“Describe how film techniques have been used to enhance the film”
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a remake of the 1947 film, directed by Ben Stiller is a film about a man named Walter Mitty who often fantasises and drifts off into his own world. Walter Mitty works in negative assets at Life magazine in modern-day New York. When his job is threatened, Walter takes a huge step out of his comfort zone and takes action in the real world traveling on a global journey which turns out to be an adventure more astonishing than anything he could ever dream about. Most films you see nowadays contain techniques to grab your attention and wheel you in to watch the rest of the film/show. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty uses many of these techniques to make the film more fascinating. Film techniques have been used to improve the film by a variety of ways but most importantly, Music and Soundtrack, Costumes and Visual Effects.
Music and soundtrack is a vital film technique used to enhance the film. Without music or soundtracks, the film would be extremely plain and no emotions would be felt. The point the film is trying to address ‘stop dreaming, start living’ wouldn’t be able to be addressed and shown without music and soundtracks. In the film there is a longboard scene which contains the song Far Away by Junip, this song gives the feeling of adventure and freedom. The song, Far Away reminds the viewers that their heart is still beating. During the longboard scene Walter longboards on a road in Iceland. This is the first scene where the character himself is feeling free and fulfilled, this is displayed by the lyrics of the song, the lyrics of the song is really important and describes the scene in the song itself. A sentence that stands out in the song is ‘just to feel alive again’, which was exactly what was happening in the scene. Music and soundtrack helps the viewers to connect with the film more, therefore wanting to stay tuned. Most of the music and soundtracks that were included in the film were upbeat and full of life, and was because the producers of the film were trying to tell the audience more about what was going on. Consequently, a film without music and soundtrack would no longer be eligible to be classified as a film.
A common and important film technique that is used to boost the film is costumes. There are a variety of costume changes that boosted the film but the most significant one that supported the films aim was Wal...
