- Genre= Thriller/ Paranormal Horror, the use of black and white in this film is a trait that thrillers use to create a dark and tense atmosphere. Using handheld camera shots to do point of view shots is also typical in horror and thriller for example films such as "Blair Witch" and "Cloverfield". This is especially evident in the shot in which the camera is spinning around in a worms eye view shot which gives the feeling of dizziness and due to the worms eye shot not being used very often in film it is a weird shot but does fit with the idea that the little girl may just have been spinning around on the spot. The iconography in Lou Lou lives here is the things like the crows which are often used in horror and the white van which have lots of bad things connected to it.
- The use of the camera work/framing and colour in Lou Lou lives here is uniquely done. The way that they have used white and black with very high exposure makes the film seem very dreamy and supernatural. The way that the point of view shot have given hints of what Lou Lou's secret might be by using things such as have a light tunnel on the dead rabbit and when she is looking at the man everything is blurred. By using quick snappy cutting it makes the action scene with the Dog attack the man seem very disorientating and manic and this seems to be from the point of view of the victim. I liked personally liked the way the director edited the dissolve between the dog to the girls legs running then back again. This type of fade was visually very nice to watch as it was different and did give away a bit about the story.
- The narrative structure of the film was perfect for it being a short film. This is because they use a chronological linear narrative that despite it having the conventional; set up, disruption and resolution it was very random and there was no definite ending making it more interesting to the audience. It was more interesting as it leaves the audience to make up their own mind about what was happening in the story. With it being a short film the director and writers didn't have to develop characters with dialogue which again like "Joyride" means that there is more action.
- I found that the sound editing seemed to be a bit poor in the film "Lou Lou Lives Here" but actually after watching it over a few more times it is actually really important that is was done that way as the echo effect they use on the sounds is meant to represent the dogs hearing. They use a echo like effect to create the idea of what it must be like to hear for a dog but alongside this the echoes and sound effects they have used are actually quite chilling and brings up the tension in the piece. The use of the non diegetic sound also added to the surrealism of the piece and made it seem like it was a dream that then turned into a nightmare.
- This film is very artistic in the way that it has been filmed and the story has been planned out. Very little is given away to the audience about anything in the film which means that audiences will inevitably come to their own conclusions. I personally got the feeling that the girl, Lou Lou, was actually the dog you see in the end and the whole representation as a child is to represent how a lost child is like a lost dog. The audience are only positioned in one way and that is to be suspicious of the man and the van. I felt no reason to sympathise with the girl as she is shown to be very odd and dark almost, with the licking of her knee and bending over to pick up the dead rabbit. The only social group that is represented in this film is that of the white van drivers. Because he drives a white van and the way it is shot we are made to feel as though he is a kidnapper or something like that when he may just be trying to help this is a stereotype that has been used to position us against him.
Dominic Michau
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