Film studies

Evaluative Analysis   Jack Talbot My production is the short film The Game – a film that establishes and develops a character. The Game explores the thought process of a gambler, who finds himself in high stakes poker game which then leads to an intense game of Russian roulette. Whilst making The Game, my intentions were to make the audience empathise with the narrator, and to show them how judgement takes place in the mind. I was inspired by films such as The Deerhunter, Locked Stocked and two smoking barrels and Rounders. In preparation for this task I watched: La Jetee by Marker, The Gunslinger by Kissack, Curfew by Christensen, Wasp by Arnold, and High Maintenance by Van. In terms of the story, I chose to have an almost circular narrative. This choice was influenced by Chris Marker’s La Jettee, where the events that take place at the start of the film take place at the end. Although The Game doesn’t involve time travel, flash backs or alternate realities, it does s

High Maintenance 9 minutes Lots of close up shots  Side of Face close up shots  Quiet character, helps build tension  Any time where there's a lack of communication = tension  0:25, an over the shoulder shot  Intercutting, where the two have a conversation, with close ups of faces from the side Profile shots  Eyeline match 

Curfew (19 minutes) Close ups of key item, handling of key items and their characteristics Blade Red phone  At the start there's a constant reference to blood and red objects Mid shot of girl and man at table whilst conversing ( 4 minutes 10 seconds ) Around 12:55, there's a tracking shot which starts as focusing  on the man, but transitioning on to focusing on the girl and her mother to signify the exchange  There is a difficult situation of life and death A suicidal situation that can be avoided