Short Film Research: The Last Note


 In this blog we will be watching a mystery short film titled "The Last Note". I plan to explore and study the conventions of  this short mystery film to  help me apply these conventions to my short film. So let's get started. The first thing you notice at the beginning of the movie  is the music used. The music used in this film was very dark and suspenseful, and the pace was constant throughout. We also paid attention to lighting. The lighting was very dark and  looked like it had been filtered during editing. You can see  the music  playing throughout the  beginning  of the movie. You can see various camera edits. There is a lot of overlap between scenes as the dialogue takes place as if in flashbacks. I noticed that  the lighting in these flashback sections was even darker than  the entire movie. You can see that a different editing technique  is used. The concept is narration without acting. The voices add to the overall darkness surrounding the mystery genre. Sound effects were also  added during the editing process to emphasize the overall thriller aspect, including a heartbeat that heightens the tension. In addition, flash cross-cuts were made between different angles to increase the audience's excitement by viewing from different angles. Another commonly used edit is transitions between scenes. As with the mystery genre, I think the simplicity of these camera cuts kept the audience  focused  on what was going to happen next, increasing the sense of suspense. My favorite angle is medium close-up. This kept the audience fully focused on what was happening and focused on the scene. There were also many tracking shots used to make the audience feel like they were  part of the story, making them more involved in the action. Other commonly used shots included wide-angle shots and over-the-shoulder shots. Overall, from what I've seen so far, I find that the key to crime movie conventions  is simplicity. I think the purpose of the whole competition is to keep the audience  focused and attentive because they are susceptible to being completely shocked by the mysterious plot twist at the end. What I liked was that I liked  the way the plot was told  in reverse. This means that there is a surprise at the beginning and the movie begins with a big mystery. For example, this short film begins with a man carrying a body bag to a lake. But then we find out the reason is because he cheated, but  ended with a plot twist where he poisoned her  before killing her. I also liked the way the title of the movie leads us into a mystery, but doesn't reveal the exact mystery. However, it is a title that surprises and invests the audience, and  in a way it is also dark. This leads to the plot twist at the end. There was nothing particularly appealing about this genre to me. During my other research, I also found some  examples of feature films in the mystery genre. These include films such as “Gone Girl'' and “Missing”.




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