Wasp is a short film (26 minutes) written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Natalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle in the pursuit of rekindling a relationship with an old ex-boyfriend Danny Dyer.
Camerawork
Andrea Arnold has a very naturalistic approach to her filming, displaying verisimilitude and vivid realism throughout the production of 'Wasp.' The handheld shots are particularly prominent in the film and this results in the film adopting a fairly docudrama style. The free flowing production draws the audience into this impoverished and deprived world, where we are sympathetic for the mother in her desperate situation.
The clothing in 'Wasp' encapsulates the vivid realism that Andrea Arnold has generated in the film and the audience can see the dirt, poverty and struggle that surrounds the characters (picture seen below). The lighting is natural to correspond with the natural themes Andrea is trying to show as well as a location that suits the storyline and representation of characters in a deprived way.
All sound in 'Wasp' is diegetic and consists of mostly dialogue with slang and rude words being spoken fairly prominently by some of the characters. Several tones of voice are heard and they capture and draw the audience into the desperate and frustrated feelings expressed by the characters. For example, the word 'cow' is used in an argument to describe the main characters neighbour and this word is most likely one that Andrea Arnold would have been associated with in her early life and heard it around her hometown.
Mise En Scene
The clothing in 'Wasp' encapsulates the vivid realism that Andrea Arnold has generated in the film and the audience can see the dirt, poverty and struggle that surrounds the characters (picture seen below). The lighting is natural to correspond with the natural themes Andrea is trying to show as well as a location that suits the storyline and representation of characters in a deprived way.
Sound
All sound in 'Wasp' is diegetic and consists of mostly dialogue with slang and rude words being spoken fairly prominently by some of the characters. Several tones of voice are heard and they capture and draw the audience into the desperate and frustrated feelings expressed by the characters. For example, the word 'cow' is used in an argument to describe the main characters neighbour and this word is most likely one that Andrea Arnold would have been associated with in her early life and heard it around her hometown.
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