characters:
Two police man - asking the questions to the woman. calm and composed when asking questions and does not tolerate her behaviour
Cary - Woman who is the suspect and the ex wife to the man who was murdered, attractive, deny's that she committed the murder is innocent. Very aggressive towards the police but remains in control of the situation when explaining.
Party people - Lots of people having a good time drinkning, people getting together, others fighting. They are the witnesses to the murder even though they don't really see it.
Steve - the man who gets murdered is drinking and singing along to songs having a good time with a girl who is trying to come onto him.
Clown - Main killer of the party, secretive don't know who he is. The clown frames other people so that he can carry on killing the people that he does not like.
Monday, 28 November 2011
A thought
Idea :
Scene starts with police questioning a woman (camera shot- zoomed in on the woman's face - suspect) about her ex husbands murder that took place in his house during a party. ( Screen dissolves and the Flash back of her at the party drinking and having a good time scene is partly Blury and dark ) shows her vision is poor and she is drunk. Wide shot of everyone at the party.
Flshback - routine
- Lights off ( people jumping out of places )
-camera shot of clown holding a weapon entering the building with an evil laugh - the clown has a special power that when you look at him you freeze until he leaves the room. (zoom in on the clown entering through the back door) ( Pan/Dolly shot of him walking through the people) (Eary music in the background build up tension)
- Screaming as someone gets attacked ( might be a Spot light on clown as he approaches the victim)
- Clown puts weapon in the womans hand leaving her fingerprints on the weapon. (Close-up of the weapon)
- Lights on clown has dissapeared and blood is sprayed everywhere and the people come back everyone panics that the woman has killed him as no one remebers freezing.
- People call the police and the woman gets arrested for suspicion of murder.
Scene starts with police questioning a woman (camera shot- zoomed in on the woman's face - suspect) about her ex husbands murder that took place in his house during a party. ( Screen dissolves and the Flash back of her at the party drinking and having a good time scene is partly Blury and dark ) shows her vision is poor and she is drunk. Wide shot of everyone at the party.
Flshback - routine
- Lights off ( people jumping out of places )
-camera shot of clown holding a weapon entering the building with an evil laugh - the clown has a special power that when you look at him you freeze until he leaves the room. (zoom in on the clown entering through the back door) ( Pan/Dolly shot of him walking through the people) (Eary music in the background build up tension)
- Screaming as someone gets attacked ( might be a Spot light on clown as he approaches the victim)
- Clown puts weapon in the womans hand leaving her fingerprints on the weapon. (Close-up of the weapon)
- Lights on clown has dissapeared and blood is sprayed everywhere and the people come back everyone panics that the woman has killed him as no one remebers freezing.
- People call the police and the woman gets arrested for suspicion of murder.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Sound and mise -en -scene
Diegetic and non -diegetic sound
voive over - someone thinking with their thoughts being played for the audience so the character does not actually speak out loud.
sound track - background music that fits the scene and a theme song to intorduce the movie.
Direct address - actor talking as if communicating with the audience rather than another character can be used in a monologue.
Sound effects - they go with the action of a scene (e.g someone slamming a door and the sound effect of a door slamming) In time with the response of the characters action.
Mise -en -scene
Production design - location, studio,set design,costume and make-up and properties.
Lighting and colour design.
All of these are key elements that make the film / scene and create atmosphere to fit.
voive over - someone thinking with their thoughts being played for the audience so the character does not actually speak out loud.
sound track - background music that fits the scene and a theme song to intorduce the movie.
Direct address - actor talking as if communicating with the audience rather than another character can be used in a monologue.
Sound effects - they go with the action of a scene (e.g someone slamming a door and the sound effect of a door slamming) In time with the response of the characters action.
Mise -en -scene
Production design - location, studio,set design,costume and make-up and properties.
Lighting and colour design.
All of these are key elements that make the film / scene and create atmosphere to fit.
Editing / other transitions
Cutting :
shot reverse shot - Film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen) then the other character looking back.
Eyeline match - Editing technique, the audience will want to see what the character is seeing, looking at something off screen, cut to the object or person which is being looked at.
Graphic match - Cut between either two different objects, spaces or characters helps establish a strong continuity of action.
action match - Also called continuity of action, emphazies smooth transition of time and space.
jump cut - Two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary slightly.
