Sound is straight away
introduced to us at the start of the short film 'Roses are Red', which has
purposely been used to create emotion. Having an instrument such as a piano as
the main piece of music and only music for this exact, playing a minor key,
straight away conveys to me that this film concentrates more on love and
emotions, but may have a hint of unhappiness. I also think it builds a great
effect to the film as we know the music sounds sad and depressing. The simply
sound of the piano being played at this point of the film, suggests and hints
there's going to be love involved, as the music is very gentle and I also think
it says something about the boy himself, as he is the first to be displayed and
it is very much concentrated on him at the start. I think it hints upon on the
type off characteristics he has, being loving and gentle, however there is
another emotion show when he spots the girl. On top of this, I think the moment
the music stops when he approaches the women in car is very important and shows
varies ideas about the boy. Firstly, I think it suggests that he is snapped back
in reality by the sudden change from a piano playing, to no music at all. I
think it also hints that he has to let go of something, as the music has to end
at some point, I think fading the music out conveys that the girl he loves also
has to fade away at some point as well. Lastly, another very important
technique of sound was the voice over which was included at the start of the short
film, and towards the end. It was very clever using this structure of including
one voice over at the start and the other at the end, as they both linked
together with what was said. I also think this was displayed in that specific
way to suggest that people may leave us, but the love will never go, and by
then including the music back in when he is looking at the picture, it unravels
the idea that the music links with his upset of losing the someone he loved.
Mise en scene was also used
in this short film, to show the type of location the film was produced in.
Having the boy rush into his bedroom, suggests straight away that he may hide away
in when seeing this girl and when he's upset, it implies that he feels more
comfortable in this enclosed place, but also shows that he feels closer to the
girl he loves. However, it obviously reminds him more of the girl, which may
then upset him more, by having the radio being played to us, as if he was
thinking and reminding himself of the day he heard she had an accident. I think
having the location set outside in a place where there was a limited number of
people was very important, as we notice the quality changes when being around
cars and roads. I also think the weather worked very well to create an emotionally
film, as there was overcast in the sky and it was very grey, creating a dull
mood and tone straight away. This could then show connotations of the boys
mood, especially when he thinks he see's the girl he loves.
Camerawork has also been
used very well throughout the exact. Having a close up of the rose I think was
important in this film, as it links closely with the title, meaning this
particular item is very significant. Obviously its very significant, as it
belongs to what he thinks is the girl that he is in love with. Having the rose
as prop and making it visual, again shows transition with the title, then
concentrating on it for a couple of seconds seems to make it look so important
and meaningful to the boy. By including many mid-shots throughout the film also
allows the reader to feel more involved, as we see the mans emotions more
closely and much more in depth, for example looking shocked when he noticed the
girl. Over the head shots have also been used a few times through the film,
such as when the girl have her back to the camera and we see the boy looking
over at her. This links back to idea of her not actually being there, as she is
the one with her back to the camera and the fact she doesn't look back at him
has purposely been done to back up her absence.
Lastly, editing has been
used in the film especially towards the middle of the exact where there is a
point of view shot of the rose, which then dissolves and blurs a tiny bit. I
think this is very significant as it could suggest the idea that the boy is
tearing up and could be crying whilst looking at the rose that the girl has
purposely dropped for him to pick up. There is also slow motion being edited on
to create the idea of the flower falling slowly out of the girls hand, instead
of suddenly dropping. It gives off a 'love scene' affect and could represent
the pain that the boy has been through, as the rose could symbolize his heart
dropping when he heard the one he loved has died. Finally, having cuts
throughout the film represents the idea of a story being told to us, and
including once cross dissolves suggests to us that his pain his continuously
there, even though time is moving on.
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