Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Influences on our Work: Borderline


Title: Borderline
Director: Alex Chandon
Year Released: 2006
Chandon's digitally imposes different shots within the same frame. Whilst as a group we are resolutely determined to avoid effects the video achieved a lot of visual themes which we wish to aspire to. Firstly by having movement around the frame it creates claustrophobia in open spaces. Ultimately a feeling of claustrophobia is a lot scarier than open spaces, as it links to primal fears of being trapped. If we were to shoot in London than this would have to be bared in mind. There is also this underlying feeling that the people of London are walking around unaware of the chaos around them, this could further be incorporated into our narrative with the people of London being unaware of the danger of antagonists, making our protagonist all the more helpless. Whilst not being an Art Film it’s aim, of contrasting the typical with the surreal, fits into the codes and conventions of Thrillers and Chandon’s style may be referenced to in the piece.
Tim McNiven

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