With the film we have done a directors commentary but that didnt really allow us to explain everything within it therefore we have annotated the film opening with a far more detail analysis of Mise en scene, sound, camera shot and editing.
What was your initial reaction to the opening of twelve?
"The use of the camerawork really made the piece flow and made it easy to watch"- Kelly Titchener
"I was intrigued and wanted to see the character to be developed, it was like there waiting for the exact right moment to reveal the truth" - Nick Ashurst
Did you feel like it met your expectations in relation to a blockbuster film?
"It exceeded my initial expectations though the quality of the image could be improved I guess" - Phillip Smith
"The story line seems like it could easily be a blockbuster film though the young characters really let it down!" - Sam Mitchell
Did the way the characters were presented tell you anything about themselves?
"The dark clothes worn by the first character told me that he was a darker/ evil/ antagonist character within the film especially when he strangled the character chasing him" - Jack Baulch
Have we represented a convention of the thriller genre within our opening?
The thriller aspect of tension and suspense as well as action sequences and chase scenes created a very conventional thriller however i would like to of seen a little more diversity" - Tina Taylor
How could we improve upon the opening?
With more actors and older actors. also maybe doing the chase within london or somewhere iconic.
Evaluation: what kinds of media institution might distribute your media product?
Distribution
In the UK our thriller could be distributed by such distribution
companies such as metrodome via the microwave scheme who give small
british films £100,000 and 18 days to make it. This would be good for
thriller as it would make it a small british made thriller.
HOW OUR FILM COULD BE VIEWED
Our film could be viewed through the digital cinema or on the internet
via a website as it is aimed at a younger generation such as 16-21 year
olds.
To market our film we should use viral marketing due to the fact that
not alot of people will have heard about our thriller so we will need to
inform them about our film. We should do this by using social media
such as facebook, twitter and tumblr to post trailers of our film to
increase its popularity.
Examples
Shifty would be a great example toour thriller asit is also a small
scale british thriller, who used viral marketing to get thier film
across the media.
Reasons we chose to distribute our film like this
The reasons we have decided to distribute our films by using viral
marketing and distributing companies such as Metrodome and the
microwave scheme is that our film will be a small scale film that no
one will have heard of. Also we will not have much money to market
this film so we needed to get our film across to everyone cheap and
make sure we attract them to watch our film
How have we used technology in the making and evaluation of our film?
Well the first thing we done was research films. The internet and websites such as you-tube allowed us to be able to watch and research films with ease. specifically with the ability to be able to research international films all form the same location. the use of social media networking sites allowed us to get some responses from our target audience.
As for the actual making of the film:
The Camera we used was a JVC Everio Hd1080p Camcorder. This is a great beginning camcorder though using it i found that the limitations of a camcorder realy didnt create the image i was looking for. Through research i have learnt about using a Dslr camera with variable lenses and a steadycam/ tripod. this allows me to create the cinema ready shots without any editing.
(the filter/ colour correction tool in Premiere Pro)
With Adobe Preimer Pro the functionality it provided for me is by far uncomparable to Imovie. These functions include:
-Uninterrupted playback whilst editing (Allows me to not have to wait for the programmer to render the video. Which in turn means the time of editing is reduced significantly)
-Unlimited Multicam tracks (being able to see all the different angled shots that i had taken play simultaneously all of them on my screen. This made the decision to put which shot in very quick and easy to choose the one i wanted.)
-Warp Stabilizer effect (The stabiliser available in most video editing packages is very limited only allowing you to stabilise it by the computers standards. being able to select frames that are un-stabalised)
-16-channel audio export
-Closed captioning playout to firewire and third-party hardware
(perfect for syncing the image up onto my tv to allow me a separate playback monitor and audio to go through a set of phoic studio speakers resulting in a fully functional video editing suite)
-Final Cut Pro XML export
(The ability to produce high definition video footage is irrelevant if you cannot export it at this high quality.)
As for the usability of the programme i found that with more use of the programme the quicker i became at doing selected things within the programme. This included editing the lengths of the clips. The main reason being shortcuts:
One of the major improvments made upon the process of creating a film was the understanding and usage of my editing suite. Not only was my editing suite now vastly more powerful it now had a much more difficult to understand interface.
