Creativity Homework: Week 3

In what way could this short film be considered creative?

• Use of camerawork

The editing within this film is moderately slow and flows effortlessly into each shot. This slow paced editing replicates the slow pace of life that the young, punk girl leads. We also see a lot of close ups on the protagonist's face to help show the contrast between emotions and personalities. 

• Mise-en-scene

The colourful graffiti that plagues every scene creates a modernised version of an old school fairytale, paired with the young girl's facial expressions. This shows creativity quite literally through an adaptation of a previous idea (fairytale). We also see the girl with brightly coloured hair, tattoos and accessories which contrasts to the dull, grey backgrounds that she appears in. 

• Sound

It is evident that during the beginning of this short film, the music is soft and peaceful to foreshadow the essence of the main character and what she is supposed to represent. Also, whenever we see the symbolic codes of the bird of girl herself, the shots are supported with the same musical tone to enlighten which characters are 'creative'. This can also be seen when the music deepens in shots featuring the ink or other characters.

• Narrative

The narrative of this short film is extremely imaginative and conveys elements of fantasy and surrealism, things that we would associate with being creative and open minded. As a whole, this story line could be seen to be creative due to it being about a girl who wants to change her city into something new and fresh.

• Representation of characters

Characters who are supposed to carry a creative aspect are featured in colour, examples of this being the bird and girl. The protagonist of this short film could be representing the typical young adult with a creative, optimistic mind. Whilst we see other characters such as the lady stamping the papers as representations of pessimists and are always shown in black and white. Overall, this contrast in characters could be seen to represent the contrast in creativity and the difference between past and new ideas.