Evaluation - Draft

I have decided to enter my 'Come Die with Clive' edit as my final piece. I believe that as an edit this is my best piece of work, as I have developed it from an original idea and therefore it is completely my vision.
When I began the edit, I took into consideration the themes which I wanted to portray. I wished to create a darkly humorous piece which would shock the audience as well as make them laugh. I wanted to create a bored, droning atmosphere for the character of Clive to exist in to represent his state of mind, and also an air of tension between him and his young wife.
I also wanted the piece to be character driven, by our main character, Clive. The genre of the film is drama, however this piece does not conform to the typical drama genre because it does not follow a 'hero' as the protagonist - it follows the villain. I wanted to raise an awareness in the audience that this character should not be liked as he is, in fact, a murderer, but by making the audience laugh at the character this makes the audience want to like him. Therefore, it creates an air of tension and confusion for the audience - as they are confused about how to feel about the main character.
I began the edit by emphasizing the lifestyle which Clive leads. I felt it was important to make his home life as dull and boring as possible, to give a sense of reason behind him killing his wife (as much reason as can be had for murder). I chose to begin the film with a Birds-eye-View shot of Clive, lying in bed, staring into space. This instantly suggests sadness and boredom as he clearly cannot sleep. The shot, as it is head on of the character, also suggests that the story is going to be told through his eyes.
I followed this with a petty argument between Clive and his wife, to introduce their relationship. As I wanted their relationship to be tense, this worked perfectly as it showed them arguing with each other from the moment they wake up. I used close-up's of Clive to emphasize his irritation.
This was the beginning of establishing the relationships between the characters. There are two main relationships in the narrative - the relationship between Clive and his wife, and the relationship that Clive has with himself. As for the majority of the film Clive is alone in his own world, I felt it was important to establish how he acts during this time. I therefore used a variety of sequences, beginning with Clive getting on the bus to work, to establish his bored state of mind. By extending these sequences I feel that it created the feeling of repetitiveness that is important of the character - for example, Clive being bored in the office, his resentment when returning home, and his escape into his music when he leaves the house.
The music that I chose for the piece was an integral part. It served many purposes. Firstly, I wanted to give the audience an idea that Clive is quite an eccentric character - which is why I chose to have him listen to classical music. This seems odd when first heard, as he is such a young man. Secondly, the music adds not only drama to intense scenes, but humour in particular circumstances - for eample, when Clive is in the office, therefore reinforcing the idea of a darkly humorous film.