Some of the main themes throughout our film will be tragedy, paranormal afterlife and death and loss. The themes will be shown throughout and create a emotional, personal atmosphere ultimately keeping the audience intrigued and on edge. The impact we aim to have on the audience is for them to emotionally connect with the characters and the issues they face and we aim to make our film as memorable as possible.
Tragedy
A tragedy is a dramatic composition in which someone is dealing with a serious issue. Typically it is used in drama films therefore, in order for it to fit with the iconography, we will be using this theme. A tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From the beginning of our film, the audience will be made aware that there has been a tragic accident but will not know the full consequences of the accident until the end. Another film which has a theme of tragedy within it is Here after. The supernatural thriller has various themes throughout but there's is a key scene which is similar to what we intend to re-create and we hope to receive a similar response from the audience. In the film, a twin tragically gets run over and dies leaving his brother behind. The effect this awful tragic accident has on the audience is overwhelming and makes them feel sympathetic. This is why we would like to re-create a similar scene to get the same audience response.
Above is the trailer to the movie Here after and a picture to illustrate the impact of the accident.
Death and loss
The theme of death and loss of a loved one can be a very touchy issue in films but generally creates a similar response amongst the audience. Everyone has, at some point in their life, experienced loss this is why its a very powerful theme to use as everyone can personally relate to it. The reaction we hope to receive from the audience is one of which the audience feel deep sorrow, also a sense of reality will remind them that it could happen to anyone at anytime. However, as we are doing a drama film and the themes throughout are quite saddening, we decided that the ending should be uplifting and show signs of hope and lighten the mood slightly A film in which uses the theme of Death and Loss effectively is My girl. This coming-of age film is about a young girl who's mother has died and her best friend then tragically gets stung to death by bees. I think what is so poignant about this film is that the boy who dies is only a child. The vulnerability of a person also has a huge impact on the response of the audience.
Tragedy
A tragedy is a dramatic composition in which someone is dealing with a serious issue. Typically it is used in drama films therefore, in order for it to fit with the iconography, we will be using this theme. A tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From the beginning of our film, the audience will be made aware that there has been a tragic accident but will not know the full consequences of the accident until the end. Another film which has a theme of tragedy within it is Here after. The supernatural thriller has various themes throughout but there's is a key scene which is similar to what we intend to re-create and we hope to receive a similar response from the audience. In the film, a twin tragically gets run over and dies leaving his brother behind. The effect this awful tragic accident has on the audience is overwhelming and makes them feel sympathetic. This is why we would like to re-create a similar scene to get the same audience response.
Death and loss
The theme of death and loss of a loved one can be a very touchy issue in films but generally creates a similar response amongst the audience. Everyone has, at some point in their life, experienced loss this is why its a very powerful theme to use as everyone can personally relate to it. The reaction we hope to receive from the audience is one of which the audience feel deep sorrow, also a sense of reality will remind them that it could happen to anyone at anytime. However, as we are doing a drama film and the themes throughout are quite saddening, we decided that the ending should be uplifting and show signs of hope and lighten the mood slightly A film in which uses the theme of Death and Loss effectively is My girl. This coming-of age film is about a young girl who's mother has died and her best friend then tragically gets stung to death by bees. I think what is so poignant about this film is that the boy who dies is only a child. The vulnerability of a person also has a huge impact on the response of the audience.
Above I have attached a video link to the trailer of My girl, to illustrate my points.
Isolation
Another main theme in our film will be isolation and theme of loneliness. Typically in Drama films, there is always a character who feels alone and seeks some form of companionship. In our film, both Lola and her best friend are lonely and isolated as they are both in Limbo and ultimately invisible. Throughout the film the theme of isolation will be prominent, however, to help create a more positive and uplifting ending, the girls will feel they have each other and not feel alone. Therefore the girls friendship will overpower the theme of isolation. A similar film which also contains the theme of isolation is The others. In this film, the main character also doesn't release she is dead until the end and her family is also dead because she murdered the. Alternately, the theme of isolation is used towards the end of this film because she has realised her 'perfect family' is not what she anticipated and she feels alone at the end.
Above I have attached a link to the official trailer of The others along with the official poster.
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