1. Paranoid
2. Horror/sociological thriller
3. Plain room/flickering lights
4. Lots of camera shots
5. Sound mix of diagetic and none diagetic
6. Mill Dam (sounds of river, leaves rustling, wind, darkness, lonely, wood)
7. A girl screaming
8. Raining (sounds of the rain on the river)
9. Cold and mysterious atmosphere
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Tuesday 9 October 2012
21 Jump Street Title (Study)
This film has lots of interesting title backgrounds which describe different elements to the film. There are lots of action and thriller scenes, and is very consistent.
Scene One
The first scene of the film has an explosive background which shows it could be a thriller opening, it looks very effective and makes the title stand out.
Scene Two
Dramatic close up of a gun, showing that the film is of an action/thriller genre, this clip is only quick and dramatic.
Scene Three
This title is effective because of the bullet shells in the background, making it seem like some sort of crime/thriller film.
Scene Four
Another dramatic action scene which appears during the opening credits of the film, it is affective and relavant to the film as it is of a thriller/action genre.
I-Robot Title Study
The film I-Robot has an interesting opening sequence. It is an underwater theme and uses clever special effects and computer generated imagery to explain the story of the film, and what happens at the start.
Scene One
The first scene of the film shows the production company, and the theme is underwater, the titles kind of float in the water to add more effect, but the blurry background makes it hard to determine what is actually going on, making it mysterious.
Scene Two
This is a clever effect, as the words are projected on the screen, they bubble away into nothing fitting in with the background and is relavant to being underwater.
Scene Three
This is an interesting scene, the yellow eyes stand out in the blue underwater background, and the bubbles detect that there is movement.
Scene Four
Scene Four
The main title of the film, stands out because it is important, it has bold spaced out letters, a red light at the bottom to show something is there, bubble effects and some sort of metal chain link. The boldness of the title shows that it is a thriller.
The Bourne Supremacy (Study)
The Bourne Supremacy (Trailer)
1)Universal Studios logo.
2)Main title of the film.
3)Fast paced long-shots, flashbacks, disturbing.
4)Screaming, gun shots and rain.
5)A man wakes up from a dream, dark lighting, close-up.
6)From his facial expression, the dream has bothered him.
7)Close-up of him in the bathroom, looking in the mirror.
8)Talks to who appears to be his girlfriend, about what he is seeing, remembering the images he saw in his dream, like they were memories.
9)He says he keeps seeing the same images.
10)Girl trys to comfort him, romantic music appears in the background.
1)Universal Studios logo.
2)Main title of the film.
3)Fast paced long-shots, flashbacks, disturbing.
4)Screaming, gun shots and rain.
5)A man wakes up from a dream, dark lighting, close-up.
6)From his facial expression, the dream has bothered him.
7)Close-up of him in the bathroom, looking in the mirror.
8)Talks to who appears to be his girlfriend, about what he is seeing, remembering the images he saw in his dream, like they were memories.
9)He says he keeps seeing the same images.
10)Girl trys to comfort him, romantic music appears in the background.
The Red Violin (Study)
The Red Violin (1998) Trailer
1)Blurry out of focus background, violins playing.
2)Camera becomes more focused, showing violins, vertical shot.
3)Music then becomes more dramatic.
4)People crafting violins, slow camera movement.
5)The lighting is dark and mysterious.
6)Open fire, lights up the scene.
7)Camera is moving around the room, showing every detail of what is going on.
8)Music is paused, a man is complimenting someone for there violin.
9)He then destroys it, high pitched violins begin to play.
10)Slow pace, film title.
11)A man is walking, background ambience is a man speaking at an auction, the building appears to be sophisticated, marble floor, very clean etc.
12)Camera follows the man into the auction, showing the character is of great importance, a main character.
13)Camera is focusing in slowing towards the auction man as he speaks.
14)Violins and other antiques are trying to be sold.
15)The auctionist then describes to be a special violin, a red violin, this violin is then shown, camers zooms in slowly towards the object, light is shining off the tip of it, it is quite a large shot size which determines the violin is important to the film.
16)Instruments begin to play, relevant to the film name. (Violins)
17)The camera is focused on the man showing hes a main character.
