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Monday 24 September 2012

Se7en Study

Se7en Opening Credits (Video)



Se7en Soundtrack

Scary sounds
Dramatic
Evil presence
Electronic Interference
Static Screaming
Record Scratching

Imagery

Books Turning
Hand Sewing
Books, notes and cuttings out
Pictures
Hand written opening credits
Montage Bricilage
Hand Prints
X-Rays
Highlighting information
Control lighting/colour

Sunday 23 September 2012

Marnie (Part One) Study

Video


1) Opening with a logo of Universal Studios.
2) Titles of actors in a book opening. (Page turning)
3) It already has an audience, as people have heard of it.
4) The credits are at the start, which is an old fashioned method.
5) Credits start with the main stars. (Sean Connery)
6) This is then followed by the director’s name, Alfred Hitchcock.
7) Co-Stars (Less famous)
8) Featurers (Even less famous)
9) Director of Photography (Robert Burkes, A.S.C)
10) Assistant Director (James H. Brown)
11) Unit Manager (Hilton A. Green)
12) Costume Designer (Edith Head)
13) Hairstylers (Color by Technicolor©)
14) Editor (George Tomasini)
15) Assistants, script supervisors etc.
16) Music by (Bernard Hermann)
17) Screenplay
18) First shot consists of a brightly lit yellow handbag, under a woman’s arm.
19) The woman is wearing a dark brown jacket, which makes it an enigma.
20) The camera is following her movement on a track.
21) The track rate has slowed down, so you have a better view of the woman.
22) The surroundings at this moment in time are a platform at a train station.
23) Nobody appears to be there, it is like she is stranded.
24) The location looks like an industrial area outside the city.
25) The weather is sunny, but she is wearing a jacket, so it could be some time in the autumn period.
26) She is also carrying around a suitcase; she looks like a young woman.
27) There is then sound effects, juxtaposition, continuity editing.
28) There next scene is a man on the telephone.
29) He discovers that there is money missing from a safe.
30) He then gives a very thorough description of the thief, as if he admires her, because he knows so much about her.
31) The secretary is thinking he is an idiot, smirking at him, as are the other workers whilst taking notes.
32) They are all smartly dressed. (Visual Hierarchy)
33) The office they are in has a bland atmosphere, but is well established in an order of importance.
34) There is a close mid shot of two people. (Two shot)
35) A man comes in behind the secretary, (Sean Connery) the secretary is focused whilst he is not.
36) The next scene is a power shift, the man’s voice tone has changed, his manner has changed, and the camera is on a tripod pivoting to follow him.
37) The man who has just entered the room (Sean Connery) is considered more important because he takes up most of the frame, not making eye contact with the man whilst he is trying to speak to him.
38) He has a subtle smurk.
39) They both share something in common whilst speaking; they both find the woman in question attractive, as he quotes (the brunette with the legs).
40) They are still not positive of who the woman is.
41) The next shot is a woman walking down the corridor with the same yellow bag.
42) Exterior to interior will be in the same building.
43) The next shot is directed behind her showing only her possessions, but her face is still unknown at this point, this creates more tension.
44) She then opens the yellow bag, which has money in it.
45) There is then a close up of an identification wallet, belonging to ‘Marion Holland.’
46) She then changes the identity card.
47) She removes her hair dye changing her hair colour; this comes along with dramatic music, still not showing the woman’s face.
48) Her face is then finally shown for the first time, with blonde hair.
49) The camera is now following her, but she is still being kept discreet, along with the realism of the camera position.
50) She puts the suitcase away, none diagetic soundtrack.
51) The soundtrack is now diagetic, as she moves a key down the drain.