Textual analysis:
Identity (YouTube short film)
As
the film begins we listen to non diegetic music distorted as if playing we are
listening to a record being played too fast or perhaps backwards, upon seeing
the rest of this short film I’ve made the assumption that this is a
representation of life it self. An attempt to show the audience that life moves
too fast or is too blurred to understand its true meaning and only by removing
the mask can we truly see what life is.
The
first visual representation of this is a medium close up of the protagonist as
if through a mirror, a young female student judging by her setting and clothes
mimicking that of teenager. As the scene progresses you can notice that the
this scene is shot in reveres broken with some forward chronological motion and
the non diegetic sound glass being broken in slow motion however there is a
total lack of diegetic sound forcing you to concentrate on the symbolism of the
scene and how the scene plays out through an effective choice of editing
techniques e.g. extensive use of jump cuts to further reinforce the fractures
that she is experiencing.
A
glaringly obvious point of focus in this scene is the fact that the actress is
wearing a mask, all be it not at the beginning but for the majority of the
scene and the film itself her face is covered, hiding what she is from the
world. A further representation of how the world we know is not the world that
is in fact real.
The
choice of reverse editing continues for the next few shots showing a brief confrontation
with some other female teenage characters both wearing masks as seen on the
main character. As the camera follows her movements, with an over the shoulder mid
shot, walking through a cliché American canteen.
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