So I needed to find information, tips and tricks that other people use with this software and video editing in full. so i started searching through forums and found that there is a huge selection of tutorials on loads of different techniques to creating a Spielberg style masterpiece.
With tutorials such as these:
With this series it taught all about the editing suite and how this particular film maker works. however this is only teaching me the different techniques through these videos. I needed to be able to utilize all of the research and knowledge i had developed over the year.
You've made some good initial comments on your production Ryan, but to be heading towards high band three or band four you need to be much more technical in your analysis. Make sure you are explaining in detail the processes involved in the editing stage - how did you achieve the quality of sound you have compared to your prelimiary task? Explain in more detail what your experiemented with in the editing suite and use as much technical terminology as possible to identify the strenghts of your final production. Mkae sure that you have included screen grabs and a director's commentary - or you'll be unable to achieve a band three for your evaluation.
The overall tone of a film,
and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification.
For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could
disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A even if the
individual issues in the film were considered acceptable under the BBFC
guidelines. Similarly, if a work is particularly positive or reassuring
this may stop it being pushed up a category from 12A to 15.
What sort of violence can I expect in a 12A or 15?
At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail.
There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory
moments may be permitted if they can be justified by their context (for
example brief sight of bloody injury in a medical drama).
Action
sequences and weapons may be present at 12 or 12A, and there may be
long fight scenes or similar. Weapons which might be easily accessible
to 12 year olds should not be glamorized in 12A and 12 works.
Sexual violence, such as scenes of rape or assault, may only be implied
or briefly and discreetly indicated at 12A. Such scenes must also have a
strong contextual justification.
Based on this, our film initially aimed to be a 15 rating but the lack of strong bloody violence or sexual themes within our opening two minutes would state that our film would be a 12a although the presence of violence and sexual themes
Here we have our final finished piece. Throughout the year we have learnt alot about the process of making films and the differnece between our prelim at the beginning of the year and our final piece which was shot juring january is clearly visible. We have already planned Severla more Shoots and differnets style films as during the cousre of the year we have fallen in love with filming.
How does your media product represent particular social group?
Agent X Vs Mr Silva
Agent X
Agent X a manipulative, masculine, heterosexual male. He is of questionable mind but always seems one step ahead. with this factor he becomes a major opponent to 'The Instuitute'. He represents a vengeful male who similarly to the saying "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!". The manipulation and aim to destroy first the reputation then there lives of 'The Institute' is what represents a psychopath with the knowledge and the means to perform the twisted fantasies he has dreamt up.
Mr Silva (Skyfall-2012)
Silva is a manipulative, self aware, Bi-sexual male. He creates uncomfortable situations for both James Bond and The audience. His planning and attitude to destroy those that gave up on him means he becomes more and more frantic as the film goes on. The major similarity between the two characters is the manipulation and attempts to create desturction brings desperation within themselves and there actions. Where as the sexuality of Silva creates a repulsive feel to him, Agent X's lack of emotions and sexuality creates a uneasy feeling towards him.
The suspense and thrill of a film opening relies upon not only the visual aspect of the film but also the use of sound. This does not mean that sound always must be present as the absence of sound can create a tense atmosphere that the director would of been looking for.
One aspect of this is ambient sound. the background noises that create a sub-conscious emotional attachment to the viewer. this is not a strong attachmenrt but if there was no ambient sound the viewer will immediately realise and become uncomfortable and tense. This is a good technique to create suspense and is most often used in a horror film but does appear in thrillers and action movieds as well.
Soundtracks better known as music fill the spaces of the ambient sound to create emotions that potray the way the characters on screen feel. You would not expect a dance song such as a waltz in a gun fight scene. Except in certain films such that the song creates a juxtoposition of what is on the screen. If this was to happen then the other sounds would be removed and a slow motion filter would of been applied. A main character or a close attachment to one of the main characters would also be injured or killed.