Crosscutting - To establish action occuring at the same time in two different locations.
Parallel editing - used to cover a jump in time alternating two or more scenes.
Cutaway ; insert - A shot part of a scene filmed from a different angle, cover action already covered in the master shot.
Other transitions :
Dissolve - gradual transition from one image to another
fade in - where an image slowly appears on screen
fade out - an image that slowly goes out of focus
Wipe - where a scene moves across the screen
superimposition - scenes or shots are combined
Long take - where theperiod of time camera stays on a character or subject for a long
Short take - where the camera quickly moves from one thing to another
slow motion - used to emphasize a specific scene, the action is slowed down.
shot reverse shot - Film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen) then the other character looking back.
Eyeline match - Editing technique, the audience will want to see what the character is seeing, looking at something off screen, cut to the object or person which is being looked at.
Graphic match - Cut between either two different objects, spaces or characters helps establish a strong continuity of action.
action match - Also called continuity of action, emphazies smooth transition of time and space.
jump cut - Two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary slightly.
Crosscutting - To establish action occuring at the same time in two different locations.
Parallel editing - used to cover a jump in time alternating two or more scenes.
Cutaway ; insert - A shot part of a scene filmed from a different angle, cover action already covered in the master shot.
Other transitions :
Dissolve - gradual transition from one image to another
fade in - where an image slowly appears on screen
fade out - an image that slowly goes out of focus
Wipe - where a scene moves across the screen
superimposition - scenes or shots are combined
Long take - where theperiod of time camera stays on a character or subject for a long
Short take - where the camera quickly moves from one thing to another
slow motion - used to emphasize a specific scene, the action is slowed down.
Composition
Framing - Process of creating composition between characters (e.g Love or hate relationship)
Rule of thirds - Concept in film production, in which a frame is divided into nine imaginary sections, reference points and guides for framing the image.
Depth of field/deep focus - Front to back range of focus on an image how much it appears sharp and clear.
Focus pulls - Creative camera technique in which you can change focus during a shot. adjusting focus from one subject to another.
Rule of thirds - Concept in film production, in which a frame is divided into nine imaginary sections, reference points and guides for framing the image.
Depth of field/deep focus - Front to back range of focus on an image how much it appears sharp and clear.
Focus pulls - Creative camera technique in which you can change focus during a shot. adjusting focus from one subject to another.
Camera angle / Movement
Camera Angle
Low angle shot - Increase height, gives a sense of speeded motion and confusion to the viewer, makes someone seem more powerfull as you feel like you are looking up at them.
High angle shot - Camera is elevated above the action to get a general overview. Makes actors look vunerable and small. However in a crowded setting it is used to make the actor or object less scary as they get blended into the backgound.
Canted angle - Sometimes camera is tilted to suggest imbalance, transition and instability. Popular in horror movies used to suggest danger and a hand held camera is used for this shot.
Movement
Pan - Movement which scans a scene horrizontally, camera is placed on a tripod and follows the action with the actor in view.
Tilt - Scans vertically, similar to a pan shot, shows actor moving up or down (e.g walking up stairs)
Dolly - Also called tracking or trucking placed on a moving vehicle, moves alongside the action following a certain object or person.
Tracking shot - A camera mounted on a camera dolly a wheeled platform, pushed on rails to move witht the character.
Crane - A camera shot taken from a crane to view the characters from above or to move up and away from them.
Steadicam - Isolates operator's from moving the camera allowing a smooth shot.
Hand-held - This is where the operator is holding the camera and has free range of movement.
Zoom - where the camera zooms into a character or a specific object.
Low angle shot - Increase height, gives a sense of speeded motion and confusion to the viewer, makes someone seem more powerfull as you feel like you are looking up at them.
High angle shot - Camera is elevated above the action to get a general overview. Makes actors look vunerable and small. However in a crowded setting it is used to make the actor or object less scary as they get blended into the backgound.
Canted angle - Sometimes camera is tilted to suggest imbalance, transition and instability. Popular in horror movies used to suggest danger and a hand held camera is used for this shot.
Movement
Pan - Movement which scans a scene horrizontally, camera is placed on a tripod and follows the action with the actor in view.
Tilt - Scans vertically, similar to a pan shot, shows actor moving up or down (e.g walking up stairs)
Dolly - Also called tracking or trucking placed on a moving vehicle, moves alongside the action following a certain object or person.
