Andrew Johnson A2 Media Coursework: "Michael Lau"'

"Michael Lau" - Michael Lau

Mise-en-scene - dark/gritty. Sound - non-diegetic sound - minimalistic - diegetic sound is quieter

than musical score allowing it to dominant - no dialogue through out the text. Similar to "wrong side

of the bed" - other similarities include narrative - text has the sense of an average day - audience

can relate to - however he then dreams of other things - traveling through space. Story is told

through camera and mise-en-scene - events depict what is going on- narrative isn't over complicated

- similar to other short films. Editing starts slow paced - soon quickens - match on action - keeps

audience engaged through the short piece. Variety of creative shots used to add unique feel to the

text. Text is dominated by mid to close up shots - builds audience engagement - close ups of models

used to represent emotion - mise-en-scene - facial expression and body language - emotions

reinforced by camera distance and angels. Special effects used to heighten sense of surrealism -

enforcing dream sense - juxtaposes still shots of models. Documentary style as it depicts day

in the life of Michael Lau - representations of ethnicity.

Shared Codes and Conventions

Simple narrative which is told through the camera and mise-en-scene. Similar to all the other texts

i have looked at, reinforced by the fact there is no dialogue through out the text. Editing is faced

paced and punchy, grabs the audience's attention quickly. Further reinforcing this is the fast paced

non-diegetic musical score. Straight cuts are used dominantly to keep the realism of the text which

relates to the realistic narrative that the audience can connect with. Text is dominated by close ups

and mid shots to keep the audience engaged - further engagement is created through creative shot

choices which add a unique feel to the piece.

Posted by Andrew Johnson at 14:30

Andrew Johnson A2 Media Coursework