Our Sound
In our opening we begin the film with only the noise of X walking. when X is in the tunnel the sound reverberates representing the idea of he is alone. The choice to not have any soundtrack coming in until X leaves the station was to create an enigma. The lack of emotion in the face of X whilst simultaneously the lack of subsequent sound (only the footsteps and resulting of X's clothes) represent the loneliness and lack of emotion within his heart/soul/life.
You will notice throughout our opening that there is no trains or noises of a train. This was deliberate as because we were shooting a lot of different shots we would not have the time to try and sync the trains and vehicles passing (More information about that on my Day of Shooting post).
The soundtrack comes into action at 14 seconds. The soundtrack consists of a selection of string instruments, brass instruments and percussion instruments. The main phrase of the Track is an ostinato (is repeated throughout) whilst increasing in volume (crescendo).
To stop any unnatural feeling of the audience the ambient sound has been put at a lvel where you can just hear it above the soundtrack. That allows the footsteps to be heard. as well as the dialogue.
Dialogue was a tricky part to get right. We need the speech to be clear and crisp but also be realistic as if it was said in an open environment. To enhance the audio we used a technique called A.D.R (additional dialogue replacement). we used a microphone to record outside very clear audio on location meaning that all the ambient sound is still there but the voices are clear and easy to hear.
The absence of sound to create suspense was used in the build up to the killing of Agent A. The build up of the soundtrack to a cut as Agent A dies then immediate cut indicates that again there is no emotional attachment to the killing of someone. The soundtrack then returns as X walks away from the scene and onto completing his mission.
How Did We Improve?
We improved through the use of audio editing software specifically Logic. Using the cameras microphone which is high quality we set up the camera on set to record all dialogue. This ADR technique then allowed us to take the audio and load it into Logic Pro. I then set about adjusting the Equalisation of the sound so that it sounded natural as if the person was speaking to the audience directly. Its this level of detail we improved upon which allowed a more fitting piece of work to be produced.
After completing both our preliminary and our opening two minutes,
there are some quite apparent mistakes in terms of how we constructed,
filmed and edited both pieces.
One of the most noticeable faults in our preliminary was the lack of the
use of the tripod, which is used to steady the shot which then delivers
a more professional scene and gives it a more naturalistic performance. In our opening 2 minutes we used a better camera which
enabled it to appear more naturalistic. However, during the chase
sequence we added a bit of intentional shake to the scene to convey the
unsteady emotions of the protagonist as he searched for the antagonist.
With the final two minute opening completed we have compared to result to the initial preliminary task we shot at the beginning of September last year. This is to see the development of our knowledge and how we have improved upon our filming and editing skills.
The first noticeable difference is the location of the shots. With our preliminary task we had 3 hours to plan and shoot the entire thing. We took the task seriously so tried to create a piece to the best of our abilities. The location we had to use was the school grounds. This could be a good location for a limited part of the clip though the location was not entirely suitable for a thriller/ spy action film. The use of a train station which is internationally recognised as being part of a wealthy country and iconic to the British nation. The decision was made after experimenting and examining several different locations. The most iconic locations we could of used were London (specifically london Victoria), Guildford cathedral ground all iconic and internationally recognised. However with researching the Conventions of the genre and examining films such as James Bond, The Bourne trilogy and Pulp fiction we found that these films rarely actually used iconic locations. They do appear within the movie though the start of the films really is back alleyways rooftops of building. For this reason we decided to go with that idea. The start of a back alleyway chase but intentionally would go to London to film more of the movie.
The acting level within the preliminary is minimal. Although we have all done drama before we were not focused upon the characters as we were focusing upon the camerawork more. The result ended up with us lacking any depth to the film however when we were planning our final shoot we planned everything. Even with the vast improvement upon acting practicing and filming there is still one more thing that i wish i could change now and will in the future utilize and that is the age of my actors. ive noticed the young actors make a film look extremely low budget so i would try and find at least mostly adults within the film. Another comparison was the quality of the visuals: we shot the
preliminary in a standard definition resolution, whereas our final
opening piece was recorded in 1080p at a higher frame rate, resulting in
a more aesthetically appealing look Due to the extended planning on
the opening we spent more time thinking about the framing of shots, as
well as other aspects of cinematography, for instance lighting and
exposure which proved a slight problem in our preliminary task. So using cardboard and settings of the camcorder i went about controlling the amount of light allowed into the camera. this allowed me to basically shoot a high definition quality shots in which i would not have to spend a lot of time in post production trying to correct any issues.
