RESEARCH INTO EXISTING FILMS - Goodbye

The use of black and white throughout the clip creates an unhappy atmosphere, because of this you feel quite depressed watching it and feel sorry for the main character. The character used is a young girl who gets dressed, my interpretation of this is that she is unhappy with the way she looks and feels trapped but wants to escape herself. I think this is a good story line as many girls nowadays are body conscious and can relate to this film, it enables us to see the effect society has on young girls, and the use of black and white has a powerful effect as it resembles a loss of innocence and childhood. I feel as though the use of black in her dress is done to make her seem as though she has no happiness inside of her, and also feels dissatisfied with the way she looks. The camera reverses the sequence every time she tries to go outside, this is done to symbolise her inner fear of being judged by people and society itself, I think this tells us that she feels uncomfortable and can not bring herself to be confident in herself. Also, it represents her as being trapped and wanting to escape but always being held back by something much stronger than her, this is very effective as it shows the impact society and the media have on young girls nowadays. I think the black and white emphasises emptiness and how the girls world is full of sadness. The same shots are repeated throughout the clip to resemble the girls every day routine of being sad and judged by society. It's a cycle. There are numerous close up shots of the character crying and having a sad and stressed facial expression. This allows the audience to sympathise with the girl. Also she is alone in the big house which represents her feeling lonely inside. The curtains represent her hiding herself and her image and the doors represent her desiring freedom. The piano is slow throughout the clip, but speeds up the pace in the middle which is the climax and then slows down again. This is done to mirror her emotions and adrenalin as she tries to leave the house but gives in representing the routine she is stuck in. The girls body in the black dress looks like a silhouette and a violin, which stereotypically makes you feel sad and in touch with the music/girls feelings.