Trying out surrealism... EVALUATION: How does your film conform to the conventions of the film movement you chose? The film movement i chose was surrealism, the conventions of surrealism are an unconventional narrative, juxtaposition for disturbing effect, minimal characterisation and the stimulus is normally dreams and desires. Firstly i decided to have an unconventional narrative, i did this through editing. I made sure there was very little to no continuity to enhance the effect of the lack of narrative. I could have possibly made it even more of a uncanny narrative by introducing different props and ideas. Instead of having normal mundane food in the picnic basket there could have been a dead bird or I could have include more dubious shots such as a random pig on a bed however i thought with the shot of the boy on the picnic blanket being the same in the beginning of the film as in the ending it would reflect a dream like interpretation as it is almost like the
