Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Magazine Article page writing

Incase you could not read from the article page, here is the whole review from the article available to read:



The most recent film from the established ‘Medic Media Productions’ is ‘Out of Signal’, a film about a murderer in the woods who is stalking two friends on a camping trip.
The style of the film is a mix between horror and thriller. It has its truly scary moments including a murder scene. The camera work is reminisant of the classic film Blair witch project but with its own unique twist. There are parts where the camera shot turns into a point of view shot of what the killer is seeing, which is backed up by an effect to differentiate what is the killers view point and what isn’t.
Another high point of the film is the setting. The woods really create a sense of emptiness and even though many films are set in woods, this film uses it to its advantage. For example, you find yourself more involved with what is going on in the surroundings through clever camera techniques. The sound design is also very well done, using music from John Murphy’s soundtrack of Sunshine. This fits the mood very well and is edited to perfection to fit the scenes most intense part. Aswell as the
Music, the ambient sound of breaking twigs and the quiet flow of the river creates an atmosphere and makes you feel, as an audience, that you are really there. There are multiple different camera shots ranging from high angle to panning shots, from extreme long shots to tracking and each work well with the scene they are in, half of the time you do not even notice them which is a good sign of implementation. The reason i have rated this film 4 stars instead of 5 is because of a couple of things.
One of these things is that a couple of times the voices are hard to hear which is not a big problem but it can ruin the flow. Another little problem i encountered is that in the beginning there is a large (about 5 seconds) of nothing but music, again not a big problem. In conclusion i was very impressed with this film. The newsreader at the beginning of the film sets the mood, music fits perfectly, acting is good, camera work is varied and the point of view shot is a nice addition. Overall this film surprised me, it goes to show that even with a low budget and fairly unknown actors you can create a high end product that anyone interested in the film industry can enjoy. Sean Murden

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