Tracking shot - A camera mounted on a camera dolly a wheeled platform, pushed on rails to move witht the character.
Crane - A camera shot taken from a crane to view the characters from above or to move up and away from them.
Steadicam - Isolates operator's from moving the camera allowing a smooth shot.
Hand-held - This is where the operator is holding the camera and has free range of movement.
Zoom - where the camera zooms into a character or a specific object.
Camera Shots
Establishing shot - A long or extreme -long shot at the beginning of a scene indicating where it is set, when and some of the characters.
Master shot - A camera shot that keeps everything in view, characters and the rest of the setting.
Close-up - Zoomed into the character speaking mostly used on monologues, also used in certain scenes.
Mid shot - Contains a figure from Knees / waist up normally used for dialogue scenes, shows some detail of action and variations on this include two shot.
Long shot - Shows the image as approxiametly 'Life' sizw corresponding to the real distance.
Aerial shot - Variation of a crane shot, taken from a helicopter often used at the beginning to establish setting and movement.
Point of view (P.O.V) - This shows the audience what the actor is eeing, shows a view from the subjects perspective.
Over the shoulder shot - Following an actor looking over their shoulder showing the audience what's in front of them.
Master shot - A camera shot that keeps everything in view, characters and the rest of the setting.
Close-up - Zoomed into the character speaking mostly used on monologues, also used in certain scenes.
Mid shot - Contains a figure from Knees / waist up normally used for dialogue scenes, shows some detail of action and variations on this include two shot.
Long shot - Shows the image as approxiametly 'Life' sizw corresponding to the real distance.
Aerial shot - Variation of a crane shot, taken from a helicopter often used at the beginning to establish setting and movement.
Point of view (P.O.V) - This shows the audience what the actor is eeing, shows a view from the subjects perspective.
Over the shoulder shot - Following an actor looking over their shoulder showing the audience what's in front of them.
Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures is also known as Alliance Films Uk, it is one of the most leading independent motion pictures distributer in the UK. On average the company produces around 20 films a year and has won 8 BAFTA awards this year. 7 of these awards went to the KING'S SPEECH inlcuding best film and best actor. The 8th award went to The girl with the dragon tattoo winning best film not in the English language. A few of their upcoming releases are
- 13th January 2012 : Shame
- 20th January 2012 : Haywire
- 10th February 2012 : The woman in black
Some of the films released this year are : The King's Speech, Chalet girl, Red hill and Justice.
Industry :
Film distribution
Founded :
London, England (2000)
Products :
Motion pictures
Owner(s):
Alliance Films
Website :
www.momentumpictures.co.uk
Lions Gate
LionsGgate entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. In North America it is the the most successful independent film and television distribution company. Lions Gate have produced many new films such as ; Drive Angry, The Expendables and Blitz.
Info about Lions Gate :
Audience: Public
Industry :
Motion pictures, television programming, home video, family entertainment, Video on demand, digital distribution, music, & music publishing
Predecessor :
Lions Gate Films
Founded :
June 6, 1997 (Vancouver, British Columbia as Lionsgate Films)
October 8, 2005 (split as Lionsgate Entertainment and Maple Pictures)
Founder(s):
Frank Giustra
Headquarters :
Santa Monica, California, United States
Area :
North America
Key people :
Jon Feltheimer
(Co-Chairman and CEO)
Michael Burns
(Vice chairman)
Steve Beeks
(President)
Revenue :
US$1,584,000,000 (FY 2010)[1]
Operating income :
US$10,311,000 (FY 2010)[1]
Net income :
US$19,478,000 (FY 2010)[1]
Total assets :
US$1,704,000,000 (FY 2010)[2]
Total equity :
US$53,922,000 (FY 2010)[2]
Subsidiaries :
Family Home Entertainment
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Lionsgate Music & Publishing
Lionsgate Television
Roadside Attractions
Sterling Home Entertainment
Trimark Pictures
TV Guide Network
Vestron Video
Universal pictures
Universal pictures have some films that coming soon in cinema they are ; The thing, Tower Heist, Johnny English and Immortals.