18)The auctionist describes the violin as 'a masterpiece of great brilliance'.
1)Blurry out of focus background, violins playing.
2)Camera becomes more focused, showing violins, vertical shot.
3)Music then becomes more dramatic.
4)People crafting violins, slow camera movement.
5)The lighting is dark and mysterious.
6)Open fire, lights up the scene.
7)Camera is moving around the room, showing every detail of what is going on.
8)Music is paused, a man is complimenting someone for there violin.
9)He then destroys it, high pitched violins begin to play.
10)Slow pace, film title.
11)A man is walking, background ambience is a man speaking at an auction, the building appears to be sophisticated, marble floor, very clean etc.
12)Camera follows the man into the auction, showing the character is of great importance, a main character.
13)Camera is focusing in slowing towards the auction man as he speaks.
14)Violins and other antiques are trying to be sold.
15)The auctionist then describes to be a special violin, a red violin, this violin is then shown, camers zooms in slowly towards the object, light is shining off the tip of it, it is quite a large shot size which determines the violin is important to the film.
16)Instruments begin to play, relevant to the film name. (Violins)
17)The camera is focused on the man showing hes a main character.
18)The auctionist describes the violin as 'a masterpiece of great brilliance'.
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Study)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Opening Sequence)
1)Opening credits, white text, with a black background.
2)Producers, Director, Exectuive Producer.
3)Mysterious background noise, strange ambience.
4)A man opening a package, extreme close-up of his face, lighting is dark.
5)A frame with a picture, shows a close-up.
6)Posted from 'Hong Kong'
7)The man removes his glasses, with confusement in his facial expression.
8)Starts to cry, dramatic music adds to the sadness.
9)Shows a close-up of a girl, with the film title in the background.
10)Lots of upset people in a room, music appears more calm, close-up of a man looking destressed and sad, feels like a depressive atmosphere, camera movement is slow.
11)Slow transitions.
12)A news reporter is then being interviewed, at this point the audience is still clueless as to what is going on, builds tention.
13)Another news reporter is being interviewed, the background is of the city, the reporter says "of gun-running and serious felonies" which makes it dramatic and shows that the film could be a thriller. 14)A woman is being followed, short hair, strange characteristics, camera is following her down an alley.
1)Opening credits, white text, with a black background.
2)Producers, Director, Exectuive Producer.
3)Mysterious background noise, strange ambience.
4)A man opening a package, extreme close-up of his face, lighting is dark.
5)A frame with a picture, shows a close-up.
6)Posted from 'Hong Kong'
7)The man removes his glasses, with confusement in his facial expression.
8)Starts to cry, dramatic music adds to the sadness.
9)Shows a close-up of a girl, with the film title in the background.
10)Lots of upset people in a room, music appears more calm, close-up of a man looking destressed and sad, feels like a depressive atmosphere, camera movement is slow.
11)Slow transitions.
12)A news reporter is then being interviewed, at this point the audience is still clueless as to what is going on, builds tention.
13)Another news reporter is being interviewed, the background is of the city, the reporter says "of gun-running and serious felonies" which makes it dramatic and shows that the film could be a thriller. 14)A woman is being followed, short hair, strange characteristics, camera is following her down an alley.
Thursday 4 October 2012
North by Northwest (Study)
North by Northwest (Opening Credits)
1) A green background, with connotation.
2) Lines cutting across the space, making the audience feel uneasy.
3) Lines are parallel, like a grid is emerging.
4) Production company, (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) sitting on the lines.
5) The music is bulding tension, orchestral soundtrack making it dramatic.
6) Main stars names are then shown, (Cary Grant) coming in at opposite directions.
7) Film title appears, with a graphical representation of the film, N points North and the T points West.
8) Green grid dissolves into a skyscraper, seeing reflection, through the windows, making it uncomfortable. (Rotoscoping)
9) Co-stars.
10) When the picture becomes more focused, the reflection off the windows is of yellow taxi's, indicating the city is New York. (Distorted Reflection)
11)Writers.
12) Music Composer (Bernard Hermann)
13) Director of Photography, the film stock is Technicolor.
