Evaluation of my creative project.

Originally I wanted to create a trailer for a film. I looked at certain characters such as Tony Soprano and Patrick Bateman for influence and wanted to create a similar character for my film trailer. I paid attention to the Mise en scene and wanted Sean the actor in my film to portray a business man who keeps himself in shape and takes pride in his personal appearance, alot like Patrick Batemen in American Psycho. At first i hoped to create a trailer for a Thriller/Gangster film which focused on mainly one character, i hoped to be able to portray a day in the life of him and give the audience a good taste of his characteristics so they could relate to him.
After a long period of technical difficulties, i had to change my creative project, I still used the footage I had orginialy and decided to create a short film. I kept the same narrative and idea I had but instead i decided to add a voice over and make my footage into a short British crime film.

I paid alot of attention to detail and the Mise en Scene on my creative project, i wanted the location and scenery to help create meaning in my short film. As i have mentioned i took alot of inspiration from Sean Meadows, Dead Mans Shoes, alot of the shots in the film are very wide and vast and the audience see alot of landscape that engulfs Richard and Anthony. Using the right location I knew I could capture these types of shots, which would help to drive the narrative of my film forward. I decided that Barnes park would be a great place to shoot after careful thinking. Hopefully in the film the audience can see how I have tried to capture the scenery and the sense of Loneliness by taking wide shots where only Sean can be seen in the shot. Some of my favourite shots in the short film have to be when Sean is sat at the Park bench, and there are a few quick cuts to his face. I feel these shots highlight his emotions and that he is all alone, I think the voice over works together with these shots to create that depressive and mournful atmosphere. However the the short film has a  bright tinge, for example there arn't really any dark shots at all, especially at the park where the sun shines brightly on all of the shots. I think this contrast between the depressing narrative, but the bright location blends well to help make the film more enjoyable to watch. It also continues to suggest that Sean is all alone with his problems and that the world and society don't take any notice of him and life goes on.