Something we also took into greater consideration was the colour of the
film. We struggled with making the color correction and grading in our
preliminary task look cinematic, We achieved a distinctive look through adjusting the
colours towards the yellow hue this brought up the colours within the film however the small parts where the colours became to great I would reduce the colour correction. The issue with the colours would be resolved with camcorder with depth of field adjustment.
Overall the noticeable improvements upon camera shots and there angles, the character representation, the script and the continuous editing have created a high standard piece of work which is a huge jump from our first attempt at film making. With what we learn't from this experience I am certain the jump will be noticeable again with Puzzle Production's next film.
A large empty tunnel, all dull beige walls
created by the slight sunlight. In the middle of the tunnel we see a an
unemotional man X walking towards the camera.
Next we see a shot of a stair case of the tunnel
and X walking up the stairs at a medium pace looking focused and
empty.
The scene then jumps to a to a train platform as
we see X making his way out of the train station.
As he walks out of the walks out of the train
station he quickly peers to the left and right and walks to the
right.
As he is walking away from the station we see the
back drop of the train station and notice that a secondary character (Agent A)
following him.
Agent A, an undercover agent on his first
mission, puts his hand to his ear as whispers "Following
target"
As X carries on walking away from the train
station agent A proceeds to follow him.
Agent A with his hands in his pockets, trying to
blend in, moves closer and closer towards X
Suddenly, X feels as if he is being followed and
turns to see agent A
As soon as he sees the agent he breaks out into
a run to get away from the agent. As agent A realises that he has given himself
away he chases after X.
As soon as agent A starts running, X realises
how close Agent A is to him, he turns around and knees agent A in the stomach
and proceeds to run away.
Agent A gets up quickly and carries on after X,
who is further in front still running trying
to get away from the
agent.
The chase goes through a path in an industrial
area and Agent A loses visual of X, puts hand to ear "lost
visual"
Agent A looks around the area in the search of
X, puts hand to ear "investigating area"
As he searches for X, X jumps out from the side
of the building as strangles Agent A. He holds X against the floor until he
stops breathing.
X stands up, looks left and right, cleans the
dirt of him and walks towards the camera.
With the planning of our opening we came to a crossroad. Do we create a storyboard with what we want to do in the movie. The problem was we are not good at drawing. however we needed a base to work of.
This is not set in stone as we intend on experimenting with some of the shots. However this is a good Base in whihc we can expand from.
A Main aspect as to the intensity of
our opening chase scene will be the soundtrack. The soundtrack needs to be
building the suspense but not dominating over the actual scene. We have looked
at soundtracks from other films and have come to the decision that we will make
our own soundtrack. One of the major factors to this decision is the issue with
copyright. We would love to use a proper soundtrack from a high rated action
film such as 'The Bourne Supremacy'
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So instead of using this soundtrack
we will base our soundtrack upon this style. the long build up with the
increase of volume as the track goes on. the use of drums to keep the pace of
the scene up will be very useful although means that we would have to wait
until the film is edited before we try mixing a soundtrack into it.
This is the normal practice buy all
soundtrack composers a excellent example of this is Casino Royale.although the
motif's of the Bond theme is cleverly mixed in and the lead up of suspense
until the very end of the action is useful in adding the suspense the audience
feels whilst watching it.
Whilst
researching different soundtracks in which we could base our own
soundtrack on we came across a piece of music in which the ostinatoed
phrase and drums created a fast pace building experience. This piece by
chance was almost identical to the piece in which we were going to
create. Due to the fact that it is non copyright we made the decision to
use this piece in our film.
The thing that makes or breaks a
small budget film is location. no one wants to see your own house as the entire
film. throughout the first steps of our planning we are taking alot of
photographs of different locations and compiling a portfolio so we can go
through and select locations when we come to writing the screen play. one
location i have got a major eye on is London Victoria train station. The reason
why i wish to use this is it is nationally recognised. As well as this a train
station is known worldwide, almost every major city has the same layout train
stations. I wish to film the final part of the chase scene within it but
there are alot of problems due to the high level of security because of
terrorist scares. Perhap sthere is some law that allows us but we will have to
research into this.
