What works?

Cinema 16 - BFI

Consider: Mise - en - scene, editing pace, shots and narrative

ABOUT A GIRL - BRIAN PERCIVAL (2001) 

• Flashbacks - lots of locations 
• The use of a silhouettes at the beginning is effective as it is unusual and keeps the audience engaged. 
• Fast editing between shots
• Hand held camera - walking along with the girl
• The use of the song 'Stronger' by Britney Spears contrasts with what her life is. She continuously repeats the line 'I'm not that innocent now'. 
• We later find out that she has had a baby and had an abortion.

BOY AND BICYCLE - RIDLEY SCOTT (1956)

• Over narrative by the bear.
• The shot is a point of view shot from the bear and showing round the room that he is in, lots of camera angles - always moving around

DEAR PHONE - PETER GREENEWAY

• Reading letters as the story, artistic.

DOODLEBUG - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (1997) 

• Including character in the title (the two 'oo's in 'Doodle Bug' are eyes of the character.

TELLING LIES - SIMON ELLIS (2000)

JOYRIDE - JIM GILLESPIE (1995)

• British film institute.
• Creepy music which connotates horror - piano

UK IMAGES - MARTIN PARR (1997)