Essay format:
Throughout our short film, continuity was a vital factor we thought should be included in our film, Dazed, so we did this through the format of both our camera angles, shots and techniques along side our editing methods and techniques used when placing the final film together. In regards to the camera work we have carried out we thought that it was important that we used a variety of different camera angles to give an impression of the effect we are trying to portray. An example of an effective use with the camera would be the scene after Carrie is manipulated by Jared and under pressure steals the vodka from the local corner shop, The camera angles show the lack of domination Carrie has over Jared, as the camera angle from her perspective is looking upwards when in discussion with Jared about the crime she has just committed. Where as Jared is looking down upon Carrie showing the empowerment he has over her. 
We used different techniques including match on action, 180 degree rule and also shot reverse shot. We made sure that we included each of these techniques in order to achieve the best possible edited version of our film. In terms of media language we have used a variety of different forms of rhythmic editing. When we began to edit the different parts of the film we thought it was important that we included the scenes that had the most continuity included in them, as it is important that it is known in our film. We have used some special effects on the scene where Carrie has consumed drugs and everything is rushing around in her head showing previous scenes and events occurred in the film before this moment, We believed this would created a rushed effect as the drugs were hitting her, reminding her of the bad things she has done whilst being with Jared. An example of using a form of montage editing would be the end of the film whereby the audience have just discovered that Jared hasn't been there all the way through the editing, it was all just part of her schizophrenia, imagining that he was there, when he wasn't, We put together different frames of the film creating a sort of flashback effect however, different as Jared wasn't in the scenes it was Carrie all along, only this time without Jared. This is the twist to our story when it is found out that Jared was never there to start with.
Shot reverse shot:
We decided to make a variety of the conversations on 'Dazed' effective as we used the shot reverse shot rule, where by we showed the characters facial expressions and reactions up close via using extreme close ups, close ups and medium close ups, showing each of these in a well balanced way. We used the shot reverse shot technique as it is the most useful way to show the characters reactions and feelings throughout the conversations straight after one and other via placing the camera behind each character during.
180 degree rule:
we have used the 180 degree rule a lot throughout our film also, as we use it mixed In with shot reverse shot when the two characters are in conversation. We found this helped us show body language as well as facial expression when the two people are speaking.
Match on Action:when editing we felt it was vital to ensure every single cut we carried out, matched the next scene completely as we wanted to create a visual bridge. We used this mainly after every cut for example the scene where Carrie opens the door to enter Oliver's house, the door handle had to be opened the exact same way as it looked before we cut to create another camera angle.
The genre we thought was the most likely to suit our film was the theme of psychological drama, as we believed as our main character, Carrie suffers from a poor psychological mind set the film would create confusion with the audience also adding a touch of mystery to the audience, as Carries life had a hint of confusion and mystery, therefore we wanted to pass this onto the audience so they can get thurally involved in the variety of emotions that Carrie is feeling through the different scenes of the storyline. A theme we tried to carry out in a subtle way was the theme of death, in which isn't as obvious through this storyline, until Carrie and Jared walk in front of the driving car in order to commit suicide, this is the first trace of death, however in the final scene where it is discovered that Jared isn't there and hasn't been there for a while as he died in a car crash months previously before Carries Hallucination's. An obvious theme we chose to develop our film around was the lack of understanding Carrie showed to what is real and what is made up in her mind which again created a sense of confusion for the audience, as they share Carries confusion. As Carrie wakes up at the end of the film and realizes the whole situation was a made up reality in her mind, in which in a way she wanted to be true, As Jared is already dead, Carrie is in some form hallucinating that Jared is really there all along when in reality, he isn't
We got the idea of a psychological drama from a few similar films, I looked at a few films in which share a similar storyline to Dazed. I looked at films such as: Mental, Sybil, Girl-interrupted and compulsion. Girl interrupted was the film I felt was most similar to Dazed as Girl,interrupted was a story based about a girl who has schizophrenia and imagines so many events in her life that haven't occurred and it then placed into a mental hospital.
We looked into the different stereotypes in which we have made our film live up to and the ones we have broken. We looked into the stereotypical film history of African Americans being related to the use of drugs and violence, in films such as Gangsters paradise and juice. We believe that we have over come this stereotype as Jared isn't even real or alive throughout the short film, We felt this was an important stereotype to break in our film as we included a variety of different ethnicities in our film in order to make our film multicultural and appealing to a more varied audience.Before the making of our film 'Dazed' we felt it was important to look at other short films with similar genres to ours (psychological drama) in order to achieve ideas or look at the different techniques that they used in the films. I looked at a short film in which I found on YouTube named 'Inside'. This story is about a young man who in which has schizophrenia, in which where he hears voices he cant control within his mind. In the video there are several different people of different ages all representing his mind, all saying different things to show the main characters schizophrenia
The Richard Dyer theory in which includes: Abundance, Energy, Intensity, Transparency and Community also relates to Dazed.
However I believe that the most similar method is energy, intensity and community, this is because our film offers a variety of energetic scenes in which contain a lot of suspense and surprises.Like when the end scene when Carrie discovers that Jared isn't here anymore and she has created the whole situation in her head.
Intensity is also an obvious addition to Dazed as it includes a lot of sitting on the edge of your seat in suspense desperate to know what happens next, for example the scene of where Carrie and Jared are committing suicide, it creates a tension of the viewer hoping they don't get hurt or die.In terms of the relation of our film to the uses and gravitations audience theory in which has 4 main focused sections involved in it, these include: Education, Role Models, Socialization and Entertainment. After evaluating and looking in depth at each section, I came to the conclusion that the most similar section to our film was between socialization, education and a slight touch of entertainment.
An entertaining factor, in my opinion occur mainly towards the end of the film where it is discovered that Jared never even existed, this could create a shock, and in some cases cause upset for the audience in cinemas. I came to this outcome as I thought our film is a strong method of education about schizophrenia, relationships and the depths an illness can take to people. However, socialization is a strong contender in comparison as I believe this kind of film genre is more likely to attract the attention of a variety of ages and audiences in turn attracting more socialization between social groups and family.
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