Monday, 4 October 2010

The Stairwell - Shane Meadows

The stairwell by Shane meadows
Shane Meadows film “the stairwell” is a 40 second short that has been filmed on a Nokia mobile phone. They did this for Nokia’s short compilation of mobile phone films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5wMvyVJYlg

• I feel the disjointed angles add to the film as they give the film a unique look as if it quirky.

• The angle s also give of a sense of uneasiness, Shane Meadows decided to introduce the characters from behind so the audience automatically have some sort of prejudice towards them by building up tension and mystery.

• The dark blue lighting also creates an atmosphere of mystery it makes you slightly more apprehensive of what might happen as you can see everything clearly but this is partly due to the quality of the camera.

• A journey starts to be depicted through a various range of experimental camera angle overall allowing the film to by catching and entertaining.

• The tension builds due to the music and lighting of the film. The editing also personifies some sought of rush as its faced paced. We don’t quite expect what happens next as there are no hints or clue, we believe something more drastic is going to happen.

• There is a slight anti-climax when the only thing that happens is they bump heads when turning a sharp corner in the stairwell.

• This is comedic and quirky and the fact that it was filmed on a handheld mobile phone.

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