An element of filmmaking that is continually
striking, if done right, is the use of cinematography. The visuals of a film are
obviously very important, and can support the story without the need for any
fancy techniquies, but it is when filmmakers put some effort into it that it can
really shine.
The creation of stirking images is a common factor in many big budget movies for example have a look at some of these shots.
With the date of the filming fast approaching we have sent out a questionnaire in which our target audience aged 14-20 answer questions upon which we can see if we need to re-script and re plan. These are presented in the charts below:
The
opening of Sherlock Holmes starts with a cobbled/brick
floor with the Warner brothers and other logos imprinted within the floor. We
the hear horses and start following a carriage inside are two men one with a
shotgun another with a revolver. They look at each other concern clear.Why are
they worried?
We
then see a man running and it appears as though he might be the guy the other
two are after.
Next we see that in the carriage
there are two police officers. So are the men in the carriage police officers? Does
that mean the man running is a criminal?
The music throughout is violins
played tensely drawing the audience into thinking something big is about to
happen. the questions raised in this opening are;
-Who are the men in the carriage with
the police?
-Who is the man running?
-Why is he running?
-Where are they all going?
In this opening scene there is no
clear indication of what genre this film is going to be. however they could be
playing on the fact that the story of Sherlock Holmes is extremely well know.
However by not limiting themselves to one genre they have intrigued me to want
to know more on how this story is going to go.
I also believe that by starting the
film with what appears to be a chase scene they can draw in more audience
members into the film.
The
opening scene of blade runner starts with a scrolling text immediately
informing the audience of events previous and leading up to the events of blade
runner. this is good as i felt as though i would know what was going to happen.
Then the date comes on the screen its set in the future which appeals to me a
sci-fi/action fan as you never know maybe it might occur. In my opinion it is
always better to set something in the future as we as a audience have no idea
what might happen so our imagination allows us to follow the film easily and
enjoy it.
A city
with flames arising some intense music and flying cars. clearly this is going
to be a cgi/effects heavy film. we then cut to a extreme close up of an eye
followed by two pyramids large and dominating the scenery. who is this person
watching this. A clever thing which i like is the reflections in the eye
allowing us to see not only the person but what they are seeing as well.
The
opening scene of saw starts with the title first followed a man choking on
water in a bath tub the water drains out and we hear chains as the man climbs
out of the bath tub. the man clearly scared starts shouting for help a calm
older voice tries to answer the questions "what is that smell?"
suddenly lights turn on and we see to men chained in a bath tub looking at a
dead body with a gun in one hand and a tape recorder in the other. the set is
all old and disgusting and blood all on the floor around the body.
This
opening scene doesn't fully indicate any genre but horror does come through body
on the floor disgusting set. questions about the characters. this opening
creates alot of enigmas.
who
are the two guys? why is there a body on the floor? how did they get there? why
is there a tape recorder?
At the start of Ironman we start of seeing a man in a
suit with several soldiers sitting around him. The man in a suit says
"peace i love peace, id be out of a job with peace".Then there's an
explosion and gun fire straight away indicating that this is of the action
genre. The initial casual opening followed by very fast paced action including
the death of the soldiers, gun fire and explosions surrounding the man in a
suit draws the audience into questions about who the man is and why hes being
attacked. By creating this enigma the opening scene makes the audience question
what they are watching. the man tries to run away and hide but a rocket lands
next to him and we see the name stark on the side of the rocket. There's
another explosion and we then see the man held in a terrorist video. obviously
this man is extremely important but why would he be out in the middle of a war
zone.
For all these reasons Ironman has a good opening
scene. very quickly showing us that this film is a action film.
