Analysis of other students work 1

Hey,

Here I looked up past A level students work on youtube to see how they created their thriller and what each grade 'looked like' in terms of editing, camera angles and the way the entire opening is created. Here is one of the openings that I enjoyed and here is my analysis of one of them. 

The first one is called; 
Exemption By Brendon Hargreaves.

The first shot we see is an extreme close up of someones eye. As he blinks for the first time we can see a clock. The hands on the clock are speeding round the clock. This could show us the lack of time that the victim/s have left. This is a great shot to add because it really makes us think why is their time running out and how long have they got left? We have to think why they chose to show us the clock this early on and what does it represent?

The next shot of importance is this extreme close up. It is also a side profile. It is important because we can see the sweat on his face, this shows his emotions and nerves. We still do not know why the boys are in this situation but this shot makes us sit on the edge of our seat and continue to watch on. The shot shows his increasing nerve and therefore increases ours as the viewer.

We can then see a shot of a sleeve covered in blood. This reinforces the danger that the victims are in. The blood shows us that some violence toward the victim has happened. The film maker decided to show us this shot because they believe it is important to show the danger that they are in. The red blood represents danger. 


This shot is a close up, we can see the boy's emotions and now we start to put together what is going on. We have just seen a shot with a blood covered top and an eye with a clock inside of it. We can establish that they are being held against their will and are in extreme danger and are running out of time. Here there is diegetic sounds of him breathing, this adds suspense and shows that he is scared and in a bad situation. 


This next shot shows us a better image of the other character as we have not seen him before this. We see a clear image of the boy in front and then it fades to the boy behind. This shot was well executed and looks as if a professional filmmaker created it. The camera work here is excellent and defiantly high grade and quality.

The next shot of importance is this one where we can see the boys have managed to escape and are running away from their captor. As the boys are running the music kicks in and becomes more extreme. It becomes more tense and more dramatic which compliments whats going on in the scene. The filming becomes more shaky and unstable which could represent what they are going through and represent the situation.

Here is a over the shoulder shot as well as a three person shot. This is an effective and suspenseful shot because it shows the emotion of the boy ahead but also shows the danger that the other boy is in. The music continues to climax but at this point it stops abruptly to allow the audience to appreciate the character and his feelings in the moment.

This is an extreme close up of the boys eyes, here we can see the boys reaction to what is going on in his head and the decision he is going to have to make.  All we can hear is the natural (diegetic) sounds of the surrounding areas. This is a way of showing that everything is happening is very real for the characters and the filmmaker whats us to know this.