How was meaning created in our film

For this unit Josh, Jacob and I decided that we wanted to create a short thriller film something which I feel we have achieved through our use of different camera work and editing techniques.
Firstly we decided to include several shots which will establish different locations such as ones which will show the windowsills of Both the main characters which make use of different lighting to establish which is the protagonist and which is the antagonist.

As well as this we will use the middle of a windowsill in the daytime in order to establish which of the characters is the protagonist and which is the antagonist. We will do this by showing the name of the actor playing the protagonist on the light piece of the windowsill in front of the window whereas the antagonist (Bad guys) name will be in the dark, shaded part of the shot. This will create contrast between the two characters which will be exemplified by other shots which will contrast them such as shots of them putting on their shoes. The antagonist Aaron will put on trainers that look cheap and old/ worn out which will establish the financial trouble that are meant to be obvious from the opening line of the script "There's nothing to eat in this house." In contrast to this the actor playing Joe's societal privilege will be shown through the establishment of the expensive jacket and shoes that he will put on a the end of the planned opening crosscutting sequence.

Throughout the film danger will be established throughout the film through the ironic use of overly happy music such as "Daydream", a feel good song from the 1960s which will be used for the opening crosscutting sequence as well as "Tighten Up" an upbeat modern indie rock song which will be used at the end of the film (the kidnapping scene)

The final piece of meaning will be created through the use of lighting in our film. The shots of our antagonists will be filmed with cold blue an white light. In strong contrast to this the shots of our protagonists will be filmed using warm orange light. This will show the audience who they should support because of the contrast.