Love me if you dare has a v
ery distinct look and feel about it which is very original. In particular the way different aspects of the mise en scene have been incorporated, for example the bright colours, high contrast and brightness that runs throughout the film makes it almost like a cartoon, yet very realistic at the same time. This is the sort of look for my film that i had in mind although not to the extent of this film, as i do not have the experience or the talent to create something of this standard yet and i think that if i was to try and create something like this now it would look very tacky. The use of the animation at times gives the film a more childish feel and helps to express the thoughts of the child characters and their imaginations. I like how the feel is not really based around any particular storyline except the possession of a simple merry-go-round toy that enables the two main characters to create the game of dares that get more and more extreme as the film goes on. This is one of the routes i was looking into e.g. not having a specific storyline set out but focusing on a characters and then the events will just fall around that. The camera work in 'Love me if you dare' is very interesting and experimental but i think that it works really well. The opening is narrated by the main character where he sets the scene of the whole film, this is effective as it allows to connect more to the character and understand them. There is a lot of selective sound and synchronous sound to emphasise different parts of the film and again create an over-the-top dramatic effect just like the colouring and editing used throughout the film.
In comparison, 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' is an equally eye catching film, although where 'Love me if you dare' is very fairytale like, this film is very realistic and 'ordinary'. I think this is very effective as it then allows the audience to relate to the situation in a far more believable way, even though the storyline may be completely fictional. The opening of the film introduces us to the main character and by the first 5 minutes we can tell alot about his life, we see his apartment and his car, the fact that the car next to him has scratched it also tells us that he's quite unlucky, most importantly we learn that he lives a very lonely and ordinary life. Unlike 'Love me if you dare', this film does not have very flashy camera work or editing although i feel that it really creates the mood that it needs to. There is not much digetic sound used in this film although there is a lot of synchronous sound which helps to set the mood and feel of the particular scene. I really like the mise en scene as although the main colours used are dull grey and brown shades the colours that is used e.g. the main girls hair colours, really emphasise a point and contrast against the background, which i feel is very effective. This film is very good at replicating one of its audiences lifestyles for example when we are first introduced to the character we see him in his messy flat where he's sleeping on his sofa bed, this is something that we use in everyday normal life which i think is better than in mainstream films where the apartments are often neat and clean, unlike those that most people own.
The use of colour in both these films is something that i will try and incorporate in our own opening of our film, and also the camera work and editing of 'Love me if you dare' is an aspect that we could use as inspriation to try and make our opening more interesting. I think in terms of mise en scene both these films have the aspects within them that i think will inspire me during my project. The things that i am not so fond of in both the pieces is the choice of music used, as i didn't think that it was very effective in my opinion although the use of narration in both was very effective, but i wouldn't use this in our project i don't think as it would be too difficult to get right and script as this is a weakness of mine.