The use of green filter, rubbish and lack of natural light indicates towards the audience that we are in a unnatural situation (the unnatural being a different atmosphere to any place on earth at this point of time). The environment is evidently a
post-apocalyptic wasteland, as life, bar a fur-less cat, is no-where to
be found. Our expectation is proven as the camera focuses and zooms on
into a gas-masked and unidentifiable individual, his bow and arrow
pointed directly towards the audience. His breathing through the mask
increases the suspense as the cat stares towards his/her fate. A break
in the subtle music precedes a slow-motion shot of the arrow darting
towards its target. The hunter casually approaches his prey, picks it up
and ponders for a moment before standing to leave. The convention of hunting for your own food is a major part of the action genre. Although the question of why the character would eat a animal that has been breathing in a dangerous toxin (shown to us by the use of a gas mask on their face). The simplistic opening creates a enigma as to the reason why the character has to resort to this primitive way of surviving. which of course causes the audience (me) to want to carry on watching.
The task was set. Create a short film in which you create a piece with the knowledge of film making you already have learnt. So we set about creating a film. We had 5 hours to plan, Shoot and edit the piece. we went with a action thriller style and used a GE DV1 Pocket Digital Camcorder. This was a good camcorder but did not create a imagery in which we desired. We used Apple's Imovie to edit the piece.
Here it is:
Things we took from doing this activity. The use of a tripod is vital, shaking hands create shaky shots which in turn pull the focus away from the action on screen. Using Imovie was good although the limited functionality was a problem as editing was not as versatile as we needed. Planning the shots was not a massive part of this task though with the shots we planned the shooting took less time. We created a piece in which we where almost happy with and with some changes to the process we could have a piece we would be happy to hand in as a final film opening.
The opening begins with a very slow jazz soundtrack, which is typical of thrillers. A plain black background, which connotes wealth, death, mystery, and evil, is contrasted with white writing, which has connotations of coldness, fear, reverence, and again, death. The writing simply says 'The Godfather' with puppet strings attached to the word 'father'. This symbolizes the control that the godfather in the film has, and, as the audience will discover, how he controls people below him like a puppeteer controls his puppets.
The title disappears and the audience is left with a black screen, emphasizing the connotations of the colour black, and also adding mystery and suspense - we don't know what will follow. A male voice-over begins in an Italian accent with the line "I believe in America", suggesting where the film is set, and we fade in to see the man (Pacino) who is speaking. The camera begins with a close up as he talks to the camera and the camera zooms out very slowly whilst he tells us about his daughter's rape. This is a thriller signifier as we instantly know a web of crime and corruption will be involved in the narrative. The mise en scene at this point is all dark, with only the man's collar being the only colour of white, reflecting the title screen with white contrasting with black. As we zoom out, however, we discover with the technique of an over the shoulder shot, that the man is infact talking to someone else. The shot now reveals brown mise en scene - a wooden table, with a couple of papers on, making it seem to the audience like some kind of office. The camera stops zooming out, and Pacino begins to cry, and is given a drink by another man (presumably alcoholic) which shows the audience the flaws of the protagonist - his emotion for his daughter, and his drinking habit. This sequence also reveals that our first thought that there was only one person present was incorrect - there are at least three men present, but it is still unknown where this is set and who the men are. The camera then tracks to focus on a close up of the two men whispering to each other, but we are unable to hear what they say.
After this sequence, the camera's position changes to show, using a close-up, the second man that was introduced (Brando). We see that he too is dressed in a black suit, and also can see typical thriller mise en scene, consisting of slatted blinds. The camera moves location again to show the entire scene - revealing four male characters, all dressed in suits, all brown mise en scene, and the only light coming from the slats in the blinds. Another over -the -shoulder shot is used to focus upon Brando, this time as a mid shot, and a red flower can be noticed clipped to his suit, giving connotations of disguised danger. We also see him playing with a grey cat, making him appear powerful as he doesn't give his full attention. The cat connotes cunningness, independence and suspicion, whilst the grey colour has connotations of respect, strength and wisdom.
Throughout the sequence, a range of shot types are used. These vary from slow zooms outwards, which draw the viewer in, to over the shoulder shots which are an innovative way of depicting a conversation. They add variety for the audience, as well as being very effective
In the opening scene for forrest Gump, from the start it automatically shows the
audience what type of day it as, as the shot is pointing at the sky and showing
the feather fall slowly. It looks like a normal typical cloudy day. ‘Paramount
Pictures Presents’ is the first written thing, to highlight the importance that
the production company is important.
