Howard Osei HNC Creative media

Contextual Film Idea For my film, I wanted to present an experimental take on how coronavirus has caused solitude within a community. the film will show areas where a community would usually be very strong and vibrant within pre-covid times however because of covid-19 this clearly cannot happen. for the audio, I am using a melancholic soundtrack composed by yours truly to avoid any risks with copyright. to capture this film I will choose strategically when to shoot during the day as certain points within the day will convey different emotions, for example, the combination of a dark sky with a melancholic soundtrack will depict an image of sorrow and sadness. the reason I chose to go for this style of production as it relates to the second new wave of hong kongs themes, especially director Wong Kar Wai however contrary to Wong Kar Wai I've decided to invoke emotions within the scenery and setting instead of portraying emotions and themes through characters. I wanted to acquire a sho...

If I had to describe Wong Kar Wai's 1994 film "Chungking Express" I would describe it as confusing whilst simultaneously being considered as a masterpiece inspiring other directors upon its release. Chunking Express is a film where Wai's stylistic auteur traits show vividly within the film with an example being themes of loneliness, love, and being in a state of solitude within the characters ultimately telling the story rather than having a direct narrative openly tell the story to the audience. Chungking Express in better words can be described as a commentary of city life where the worlds of business and solitude abruptly collide. The film begins with officer 223 being dumped on April fools day. he is seen to be quite too optimistic as he believes the love that he once had will soon blossom again and until then he buys a can of pineapples with the expiry date of May 1st, his birthday. the love he once had does not gain life and he ends up with the conclusion of  ...

To describe Hong Kong's new wave cinema in one singular word that word would be "synthesis".  A perfect synthesis between the cultures of the united states, japan, Great Britain, and mainland China. Hong Kong is built very differently compared to mainland China but without going into more recent events, Hong Kong at the time was referred to as its own entity and local compared to all of the parts of Asia. this localization at the time really deviates the culture of outside influences. an example of this would be how the people of hong kong watched American movies, played Japenese arcade games, and spoke languages of English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. another example of this would be the Japanese game King of Fighters actually creating new fashion trends within hong kong at the time. in addition, hong kong does not have the same currency and government due to Great Britain owning hong kong at the time. the new wave kicked off with the success that hong kong had when produci...

 The rule of six theory was a theory discussed by American film editor Walter Murch within his book 'in the blink of an eye: a perspective on film editing'. within this book he discusses six factors that he believes he helps tell a story using editing. Walter suggests  "a list of priorities. If you have to give up something, don't ever give up emotion before the story. Don't give up the story before rhythm, don't give up rhythm before eye-trace, don't give up eye-trace before planarity, and don't give up planarity before spacial continuity, " he believes there is a hierarchy in which you should use the rule of six theory in order to create an edit which will have the best effect on the audience. Emotion - 51% within editing, emotion is a very essential part in order to provoke some sort of effect in the audience.it is important you are able to reflect the tone of the scene onto the audience. they audience must be able to feel a connection with the ...

  Easy rider response  Within this scene, a variety of different techniques that range  from editorial techniques to audi o techniques   is used  to convey the emoti on of boredom  and portray the image of what substance  potentially  abuse feels like for the audience. The scene begins with a still eye-level shot with diegetic  sound, which potentially could be some construction,   of 4 adults who appear to be spending there day within a cemetery .  From the moment this scene opens, the body language that these  actors portray implies that they have reached a dead-end within their lives;  I would go as far as to say that they appear to be going through some  sort of existential  crisis. What drives this point even f urther is the lack of movement from the camera and sound  with the addition of the restlessness of the characters sitting down as if  they are  longing for something to happen with...