Paper Heart

I recently watched the film Paper Heart and I loved the film as I found it a brilliant, light hearted and witty comedy about love. I found the camera shots and techniques interesting as the film is meant to look like a documentary with a fictional storyline. Some shots were by hand held and the film crew and the director is shown in the film as they are talking normally to each other and they discuss how they should film the scene. The use of an unknown actress Charlyne Yi and the lead women falling in love with an actor Michael Cera which tricked the audience in to thinking it is a documentary and it gives the audience an emotional bond with the movie as the film is about love, I thought this technique of tricking the audience in to thinking it was a documentary an excellent technique to attract an audience.
I loved the film as Michael Cera is an amazing actor and I loved how the film tricked me in to thinking it really was a documentary as the characters played themselves. The camera shots used in Paper Heart reminded me of our opening as we use many mid and wide shots.
The film used the same technique as my group did in our opening of using implied scenes for example, near the ending there in an implied scene Charlyne where the enters the door to talk Michael and the camera does not go in, however Charlyne's microphone is still on so the audience can hear there conversation and then the sound cuts so the audience does not know if the couple worked their differences out.
If I was the director I would of left the ending implied so the audience could of used their imagination if the couple solved their issues. However, it was still a good ending and I would recommend the film for people who enjoy light hearted humour, Michael Cera fan and a love story with a twist.
This is the trailer for Paper Hearts: