Yi Even- A Brief Analysis of "The Secret of the School Choir"

The Secret of the School Choir is a children's drama short film directed by Christopher Dick, starring Dolka Hayes, Dolka Gasparfavi and others, released in Hungary on February 28, 2016.

Based on a true story, the film tells the story of a school choir that has won several awards, and a newly transferred girl reveals the ugly secret behind her reputation

From matriarchal society to feudal society to today's modern society, we are not so much the progress of the times as it is that our people are liberated, have their own rights, and are not prisoners of anyone. But now it can't be so absolute, not everyone can understand their rights, like a marionette with a string being manipulated. We are not puppets, we have the right to cut and match

Everyone in society, whether rich or poor, tall, fat or thin, we have the right to work hard for the future life, if there is no power, we are like a marionette, at the mercy of the mercy. Losing the wings of freedom, what dreams.

When a single shadow arrives in an environment, it is necessary to insist on being alone, not to lose power and become a puppet, and new things always make people remember. The opening scene of the film uses the sound string before slowly leading the heroine Sophia out for the first time, and the close-up matching shows Sophia's intelligent personality, which is more conducive to highlighting the character image, promoting the development of the storyline, and showing the characteristics of the character. The backlight highlights the image of Sophie, and it is precisely because Sophia's image is more clearly seen by people, so the use of color is particularly eye-catching, Sophia's red shirt is a little enthusiastic and optimistic, the light not only contrasts with the color, but also hints at an emotional tone of the film, metaphorically portraying the dark side of the puppet manipulator behind the school. Although this environment behind the school is very ordinary, it is very high-profile in a deep sense. With the lens can not only portray the character image, but also play a role in rendering the atmosphere, the voiceover can blend the atmosphere, and the two can sublimate the theme. The author does the opposite, using a voiceover that does not match the camera, knowing an audiovisual contradiction, but this contradiction guides the development of the plot, and will also use this contradiction to open up the contradiction of the plot in the film, metaphorically metaphorically between the student and the teacher, and bury a dark line in it.

Inadvertently become a puppet, you must know how to tear the line that controls you. When Sophia reappears in people's field of vision, it is generally warm colors, a kind of purity and gentleness, and the lights and walls on campus are dominated by cool colors. The cold atmosphere of the school is really uncomfortable, when Sophie arrives at the campus, the sense of contradiction appears again, because of the effect of contrast, the warm colors are warmer, the cool colors are colder, and the two echo each other, pushing the film to the first climax, making the active and passive relationship between the children and the school appear. In order to highlight the position of the school, the use of panoramas, combined with symmetrical composition, reflects a four-sided and conformist feudal feeling. The transition is followed by a close-up of Erica's teacher as if this feudal feeling was engraved on Erica's teacher, which also hinted at who the puppet's manipulator was. On the way out of school, Sophia and Lisa are dressed in plain clothes, indicating their simple friendship, and Sophia's red hairpin symbolizes enthusiasm. The synchronous combination of sound and picture highlights the joyful atmosphere of the children in their spare time, which is the opposite of the theme and sets off the theme of the film. The darkness of the school is vividly displayed, and the storyline is further developed. There is another over-the-shoulder shot of Erica's teacher, Sophia's dialogue with her, during which many close-ups are used to portray the character of Erica's teacher, and then the Kirin card loses the red hair card and changes it to black, a suppressed emotion rushes up, highlighting the theme of the film and deepening the theme of the film. The dark side of the manipulator is displayed, and the scene when the children are singing together is filmed in close-up, while the long lens is used to highlight the authenticity of the film, enhance the realism of the picture, promote the development of the storyline, pave the way for the ending of the story, and enhance the artistic appeal of the film.

The combination of bright and dark lines can't help but meet the use of montage. The montage plays a very important role in the film, and the cut between Erica and Sophia at the beginning is the use of parallel montages to connect the two related events, making the length more concentrated to strengthen the rhythm of the film, while using continuous montages throughout the film, so that the story is naturally and smoothly unfolded. More vividly and powerfully highlights the theme of Yi Ang film.

Everyone in the world has their own rights, we should not be bound by one person or one thing, we need to defend our own rights, not to become a marionette.