The setting for this scene is a
phenomenal example of setting in the mise-en-scene, the feather then carries on
drifting which the camera tracks, the scenery of a town is then revealed, the
village looks very small with normal looking buildings, which could be symbolic
later on. The clean white feather keeps falling and the rising again depending
on the wind and contrasts against the dark trees and sometimes it’s up in the
clouds, where it almost blends in completely so we can't see it . The way the
camera focuses on it also makes it appear inherently part of this world, an
illustration of the metaphor that is the story of Forrest Gump.
The
feather falls very soft and smoothly, which connotes against the relaxing melody
that is played behind. I think this done to set a scene, and to give the
audience a certain mood to get ready for the rest of the movie. There are no
diegetic sound, which gives it a fake and surreal tone, and forces the audience
to concentrate on the feather.
The feather then falls lower towards the
centre where everything is happening. It’s influenced by the movement of objects
like a passing car and person. This is the first time that
the audience now get an impression of when it’s set as the old cars help connate
this. Even though everything else is moving around, such as cars driving pass
and people walking the camera still keeps its attention steadily on the feather
in the centre. The feather then rest on someone’s shoulder, but as they walk on
the feather then shots back up which makes the volume of the music go up,
showing that this is not the feathers journey over.
Throughout the whole of
the opening there is just one long shot following the feather. This shows that
it’s a long and slow process for the feather to find its finial destination.
This could also be symbolic for the rest of the movie and It takes a long time
for Forrest Gump to find his final destination.
As the feather then floats
down to the ground it slowly rests on someone’s dirty trainers, which once again
is symbolic for later on, and the untouched, perfectly clean feather contrasts
against this. As the man who sits alone on a bench, slowly picks up the feather
the camera follows his hand, reavling he’s wearing a suit which is a bit odd
considering hes wearing dirty trainers. When the camera stops Tom Hanks face is
finial
shown which is important as he is the
main character of the movie. He then frowns unsurely at the feather and slowly
puts it in his old, retro suitcase, which is perfectly packed. This shows he
obviously is very personal and likes everything to be perfect. He places the
feather into an book from his case, and places it carefully into a picture of a
sky. This picture could mean that this is the end of his story and journey, he
needed the feather to be the last detail in the book.
Because the camera
tracks alongside the feather, I’m going to use this as inspiration for my film
opening title, as we will have the couple moving boxes and objects so the camera
(similar to feather) can track alongside the boxes as there being moved with
titles edited on to the boxes. Just giving a symbolic section, as then later in
the movie when the couple break up, the boxes will be moved again. Following a
similar affect.
10 Things i hate about you, by gil hunger! Bianca, a beautiful high school sophomore, longs for a social life. But her father will not let her date until her older sister Kat does. Sound familiar? This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" set in a Tacoma, Washington high school. The movie benefits from appealing performers and some genuinely fresh and funny dialogue!
The opoening scene of the films consists of showing the school and areas around the school to show the audience where the setting of the film is going to be.The first image that appears on the screens starts of as a cartoon of teh urban setting then turn into a real city this could connote that the setting is real but their could be a side of the story that is child like or maybe a bit of a dreamland.
A pan camera movement is used to setting the scene so the audience know where about the characters are living, while this is happening some characters are shown but not in detail because they are not the main characters but audience knows that the main characters are surround by people. The first characters that are shown with a mid shot of a group of girls in a car which shows the audience that these character has an important input into the film because they are the main focus in the frame.In the opposite car their one girl but she is different from the other girls which connotes that their could be a conflict between them because their are on opposites side of the road than their are completely different from each other.Another way the audience gets the feeling there is trouble between is the looks the characters in each car are giving each other. The group girls are your topical teenager group with there hair and make-up done however the other character is more of the topical teenager geek who doesn’t care about what she looks like or what people think about her.
Founded in 1903 Warner Bros studios was the true birth of film. founded by the four Warner brothers and quickly became the top institute in that time. Warner Bros is a very versatile institute with a great variety of films they create. the common themes within there movies are big budget, high profit films. As well as itself Warner Bros owns New Line Cinema who are best known for their Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
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