Defy, opening analysis of previous students work.

The opening begins strongly using cuts from various global news reports. Instantly showing us a global issue we are being made aware of in the future. To strengthen this idea they map the faces of each news presenter onto a world map. We are next met with a black screen presented with the definition of the title. The text is san sariff much like a true dictionary definition. This adds narrative enigma instantly as we wonder how the definition links to the film ahead. Sound is minimal at this point which furthers are enigma as we have no sound to put the text in context too. The first camera shot is a slider shot pushing right to left, which in this instance is our establishing shot. We do not get a true establishing shot presenting the area in which the protagonist is in to be a secret The slide shows us the rebel logo followed by a first look at our protagonist, looking up at him. This presents him as a powerful character. A voice over is introduced at this point, very official sounding which we assume to be the protagonist. The voice over gives us further insight into the story yet the use of diexis within the narrative further creates narrative enigma. The protagonist is wearing dark clothing and a hat, suggesting he is trying to hide from something and is further being secretive. The surrounding of the protagonist with technology highlights it plays a key role in the story which we are later confirmed of by the voice over. An over the shoulder shot is used to further enhance the use of technology as we look over the protagonists point of view at a laptop with code in red. The colour red of the code suggests our protagonist is doing something illegal or controversial on his computer he doesn't want anyone else to find out about. A soundtrack is then introduced over the narrative. It consists of synths which are commonly used in futuristic films confirming our belief the film is of a dystopian nature. The character then leaves his desk and runs up the stairs hastily, the introduction of handheld camera effect increases the intensity of the action. A new soundtrack is then introduced more energetic as our second character who is seemingly searching for our previous one breaks into a building. The cutting between shots here is much faster increasing our alertness as an audience and in addition adding more energy to the scene than previously present. Our second character is presented as a silhouette at first suggesting a dark nature to his character but also shows he is secretive and stealthy. A dutch shot is also used as the second character walks in, which could suggest an element of destruction and decay as it almost looks to be the point of view of a fallen CCTV camera.

Overall I think this piece tells a story really well, through the voice over, intro and action sequence however I think some of the shots are quite weak and should they have been stronger the piece would have had more visual impact which is key to triggering emotion and captivating the audience.

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