Genre Research: Last Night in Soho

 Angles, Shots and Movement 

• -Fast camera movements are used to display the characters' blurring sense of reality and make audiences question what is true and what is not. 

• -Zoom-ins are used to portray the character fading from out and separating from her reality. 

• -Over-the-shoulder shots are used for scenes where another character pulls the main character out from delusions. 

Mis-en-Scene 

• -The characters' make-up is used to portray the different emotional states that they go through. 

• -The lighting in scenes is used to help portray moments of delusions. 

• -The character's outfits used are also used to portray different emotional phases they go through. 

• -Throughout the movie the acting changes. In the beginning, they act innocent, and curious, however throughout they become more delusional as they unravel the mystery.  

Editing 

• -Quick cuts are also used to portray moments of blurred reality. 

• -Dissolving is used to hint at two or more things that may be connected. 

• -Eye-line matches are used to make people suspicious of people and connections. 

• -Voiceovers can be used to mislead people into thinking one thing happened and it really did not.  

Sound 

• -Sound bridges are used to portray the characters moving from dream states to reality or vice versa. 

• -Diegetic sound is used to carry over from states of mystery to keep audiences guessing. 

• -Incidental music is used to build up moments to the reveal of the conclusion of the mystery. 

• -Sound Motifs help build what characters' intentions are what they may have done. 

What elements were liked? 

The diverse ways are used to portray the intent a character has. For example, the way lighting is used, and how the actions of the character would change. How the character's emotional states were portrayed through, costuming and make-up we're extremely effective

Elements not liked?

Some things not liked were certain camera movements such as quick ones, cause even they used to portray mystery sometimes it can happen so fast the audience will not know what is going on. The voiceovers were ineffective because even though they can be necessary they also help people not realize what is going on.