Research Task 4

'Eight'

1.

- social realism

- based around eight year old liver pool fan

- used natural light most of the time (outside)

- About a kid that goes around pretending that his dad was all of these wonderful things but you find out near the end he was passed away through spectating football, which is why his mum didn't like him playing it

- the film portrays events that can effect a lot of people

2.

- voice over with music, violins quite depressing

- like the voice is talking to the audience about his dad dying

- starts of with quite a happy voice over, stating all the possibilites of what his dad was and what his career may have been if he was still around. it makes you wonder who his dad is and where he is, slowly he reveals that his dad was killed and starts talking in the past about his dad rather than the present.

- leaves you wondering through out the whole film to where his dad is and the link to football, keeps you want to keep watching and find out and you always asking youself questions untill he tells you


3.

- The short narrative does not give you enough time to work out for yourself where his dad has gone. it has time to keep you in the dark about it until the very end (restricted narration)

- the film slowly introduces the mother that does not want her son to play football, but he doesn't understand the link between the death of his father and playing football so he carrys on himself

- it ends with you finding out how his father dies but he does not full understand what happened. this may be the case of a lot of children that one of their parents may have died and they do not fully understand, so people may be able to sympathise and relate with what is happening in the film

- i was inspired by the fact of the deep impact the film had on me when you finally find out what has happened to his father, i hope that my film could have the same effect on people


4.

- non diegetic, piano sad lonely music

- diegetic, happy tones in his voice even when things are meant to be sad, like he doesn't quite understand is going on.


5.

- little boy is lonely

- trying to follow his dad in being interested in football

-women not liking football, men liking football even though its dangerious, shows she cares

- working class family

- voice over, talking to the audience makes you feel like he is talking to you and you can empathise with him.