Research

Evaluation on Jess's analysis: Karthik Calling Karthik

Jess' third and final analysis was on another Bollywood film called, Karthik calling Karthik. However, this differed to the previous one as it was a Bollywood psychological thriller. Below is her analysis.

My Evaluation

Jess has commented on the contrast between the music in the opening of this film. It starts with a thrilling tone, then a calming voice starts singing, changing the tone completely to make it soothing and light-hearted. This juxtaposition draws the audience into the film, and is a clever technique we should consider when making our coursework. Jess has also talked about the significance of the dialogue in the opening. This is very important because dialogue that has been placed in an opening is usually limited and there for a very good reason. Therefore if we decide to include any dialogue in our opening we should think about it very carefully.

Jess also comments many times on the importance of camera angles, and shots portraying characters within a film. I agree this is a key concept when creating the opening of a film because it gives the audience a chance to make a first impression on the characters, even if these judgements end up becoming false. For example, in this film high camera angles, a birds eyes view, and a shot of a man alone in a big space, all portray a weak, lonely, and isolated character. This means that when making our coursework we should chose our camera angles with care and thought.

From reading Jess' analysis, I have learnt that lighting also plays an important part in setting the atmosphere and tone of a film. For example, in her analysis Jess mentions how even though the protagonist is isolated, bright lighting creates a positive atmosphere and a sense of hope.

The most important part of the titles is to give the audience an insight into the film, without giving too much away. Hence, the director can chose a few key aspects to show the audience and imply what the film is about. Such as, he displays pictures of phones, presenting to the audience that they must be a key theme throughout the film. In addition, the director chose to show pictures that do not show the characters face properly adding suspense and a sense of mystery because the audience can't workout too much about the characters. Therefore, I have learnt giving the audience some information about the film to make assumptions is important. However, you must attempt to leave a sense of mystery at the same time. This means that, deciding how much we reveal to the audience in the opening is something my group and I shall have to think about in great detail.