For our new wave inspired
film, we decided to use Chungking Express as our influence, using similar
cinematographic styles. We used handheld shots throughout, creating a
slight documentary style film to it, like in Chungking Express, but also added
some stylised shots. I thought this worked well as we captured the ever moving
life of the college, and portrayed it as one moving 'body' with the use of the
smudge motion, blurring the people together, and taking their identity away
which contrasted with the main character, like in Chungking. However, our film
appeared greyer in palette, opposite to Chungking. We could have improved this
by filming in better locations with more colourful settings; however I believe
that the lack of colour added to the film, emphasizing the lack of
excitement and perhaps the dullness of the setting, illustrating why he
wanders the corridors for no particular reason.
Moreover, I believe the
lack of a narrative worked well too, highlighting the lethargic nature of the
character; but also illustrating the isolation. Moreover, the character tying the two pieces
of broken metal in the fence, could be seen as showing his obsessive nature, a
key element in Chungking Express. One thing I believe we could have improved on
is the editing. We used effects and overlays in our urban story-inspired film,
which could be seen as making it seem cheap and amateurish, as well as that,
urban stories do not tend to use many effects, resulting in our film losing its
documentary feel
