The aim in both my script and my key frames involved showing the audience a well planned, developed and edited sequal scene as well as supporting my thesis through my own creative mind. My objective was to show that criminality in independent films are portrayed as a less glorified way, and have a more direct sense of realism, almost acting like a warning. I did this through high definition quality, sharpenss of colours and contrast, and the use of action. Although it doesn't happen where we are from, wars on drug gangs and cartels in Southern America is a massive issue that is overshadowed by terrorism. A film like savages really identifies the true grit, vengeance, brutality and rehabilitation of the wars on drug cartels. Also savages shows the hierarchy of drug cartels. So my images and script are full of action. In comparison to the wolf of Wall Street which seems to almost encourage the audience into a world of fraud, drugs and money laundering, glorifying it to seem like it is exciting and legal.
What codes and conventions we're used to identify in the contextual analysis essay in your script and key frames?
Like I mentioned, i am contrasting the way criminality is presented in both savages and the wolf of Wall Street. I am arguing that films made in Hollywood such and the wolf of Wall Street, really try and glorify the world of pheloneys, and leave their audiences with a kinaesthetic feeling of happiness. In comparison to savages which shows the bare bones of how brutal criminal offence repercussions and consequences can be. I feel that by using high definition in every shot can be argued that it glorifies it, but I have used it in a way that makes it more of the audience being present at the time, also emphasises the aspect of realism there. I have also dressed the set with weapons, one thing than no one feels happy hearted about. Also my contextual essay shows that Martin Scorsese is well known for is his close links to gangster films such as goodfellas, the Italian American and gangs of New York. So we always knew little aspects of the wolf of Wall Street would include gang references. By spotting this it made it much easier for me to avoid any American gangster type of shots, or clues to add to the realism.
How did you use your location report to construct your key frames?
For the outdoor part of the images, a nice open natural looking space nessasary as I was not looking for an English looking setting and more of a foreign more exotic country. I thought the field at my school would be perfect as long as the weather was nice and the sun was out. Also just next to my school field their is a load of containers which I could easily portray to be where drugs or money are stored at the cartels hq. Their is a strip of artificial grass just by my school and it makes the floor look very bright and realistic, which I new would add to the realism aspect of the shots. Finding the internal locations we're easy, finding a dark floor or small confined space to emphasise the brutality of what ophelia was put through whilst she was held hostage.
How successful was your script and key frames in terms of achieving your aims?
I feel like the script not only forces the audience to feel the nerves of the main characters, but show small subliminal realistic signs. This for me massively helps to evidence my thesis in that independent films such as savages really show the reality of crime and the problems that it brings. By using my editing skills I have produces 9 key frames that all show highly contrasted pictures that make it look like it's really set in a southern American country like Mexico or Peru. The real problem that the government is facing in terms of prosecuting drug lords and cartels, is way off of what people would expect to see in daily lives, but I feel independent films like this one, show that side the government doesn't show, and can only tell. I have also proven that independt films have a niche audience that want to be educated aswelll as entertained and producers do not make the film as a product but an experience.
