Case study 2: Turkish Soap - Ezel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeXqXiyVgw

A drama/soap called Ezel will be a very useful sauce for our short film. Ezel is a Turkish crime drama TV series that was initially broadcasted and is mainly about many groups of people creating conflict between each other.

In Ezel there are many scenes where characters get kidnapped and get kept hostage in a certain place. This is very important for us because the use of the location in the scene in Ezel is very effective. The fact that the location is dark and looks worn out give the unstable idea and it also gives the audience a good idea that the thing that they are doing is not right. The fact that the camera used establishment shot and pans around allows the audience to clearly see the location and see the mise en scene.  There are many characters in the scene creating suspense.

Also the other camera shots used are close up and medium shots to get a clear view of the hostage and the other characters.

The themes of this film are very similar to district 13 but this film is more serious. The themes in this movie are money and power. These themes are explored throughout the film and we see many times the difference between rich and poor.  The fact that the powerful characters are dressed in suits and the less powerful characters in casual clothes gives the audience the status of characters. For example the main character Ezel Did not have much power before and lived in a normal house with his mum, dad and brother(very stereo typical family). As the film goes on Ezel becomes rich and gains more power. His house changes and he decides he lives with his girlfriend with high priced cars and items. This is an archetype character. The objects and money Ezel gains represents the power and status. Towards the end of the movie Ezel dies and this is trying to give us a message that the evil way of gaining money and power always ends bad. This is a message to the audience. The themes in this film are again about power and glory.