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Lights out is a supernatural horror film, the film was directed by David F Sandberg and was his directorial debut. The film was produced by Lawrence Grey and written by Heisserer, it was also distributed by Warner brothers. Lights Out grossed 148 million against a 4.8 million budget. Sandberg, created the initial short film for a film competition. However, he film did not win the competition, the short  film went viral, leading to Sandberg to be contacted by several agents.Special effects have been used to have the ghost appear and disappear were mostly done by using a split-screen technique as also used in the short ,Sandberg said "Whenever she’s in frame with another character. The film uses dark lighting to link to the sinister theme, it gives off a unknowing feeling as the darkness leaves us in mystery. Lights Out uses different lighting techniques to link to the storyline,for example the light goes from on to off, the supernatural creature only appears in the dark. Th...

Fish Tank is a British drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold, it tells the story of a young girl who is violated and isolated. Fish Tank won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, it won the 2010 BAFTA for Best British Film. It was filmed in the Mardyke Estate in Havering, the town of Tilbury, the film was funded by the BBC. The film relates to social realism , Andrea Arnold also directed WASP. In the opening scene of the film we see our main character Mia struggling this foreshadows the rest of the film as she faces many obstacles in her life. Similarly ,In a different shot we see her looking out of a large window this looks as if she is looking out of a fish tank, it signifies her being trapped in poverty. This small detail is significant to the ending as it reveals she has been set free from her isolated environment. Furthermore, the mid-shot uses dark lighting on the inside and bright on the outside of the ‘fish tank’ this is done to highlig...

Brick analysis Brick is a 2005 American mystery film , it is written and directed by Rian Johnson this film was his debut, at directing , Brick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It  was distributed by Focus Features, and opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006 The films of Brick  started  with Rian Johnson's obsessions with Dashiell Hammett's novels. the film was shot in 20 days,despite this he spent a large amount of time beforehand refining the script and three months rehearsing with the cast.The majority of the film's special effects were cheaply and efficiently produced using practical and in-camera effects.Nevertheless the original cut of the film ran over two hours, although it was edited down to 117 minutes for the Sundance Film Festival. The film opens with the camera being handheld this makes the shot wobbly this could suggest that something isn't quite right, this is later confirmed by the dead body laying in the tunnel. It then cuts to a...

What does Renton mean by  " Choose life " ?  How is "life" represented in the film? In the ending scene of Trainspotting the character Renton talks about choosing life this links to the opening scene where he juxtaposes this idea as he said then he doesn't choose life. When Renton says this in the ending scene he is suggesting that he is deciding to live according to the norms in society, as before he did not do this ,instead he took drugs live in a dirty bedsit and shoplifted to get by.When the character says "choose life" he means that he does not want to live like that  in fact he wants the opposite, he wants to "have a washing machine …nice house" . In some ways "life" in this case means to live in a humanly order.  Furthermore, it could also imply that his choosing a pacific lifestyle where he is successful rather than a failure in society.Within this see Renton is walking off into a foggy distance which could su...

LOOPER Analysis Looper is a 2012 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Sternl.the film grossed $176 million on a $30 million budget The film is set in 2044 and follows the narrative of 25-year-old Joe works for a Kansas City crime syndicate as a "looper." Since future tracking systems have made it near-impossible to dispose of bodies, the syndicate uses time travel.loopers kill and dispose of face-concealed victims, and are paid with silver bars strapped to the target. To try stop connections to the syndicate, a looper's final victim will always be their retired future self effectively ending the contract and "closing the loop". The film opens using a mid shot of one of the main characters, this is quite different as most films would open of a establishing shot of the location, this may tell the audience the film is shot in various locations. The camera then slowly tur...

Weekly Film analysis-Gone Girl. Gone Girl is a 2014 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Gillian Flynn, based on her 2012 novel.it was received well critically and was a commercial success, grossing $369 million, making it the highest-grossing film by Fincher. In the opening scene of Gone Girl we see a close up followed along with a voice over that link together, the narrative voice we hear uses juxtaposition ,”when I think of my head I think of cracking her lovely skull”. Additionally, the close-up shows the character Nick touching Amy’s hair he is shown to be tender, however this is completely opposing the ideas we get from the voiceover.  The fact that it is a non-diegetic sound leaves the audience in the dark to what kind of relationship they have The soundtrack starts playing for the same effect it also links to the story; it has a chilling effect which could foreshadow what is to come. This allows the audience to establish t...

500 days of summer analysis. 500 Days Of Summer is a romantic- comedy directed by Marc Webb , written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film was a independent production and was distributed by Fox Searchlight pictures, 500 days of summer earned over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. In one of the first scenes we see our two main characters in a photocopying room, the setting here is dull and bleak, this gives off bad connotations which is surprising considering the scene shows the two protagonist kissing. This could be done to foreshadow what is to come as the future for them is not bright, therefore neither is now. In addition the use of mise en scene here creates irony, the poster on the wall about paper cuts is the only poster we can really see, it states that “paper cuts hurt work safety”, this is ironic because paper cuts are the tiniest thing, whereas we know heartbreak is on the horizon...