Friday 11 December 2015

A Teacher - Film (Week 11)

Crew:
Director - Hannah Fidell.
Producer - Hannah Fidell & Kim Sherman.
Writer - Hannah Fidell.
Music - Brian McOmber.
Cinematographer - Andrew Dorz Palermo.

Cast:
Diane Watts - Lindsey Burdge.
Eric Tull - Will Brittain.
Sophia - Jennifer Prediger.
Jessica - Julie Dell Phillips.
Hunter Watts - Jonny Mars.

Genre:
Drama, Romance.

Themes:
Love, Trust, Obsession.

Year:
2013.

Budget:
(Low budget known).

Box Office:
$8,348 (?)

Running Time:
75 minutes.

Production Company:
Oscilloscopes Laboratories. (Independent Company)

Performance:
The Performance for this film is very unique and unlike many other films. The film relies heavily on the emotions shown of the actors to give the story across to the audience. The facial expressions from both the actors are shown very well, they are not over the top but they aren't too little. It is very realistic. Many of the emotions shown are either sad ones or happy ones. As there are many close ups during the sad emotional scenes, the audience feel closer to the audience because they are possibly seeing the characters in their worst state. 

Lighting:
The lighting within the film is very natural. During very emotional scenes the lighting can get very dark to give off more of an intense atmosphere for the audience. Lighting is a big part of films as it can help change the mood. The natural lighting also keeps the film look and feel more realistic for the audience to watch. The murky, dark night scenes can show how they know they shouldn't be together and can somewhat connote the bad and 'dark' ending that the movie has.

Obsession:
The theme of obsession is very important to the film as it is based around it. The teacher becomes too reliable and too in love with the student that she becomes obsessed with him. She keeps everyone at a distance. She constantly checks her phone to see if there are messages from Eric and looks through his facebook photos.

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