Editing Task

Editing.

We were all given the task of finding 10 random pictures on google. These are my results:

  I found a group of 'chavs,' a peaceful road, a sad old man, a war torn street, the furniture building which was set alight during the London riots, a car driving away, a group of men from the 1930's, the map of Alaska from the simpsons and an old man walking alone. 

We were then given the task of taking these images and changing their order to create a story. This was the end result:

Shot 1 is a representation of the London riots and the disaster and mayhem that young people caused. This then leads into an empty, ruined street, highlighting the after effects of what occured as a result of the actions of young people in today's society. We then introduce the protagonist, a lonely old man who is shunned by a teenage society. We then see the society that the main character grew up in and how happy he was. Shot 5 is his depressed facial expression and what today's society consists of which leads into the image of a bunch of chavs sitting on a fence.We, as an audience, stereotypically assume that they are up to no good. A gross generalisation, but as the first image highlights, we have created this image, only we are to blame for the stereotypes with which we are branded. Shot 7 is a clear road, we see in the rear view mirror, a dirty track, thus highlighting the road ahead is a bright one, thus leading into the image of this view of 'eternal bliss' in the future. The final shot highlights the end of the characters search for a state of eutopia.

The meaning of the pictures change when placed in a different order, which is something directors think about when creating their films. However the dialogue tells us everything we need to know.