Intertextual

500 Days of Summer

We used a similar shot to this from ‘500 Days of Summer’ as we thought that having the characters facing away from the camera created an ambiguous feel and the use of establishing wide shot had a great focus on the scenery. We felt that it fitted the romantic drama genre well because the bench was a romantic prop and it signifies romantic social interaction. The use of a two shot also added impact to this.

500 Days of Summer

We used this close up shot, as again we felt that it was ambiguous and created a bit of mystery. Therefore the audience will want to know more. It also it effective in showing a romantic gesture and signifies closeness between the two characters.

500 Days of Summer

We chose to use a split screen similar to this as we thought the way it created juxtaposition between happiness and sadness was effective. We also thought it would be effective in showing the actions of two people in different places but at the same time.

Alice in Wonderland

We like the use of trees for framing so therefore came up with a similar idea using leaves as framing to create a more interesting and individual shot.

The Time Travellers Wife

We used a shot similar to this because we felt like it was commonly featured in Romantic film genres and the establishing wide shot enables romantic scenery to be included in the shot.

Our plot line can be associated with ‘Save the Last Dance’ as like this films plot the character has to move away to a location which is very unfamiliar to what she is used to. Like this film the character also struggles to fit in and adapt to her new surroundings. However we have adapted the idea and made it our own by having many factors of the storyline differing. We have used different types of mise en scene, characters and other ideas. We have also eliminated one of the main themes (Dancing).