This short film "Strangers" opens with a establishing shot of a train station setting the scene and establishing the location. The shot begins to introduce the audience to a dark and creepy atmosphere helping create a sense of Fear since it looks like a scene taken from a horror movie. This also sets the audience to the context of the film which is also re-inforced by the diegetic sounds made by the train. Also the non diegetic sounds may help add suspense to the film making the audience feel uneasy about what is going to happen next. We get a few shots of the train as it moves which could foreshadow that an incident may happen within that train. This is re-inforced by the use of the colour black and dark lighting which may emphasise fear and danger. The first character is introduced to the audience using a mid shot of the back of a male person waiting for the train. This could help the audience assume something is going to happen to this man inside this train. The diegetic sounds of the train add a sense of realism to the film. There is then a shot of another male character reading a newspaper which quickly then cuts back to the first character. This could help the audience assume that something may happen between these two characters. We then get a close up of the newspaper the man is reading which shows arab writing on it, this could establish the persons backround or religion. The use of a close up of the necklous with the jewish sign on also could tell the audience the persons religion this helps create a sense of suspense for the audience since both men and from different race and sitting opposite to each other. There is then many close ups of both characters faces looking at each other which attracts the audiences attention so that the story starts to unfolds. It creates a sense of suspense attracting the audience to know how the film is going to end. Furthermore the sounds of the train add to the suspense of the film. The use of a beat while the people are walking towards the two men reinforcing the representation of something bad might happen to these men, which also keeps the audience at unease.Furthermore the whispering in the background could add more suspense to the film attracting the audience into thinking something is about to happen. The tatoo on the back of the bold man's head also could suggest the man is a criminal or violent since he looks like a stereotype of how a criminal would look like in society. Also his other friends which they all look alike have very similar features to each other such as the tatoos and the lack of hair which could also suggest they ve come out of prison. There are many close up shots of each persons face to express their emotions and thoughts through there facial expressions and body language. This could make the audience more tense as the suspense goes on. There is then a close up of the bold man putting his foot in the middle of the other guys legs foreshadowing something bad is about to unfold. The ringing of the mobile phone gets louder as the guy is looking for it with all the other bold men looking at him, this could be to signify their frustration and anger building up like the music gets louder as they wait till he finds his phone. This also may invoke a range of thoughts and emotions such as tension for the audience to find out whats gonna happen next. Also the sound of the tunoi when the train stops adds more realism to the story. The loud bang of the doors shutting could signify that something violent is about to occur. Also as soon as the doors shut loud and confusing music comes on reflecting on the messed up situation they are in. However as soon as the two men get out of the train the music is gone signifying they are longer in danger. The swapping of their bags shows they have been united even though at first they disliked each other because they were from different races. Last but no least the last shot taken was of the train station were it all began however the lighting is more brighter reflecting on their thoughts, showing that the sense of fear they each had is not their anymore. We really enjoyed the moral behind this story showing both races in peace and unity.
this film is very conventional due to the fact that the characters are very minimal and the narrative is based around two characters. this means that the narrative is clear and straightforward. the audience become clear of the story just by the use facial expressions. one more convention of the film is the use of minimal dialogue. this means that the narrative has to be conveyed with the use of music. also the film uses enigma to play with the audiences perception.
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