Flying Productions: Ben - Homey Research

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'Homey' is a short film written and directed by Ben Garfield. It follows one child's success on the popular playground game, bulldog. The first shot is a Long Shot, Very Low angle of a small windmill. This is used to show the Production company behind the film, but it also hints towards the location. The windmill is very small and seems to be used in conjunction with a solar panel, this being something you would see on an eco-friendly household to save some but not all. So residential area. Furthermore, the grey, overcast skies can only be from one place, the UK. Nowhere else are there that many clouds blocking the sun. The following shot has a child's hand grabbing a chainlink fence. The Composition has the hand in the center in a Close Up, Eye level, with the child's body facing away from the camera in a shallow Depth of Field. In these two shot the Diegetic ambiance and Non-Diegetic Ambience Crescendos and levels off. The ambiance is being muffled as if the audience or the characters are just focusing on it. This later comes to be children playing, Complementing the setting of the film, a playground. While the Soundtrack is a very calm piano piece with gradual changes to complement the changing mood of the film. At the moment, the calm piano sets a pace The child's (now know as Eric, for sake of convenience) Body Language from what we can see, we can tell he is getting ready for something as he moves his fingers, itching to release. This ties perfectly into the game being played where players must run from one wall to another, being only safe from the catchers when touching the wall. The Lighting is very even in this shot, as it is the rest of film. This reflects the overcast lighting shown with the clouds in the first shot. However, additional lighting or reflectors has been used. This is apparent as some shots have a subject with additional light originating from the side. The next shot is a Close Up, Eye level of Eric's face. Very neutral as far as Facial Expressions go, but the squinting eyes show he is focused. This is clearly a serious moment in his life. He moves his head and his squinting eyes side to side, analysing what is before him. In these 'scanning' shots, the Cuts occur once Eric's eyes focus on something, providing an Eyeline Match to Cut to. The next Over the Shoulder Medium Long Shot, behind a new child, shows Eric's full costume. Very light in colour, only variation from beige being his white and blue shirt, fully buttoned up. His jacket appears sturdy and stylish, they also match his beige trousers. Overall, it seems very casual, I would not be surprised if it's the actor's own clothes. The other kids are the the same casual clothes, however it's less buttoned up shirts and more shirts and hoodies. This same Over the Shoulder shot also serves to confirm the setting as a playground when a group of kids run past in the foreground. Another child is then shown facing towards Eric. His Body Language, leant forward resting on his knees, shows he might be waiting for something and he's ready for it to happen. His facial expression is similar to Eric's focused but with a far more focused stare, like a predator ready to pounce. On the Shot-Reverse Shot, this stare is shown to be directed to Eric due to the Big Close Up of him looking just past the camera, again providing Eyeline Match with the 180 degree rule.