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Monday, 3 October 2011

Joseph Tomkins film analysis


Futuristic technology and a faux world make the scene seem in the future and under a controlled environment. Set inside a jail-like cell and then seemingly in the outside world, but it's another test in the facility. The portal gun is the main prop in the film, some minor props include the bed and the mirrors. The Portal gun allows the plot to develop as it helps the main character to "escape" from her cell.
Most of the film is dark, based in her cell giving the feeling of suppression until she "escapes" her cell and the setting is as the outside world with a blue sky and sun. Most of the sound is non-diegetic, there is no dialogue however there are sounds from the props, eg. the glass of the mirror shattering when she hits it and the movement of the bed and the sound of the portal gun firing. This film uses shot reverse shots, match on action (excessively with the CGI used in making the actual portals) It also uses wide-angle shots such as when she ejects through the portal across the city. There are also close ups to show her emotions and confusion when she wakes up in the cell and finds she has been tagged.
There are no opening titles on the film, and the ending credits are simplistic but effective as they use the final shot to fade into the film.

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