Scarlett Entertainment HSC 2012: SNOWTOWN

Went to see an awesome movie on Tuesday Night (25th May). The movie was called Snowtown and depicts the true story of the bodies in the barrels murders in Adelaide during the 1990's. The story is told through the eyes of Jamie Vlassakis who is introduced to John Bunting and his obsession with murder.

From a production view the way the movie was shoot was very unconventional being shoot only on one camera and casting people associated with the event. Color was used very well in the production to help shape the environment the movie is set in. Orange and yellow coloured lights and sets were used to portray the poverty of the area and the time period in the day time which contrasted with the dark coloured lighting and sets during the night time. At times in the movie the dark lighting was too intense resulting in the actors faces and emotions being undefinable in the dark. The 'close up shoot' is used extensivly in the movie focusing mainlt on the character of Jamie due to the large emotional aspect of the plot. Wide shoots are also used extensivly in the movie to show the Australian environmental setting of the movie in scenes that involve a travel aspect.

The venue in which I saw the movie was quite different as well. I went to The Dendy in Newtown to see the movie due to the non commercial appeal of the film. The cinema itself was very old fashioned being much smaller than a regular cinema, with a screen half the size of a regular screen and very uncomfortable seats. The sound system inside the theatre was not as advanced as your regular hoyts or reading cinema as the sound system consisted of two speakers placed in the middle on the roof facing the back of the theatre (Not sure what brand they are). The movie was quite enjoyable and is not as gorey as what everyone says. I do warn though that it is quite a disturbing movie as the events portrayed were real events.