Movie Analysis

 For my movie analysis, I chose a short film of a short story by Roald Dahl called The Swan. 

    For story telling and audience attention, I give the film 20 points. I feel that the story is very interesting and is able to hold the audience's attention for the entire film. The film has a simple but intriguing storyline that is easy to follow along while also keeping the audience on their toes with unexpected twists and conflicts.

      In the camera work category, I gave the film 20 points. The film is shot mostly in a deep focus dolly shot as it follows the narrator telling the story while everything is acted out around him. Overall, I think that the camera work is excellent, as the camera captures everything depicted in the film and narration perfectly and efficiently, whether crucial to the story or not.

     For the background music/narration/dialogue category, I gave this film 15 points. This film features no dialogue, as it is entirely narrated by an older Peter Watson, who recounts a past traumatic experience from a third-person point of view. Although the film includes no dialogue or background music, I think the heavily dramatized narration and amplified sound effects greatly make up for the lack of.

    For the acting category, I gave the film another 15 points. I feel that the actors in the film give very well done and consistent performances. The narrator especially stands out as he plays a very fluent character, often raising and lowering his voice as needed with little to no build up, he is also the only character that overexaggerates his performance. The other characters also play very interesting characters as they act out everything the narrator says with blank faces, never talking or overexaggerating their movements.

Overall, I give this short film 70 points. I feel that the film is very well done and is extremely easy for the audience to follow and understand without needing further explaination.