We really liked this close-up shot of Jade because she was crying and so it would immediately draw the audience in. In instantly creates enigma, as the audience questions; who is this girl?, why is she crying?, how did she get a black eye? The enigma we created here is important because the audience will want to get these questions answered and thus watch on. We can see from this shot what social group our media product will
represent, for example the cigarette, black eye and the fact that Jade is crying, show that it will represent a troubled teenager.
Shot 5 (Long-shot of Jade kicking bag off bench)
We used this long-shot because we can see the whole of Jade, meaning the clothes she wears and the setting that she is in. These both represent connotations of her as a character and of the genre of our film. For example, we can see that Jade has spoiled make-up, messy hair, dirty tracksuit bottoms, the pink holdall and the parka jacket, showing that she has been living rough recently, and has ran away from home. The fact that the clothes cover up her entire body signifies that she wants to cover up as she has been exposed, which we will see through the film, particularly within the theme of prostitution.
Shot 7 (Close-up of Jade texting)
We decided to include this shot because it creates tension, as we wonder who Jade is texting, telling them that she is 'coming'. As this scene will be shown again at the end of the film, we will be watching with extreme worry over whether Jade will go back home, back to the gang, or commit suicide. However, by showing this at the beginning of the film, the audience are completely unaware of who she is texting and where she is going. We also liked this shot because it showed Jade's hands, which relates to the bedroom scene where she writes the letter to Emily. We also decided that later on in the film, when we have gone back in time to before the train-station scene, we could show Jade painting her nails in the orange colour that we seen in this shot; relating the two together. The painted, clean nails represent how Jade is trying to do anything she can to make herself clean, and to cover up the sinful things that she has been forced to do throughout the film. Throughout our production, it was important for us to consider that the train-station scene would be shown twice, once in the opening, and once in the ending. This meant that it was important for us to bring up significant themes that would relate to other times in the film.
Shot 8 (Extreme Long- shot from behind pillar, panning Jade walking to the rails)
We really liked this shot, particularly at the beginning when the pillar takes up most of the frame. By the shot focusing on the pillar, the audience can recognise the rough and grimy setting that Jade is desperate to get out of throughout the film. The fact that Jade walks away from this and the camera pans away from it, could signify that Jade is finally escaping. The fact that Jade is walking slowly really forebodes that something bad is going to happen.
Close up of Jade sitting on edge looking to the right
This still shot really shows the audience Jade's feelings. Particularly when we see this shot again at the end of the film, as we have watched the whole film solely about Jade, this shot will really touch the audience as we have seen everything she has been through.
Last shot (Empty bench)
This shot really emphasises the fear that the main protagonist, Jade, may have just killed herself, and we will not find out until the end of the film what actually happens, creating a mystery within our film. By showing the empty bench we really notice the fact that Jade has gone, as we have watched her in the station for the whole of the first scene, the audience will now be completely shocked, and engaged to find out why she killed herself.
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