'This is me' Analysis - Matt Bishun
Analysis (Genre)
- This short film is set within a surburb of West London. The genre for this film I would say is a Comedy or Comedy Drama. The family house is set right below the Heathrow flightpath.
- This comedy is all about one small toy plane which eventually paralyses the man in the picture above. Various semantic codes such as the toy plane, the terraced housing, the glass of spirit all give us the audience an idea into what sort of family this is.
- The use of Steve Neale's 'Repetition and Variation' by creating new ideas is apparent in this film. The use of cartoon drawings to establish the journey of the toy plane from Max's mouth to hitting his Dad, Bertie, on the head is not just comical but very clever.
- The journey of the toy plane out of the big aircraft is one of the funniest moments of the film. A ECU is used of the plane as it eventually finds itself to Bertie's forehead and paralysing him completely.
- A flashback has been used from the beginning scene to 2 years before hand when the inident happened. This editing technique allows the viewers to see what life was like for Bertie 2 years ago. At the very end of the piece we return to the hospital bed, with him in a bad condition. A trophy which reads 'The End' is of a toy plane, the object which injured Bertie.
This is me - give us an idea as to what type of family this is - which is? They are working class characters - living on a flightpath in such proximity to heathrow means housing is cheap, the jewellery and aspirational drinks, again all suggest someone without a lot of money but dream to have money - they can't afford the holidays abroad, so instead sun bathe in the back garden as if they were abroad. There is also an element of stereotyping here with the wife set up as the angry wife. THE END again is very clever use if titling.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas that you particularly like and feel inspired by to want to use yourself?
Level 2 Matt. You are correct to point out the comedy, but you must then reference all the comedic effects used. You have a tendency to be too superficial - you understand it but then don't bother to share that with me. A lot more depth is required Matt for A2. Take this on board.