In our film we intend to break the fourth wall and acknowledge the audience which breaks the normal conventions of films. The effect of breaking the fourth wall challenges the audience and makes them think critically about why the fourth wall has been broken. To do this we are thinking of creating a stop-time effect where the main protagonist speaks to the audience through his narration - "If only it was that easy".
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakingTheFourthWall
Sam
ReplyDeleteYou may want to watch Michael Haneke's film Funny Games which uses this technique to good effect in order to challenge its audience and to make them question about what it is they are watching. There are two versions of this film, both of which are identical in terms of shots used, however the original (which i prefer) is in German and the remake is in English