Unremarkable Film Techniques

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Unremarkable is a film about a typical day after death, what's curious is how remarkable we all find it. Unremarkable starts the way a film should; drawing you in and keeping you captivated. We watch as a distraught woman climbs out of her car and falls to the ground in the middle of a parking lot. Her death is discovered by a stranger only moments later. Though the film may start with the mystery of her death, it is the mystery of what happens after death that captivates the audience. It is the story of the individuals whom her body will come in contact with, that show us the truth behind death, the simplistic and enticing truth. Director Jared Anderson brings death to life by showing the audience what exactly happens after death. What he chooses to capture is the normalcy in death, how un-special yet interesting death is. How does he do it? Through distinct and planned camera angles and movements, as well as through the people we meet. …show more content…

For instance, in the first scene we watch from the end the parking lot, unable to reach or help the woman. The camera is purposely positioned so far from the action that the audience wants to reach and help but can't because our director has chosen to keep us away. This continues as we watch numerous pedestrians pass by the body no more than 10 feet from them, but not a single person notices it. If this shot had been taken up close or from the other side of the parking lot, the audience wouldn't feel the same way, and that helpless feeling Anderson wants us to have would

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