AICE Media Studies Blog

 7.2 is a 14 minute action/dark comedy movie. Directed by Nida Manzoor, the film follows Cleopatra. A British boarding school student who was bullied and beat up to where she has lost her memory. Yet, everyone in the school hates her. She does not know who she is or why they hate her. Another girl, who claims to be her bestfriend, seems in a panic about something Cleopatra did. She ends up going on an adventure until she ends up facing off against her bully once more. This altercation results in Cleopatra gaining all her memory back.  Common sound: Specifically, the film uses non-diegetic sound. Excluding when Cleopatra's phone ringtone goes off. This non-diegetic sound helps build the suspense and action within the film. Very similar to sound in the movie Top Gun.  Common Mis-En-Scene: The costumes in this movie were school uniforms. The lighting is reminiscent of an action film as it is dark, there is visible sweat and blood on the characters faces. Common Editing: Though not muc

  For short film research i decided to watch the short film, Jet by Jordan Chesney. I looked for similarities between the action genre and this film. These are some of the similarities i found   Common Sound: The film similarly uses non-diegetic sound to use intense music in tense parts of the film. The film also uses background music to express emotion in the film. The film also uses sound effects which could be used in action films as well. The film also uses diegetic sound to express the importance of every single little move made.    Common Mis-En-Scene: The film uses similar costume to the action genre with a messy , dirty, costumes. The film also uses similar lighting to show the sweat on characters which brings out the intensity. The film also uses prop weapons which is something that would be used in a action film. Two- shots are also used to show tensity between 2 characters often.   Common Editing: Common editing between the film and the action genre is the use of lots of