14) Production designers, Art Director, Set Decorater, FX.
15) The film is in VistaVision, film editors, color consultant.
16) Dissolved from the front of a skyscraper to a ground level longshot, people moving, contempory setting.
17) People coming in and out of a building.
18) Movement that reflects the soundtrack.
19) People crowing down into a subway, reinforces there in New York. (Rush Hour)
20) Lines of people going down bannisters.
21) Associate producer.
22) Two middle aged women fighting for one taxi. (Dehumanising)
23) Cut it to a high angle shot. (Director)
24) Shows himself walking onto a bus.
1) A green background, with connotation.
2) Lines cutting across the space, making the audience feel uneasy.
3) Lines are parallel, like a grid is emerging.
4) Production company, (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) sitting on the lines.
5) The music is bulding tension, orchestral soundtrack making it dramatic.
6) Main stars names are then shown, (Cary Grant) coming in at opposite directions.
7) Film title appears, with a graphical representation of the film, N points North and the T points West.
8) Green grid dissolves into a skyscraper, seeing reflection, through the windows, making it uncomfortable. (Rotoscoping)
9) Co-stars.
10) When the picture becomes more focused, the reflection off the windows is of yellow taxi's, indicating the city is New York. (Distorted Reflection)
11)Writers.
12) Music Composer (Bernard Hermann)
13) Director of Photography, the film stock is Technicolor.
14) Production designers, Art Director, Set Decorater, FX.
15) The film is in VistaVision, film editors, color consultant.
16) Dissolved from the front of a skyscraper to a ground level longshot, people moving, contempory setting.
17) People coming in and out of a building.
18) Movement that reflects the soundtrack.
19) People crowing down into a subway, reinforces there in New York. (Rush Hour)
20) Lines of people going down bannisters.
21) Associate producer.
22) Two middle aged women fighting for one taxi. (Dehumanising)
23) Cut it to a high angle shot. (Director)
24) Shows himself walking onto a bus.
Monday 1 October 2012
Serpico - 1973 (Study)
1. High pitch sound, like an ambulance or police siren, makes it a dramatic atmosphere.
2. Film title, in bold letters.
3. Main actors are shown.
4. Sounds like a steam train, this adds affect.
5. Shows a man with a serious head wound, looks like a gunshot, in the back of a police car, this is very dramatic and shows the film is a thriller.
6. Police are talking, they think one of the policemen killed did the assault, as the man says, "I know six cops who would like too." This is a mystery, and means the film is also of a crime genre.
7. The police car is travelling fast, with the syrens screaming, making it very fast paced.
8. The man is carried out of the car on a stretch bed by paramedics into the hospital, still using dramatic fx, to tell the audience it is a serious injury.
9. Next scene is an interview with the police, the background soundtrack consists of calm ambience, but also gives a sad and depressed atmosphere, like the man has not got much time to live.
10. There is then more dramatic music.
11. Close-ups of the mans head wound, by his facial expression, he is suffering.
12. The film genre is a Action/Crime/Thriller, because of the casualty, police, and dramatic music.
13. The titles at the start are in white and bold, so they stand out on the black background.
2. Film title, in bold letters.
3. Main actors are shown.
4. Sounds like a steam train, this adds affect.
5. Shows a man with a serious head wound, looks like a gunshot, in the back of a police car, this is very dramatic and shows the film is a thriller.
6. Police are talking, they think one of the policemen killed did the assault, as the man says, "I know six cops who would like too." This is a mystery, and means the film is also of a crime genre.
7. The police car is travelling fast, with the syrens screaming, making it very fast paced.
8. The man is carried out of the car on a stretch bed by paramedics into the hospital, still using dramatic fx, to tell the audience it is a serious injury.
9. Next scene is an interview with the police, the background soundtrack consists of calm ambience, but also gives a sad and depressed atmosphere, like the man has not got much time to live.
10. There is then more dramatic music.
11. Close-ups of the mans head wound, by his facial expression, he is suffering.
12. The film genre is a Action/Crime/Thriller, because of the casualty, police, and dramatic music.
13. The titles at the start are in white and bold, so they stand out on the black background.
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