Film Language test learner response

Learner response

Grade - 35=B

Grade boundary
B= 31-35
A= 36-48

Feedback

WWW
• effective use of media terminology
• clearly written

EBI
• Use paragraphs
• camerawork section could have been more detailed



Camerawork - rewrite


The camerawork in the first scene shows a medium close up of the man when he lights a trail of fire. Then when it suddenly gets put out by the man dressed in all black it is a low angle shot which suggest that we as the audience are seeing it from his point of view. This in turn sutures the audience in the narrative. The low angle angle shot makes the antagonist seem superior and more intimidating which helps us when we are identifying with the character as he probably feels the same. The man dressed in all black(antagonist) is made to seem disrespectful and careless of what he does which is indicated as he pisses on the ground. However, the high angle shots of the man on the ground(protagonist) sitting is made to seem helpless since he is at the bottom and when the audience gets a medium close up on his facial expression they get to have a better idea of what he is feeling.

There was a medium close up of the gun as it was being pulled out and pointed at the man. This may have been done t make the audience feel uneasy since it has negative connotations. Also, this brings a rise of action codes as we know someone is going to get shot, which is what tells the audience that this may be the crime factor of the film. The fact that throughout the entire extract the antagonists face was not shown and that there were close ups on other factors of him adds to the fact that the genre is mystery as we don't know the identity of the killer which could lead to it being the basis of the narrative of the film.