One of the ways I plan to do this is by the use of colour and shifting between colour and black and white; while in the scenes set in the evidence room will be in colour, the "visualisation" scenes will be in black and white, this is to capture a feeling similar to that of dreams.. Another way I want to capture this feeling is through various unconventional editing techniques, especially fast cuts, and an ending with a fade to white rather than fade to black. Also to capture this ethereal, dreamlike feeling, I want to use a complete lack of sound during the visualisation scenes, with

 Exam Question: How far do you think your chosen films demonstrate the importance of visual and soundtrack cues in influencing spectator response? Refer in detail to at least one sequence from each film. While Captain Fantastic has a relatively conventional, though still interesting use of soundtrack cues, No Country For Old Men has a much more minimalistic soundtrack and approach to visual cues, prioritising silence to heighten the tension of each scene, only using soundtrack cues when needed most. In the funeral scene of Captain Fantastic, the family that the film revolves around perform an acoustic rendition of Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns 'n' Roses, making the song sound a lot more warm, homely and compassionate. This begins diegetically, as we see them perform the song onscreen, however, the song continues into the next scene in the airport, making it non-diegetic. As they perform this very uplifting song in high spirits, the tone of the scene and song is complimented b