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Written Syria 

Written Syria is about a Syrian refugee who is hiding in England. He writes about all his problems and his life and then becomes a journalist. Written Syria uses a good use of continuity and used a variety of shots. the music used was appropriate 

The typography in this screen used has worked every well as the font looks like its been written. This relates back to the film as the main character is writing about his troubles and life.

These two shots work every well as they use the same shot type. They both use a simple mid shot which doesn't change. this was successful as it shows the minimum use of camera shots(makes the films more believable as we see everything that happens but in a but normal shot.

I think this shot was successful in terms of the setting; it shows the Syrian flag in the background showing that the guy is from Syria.

This shot could have be improved. I think it would have been better if it was a few seconds later than the previous shot and that it shot be longer as it's just on screen for less than a second. A good effect they could have used is that they could have had the camera focusing to make out what the items were as if the guy just became conscious and has blurry vision. I also think that they should have zoomed out on the equipment to show that the guy is in an empty room with only those items.

The artificial lighting used on this shot is good as it attracts the audiences attention towards the character and he is also in the middle which mains him the centre of attention. As the whole scene but the light on the guy is dark, it makes the audience wonder about whats happening as its the first scene they see.

This shot was quite successful too as backing lighting made the character in this shot anonymous. This creates mystery in the scene and gets the audience asking questions and makes them want to continue watching the films.

Through half of the video, we see that there is natural lighting used. The shot shows his concentration on what he is doing. The shot used to show this is a simplistic shot; mid shot, straight on.  The portrays the Film 4 uses of camera angles as they are also minimum. This video 

Cycle

This shot can be improved as it is too long. This shot goes on for a while without any other shots being used. The other improvement is that the time of day they shot this scene at; the daylight changed half way in between and then we can see that its night time.

 The typography used isn't really brilliant. They have used simple graphics which doesn't connote much. They should have used a better typography or made one with a cool cycle like letter or something to do with the film.

During this shot, we can hear other people talk but only see this characters face. This shot would be good if it was to show the audience his reaction but not in this case as the characters reaction doesn't change much.






This can be improved as it doesn't get the audience excited for what will happen next and doesn't make them want to watch the rest of the film. After the first half of the opening sequence(after the title is shown), the tension created goes  away and then it doesn't make the audience want to watch it. The first two minutes need to catch the audiences attention.

This shot should be on screen for a bit longer to find out what happens. I think this scene doesn't really match up with the scene before and after it









This shot would be a successful one because the music goes well with it and makes it seem as if the character in listening to it himself. From the props we can tell that he is in a music studio/room

The handheld effect was really good as it seemed like we were running with the character in the shot. There is also another shot but from the other side of the alleyway which i think is a good shot.

This shot would be a successful shot as it represents the stereotype towards teenagers that they are rebellious, dangerous, always getting into trouble. With this stereotype the clothes that people would think they wear are hoodies as shown in this shot. IN this shot the characters are place in the centre which attracts all the attention towards them.