Protagonist's weakness is exploited by the antagonist
We took an unconventional approach to this, as the protagonist in our sequence is the killer (but he does not want to kill). And the antagonist is his own mind, or in other words his subconscious that pushes and drives him towards wrong decisions and in the end leads him into killing a victim. The subconscious plays with the protagonist's mind as he reappears in certain places and makes harsh comments on him (or in this case, himself). Using editing, we wanted to not only let the protagonist experience this confusion but also the audience, cutting to different jump shots so that it would seem that the subconscious was something other than human (from one shot where he stands in one place, to the next shot when he isn't there anymore).
An Enigma
The enigma in this sequence revolves mainly around the subconscious. We intended to not reveal that he was the protagonist's own subconscious, but instead, we gave away hints so that the audience will have some grasp on the character.
We didn't want to use a voiceover for the subconscious as there wouldn't be much mystery to the enigma, and instead we used a 'split-personality' element to create the subconscious as a character.
Also, one of our ideas was that the protagonist was the only person who could see the subconscious, and to show this, we used Mise-en-scene (hood) and cinematography (long shots, mid-shots, jump shots etc) to conceal his true appearance. This way, it can make the audience be in that exact same situation of not being able to see his face.
We gave some hints, such as the clothing of the subconscious which was black. This colour can represent evil, or the darker side to the protagonist's mind. Another hint is the way he moves about. In editing, as said before, jump shots were used to show his movement, being in one place at one time and then gone in the next shot.
We took an unconventional approach to this, as the protagonist in our sequence is the killer (but he does not want to kill). And the antagonist is his own mind, or in other words his subconscious that pushes and drives him towards wrong decisions and in the end leads him into killing a victim. The subconscious plays with the protagonist's mind as he reappears in certain places and makes harsh comments on him (or in this case, himself). Using editing, we wanted to not only let the protagonist experience this confusion but also the audience, cutting to different jump shots so that it would seem that the subconscious was something other than human (from one shot where he stands in one place, to the next shot when he isn't there anymore).
An Enigma
The enigma in this sequence revolves mainly around the subconscious. We intended to not reveal that he was the protagonist's own subconscious, but instead, we gave away hints so that the audience will have some grasp on the character.
We didn't want to use a voiceover for the subconscious as there wouldn't be much mystery to the enigma, and instead we used a 'split-personality' element to create the subconscious as a character.
Also, one of our ideas was that the protagonist was the only person who could see the subconscious, and to show this, we used Mise-en-scene (hood) and cinematography (long shots, mid-shots, jump shots etc) to conceal his true appearance. This way, it can make the audience be in that exact same situation of not being able to see his face.
We gave some hints, such as the clothing of the subconscious which was black. This colour can represent evil, or the darker side to the protagonist's mind. Another hint is the way he moves about. In editing, as said before, jump shots were used to show his movement, being in one place at one time and then gone in the next shot.
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