Industry Film
Founded New York, NY US
(April 30, 1912) (99 years ago)
Headquarters Universal City, California, US<
Area served Worldwide
Key people Carl Laemmle, Founder
Ronald Meyer, President / Chief Operating Officer
Products Motion pictures
Owner(s) NBCUniversal
Website universalstudios.com
Universal pictures started in 1914 with a film called By the sun's rays, they are still continuing to make films now. Last year they made 15 films and this year they have increased by two, they have already planned to produce films in the years 2012,2013 and 2014.
20th century Fox
20th Century Fox have produced many films such as Avatar and Titanic. Avatar was known as the first 3d film ever made and it has remained by far the biggest hit in 3d, 80% of the film's revenue was from the 3d version. Avatar took 4 years to produce as it used hi-tech techniques such as ; Real time performance capture and prototype which lasted 37 seconds, it is the longest and complex film ever made. Avatar is the highest grossing film in today's Box office.
Info about Avatar ;
Directed by James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron
Jon Landau
Written by James Cameron
Starring Sam Worthington
Zoe Saldana
Stephen Lang
Michelle Rodriguez
Sigourney Weaver
Joel David Moore
Giovanni Ribisi
Music by James Horner
Cinematography Mauro Fiore
Editing by James Cameron
John Refoua
Stephen E. Rivkin
Studio Lightstorm Entertainment
Dune Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10) (London premiere)
December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) (United States)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $237 million[3]
$9 million+ (Re-release)[2]
Box office $2,782,275,172[4][5]
Warner Bros pictures
The Warner Bros don't just create films they also produce t.v programmes like Looney Tunes and Smallville. Some of the films they have made recently are : Hangover 2, Final Destination 5, harry potter and the deathly hallowes part 1/2. They have also done a theatre play called New years eve that comes out December 9th.
All of these products have been a big hit in the Uk they are still shown on t.v and DVD some have even made it onto Blu-ray. The Warner Bros are a massive company that continue to produce major Box office films.
Info about Harry potter and the dealthy Hallows Part 2:
Directed by David Yates
Produced by David Heyman
David Barron
J. K. Rowling
Screenplay by Steve Kloves
Based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by
J. K. Rowling
Starring Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson
(See below)
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Themes:
John Williams
Nicholas Hooper
Cinematography Eduardo Serra
Editing by Mark Day
Studio Warner Bros. Pictures
Heyday Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) 13 July 2011 (2011-07-13) (International)
15 July 2011 (2011-07-15) (United Kingdom &
United States)
Running time 130 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $250 million
(Shared with Part 1)[2]
Box office $1,328,100,185[3]
Paramount Pictures
Paramount pictures are famous for producing films such as : Paranormal Activity, The fighter and Iron man. They have produced many films and are a succesful institution creating a variety of films from romance to horror/ thriller. They have recently produced Super 8 which is soon to be released on DVD and Blu-ray.
Paramount Pictures Corporation is a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Paramount consists of several film labels including, the legendary Paramount Pictures; leading youth brand,family entertainment label, Nickelodeon Movies; and specialty film labels.In addition,Paramount also established distribution deals with iconic comice book creator, MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT and renowned animated film producer Dreamworks Animation.
opening to Saw
This film is rated an 18 because of the content, this shows that some of the deaths will be gory and their will be swearing. Also the film is based on torture so it maybe disturbing to teenagers/ children under 18.
In the opening minutes of Saw you immediatly know that it is a horror genre by the colours of the opening title screens and when the first scene appears it is dark and eeary. When the titles appear on screen their is the sound of a storm in the background and then they flash on screen. In the opening scene a little blue light goes across the screen and the audience can just about see a person with their eyes clothes laying down, it then quickly dissappears to show that he is underwater and just woken up. He wakes up gasping for air and choking on the water, the audience figure out that he is in a bathroom, but not in his own home. The blue light vanished down the drain and the screen goes pitch black. You start to hear him asking for help and you get the sense that he is walking around even though you can't see hi. This is very effective as it adds more impact to the fact that he is trapped and has no clue where he is, the audience will sympathise for him as they can imagine from hearing him what emotions must be running through his mind.
As it continues to remain dark you get an eeary feeling of danger and that he is not alone, this leaves the audience in anticipation as they want their to be light so they can see who is with him, however when you start to hear the other person's voive it is still dark so the audience have to imagine who is their and why. The man says i think i found something and suddenly all the lights flash on and the man is stunned by the immediate display of light, as he was in the dark for ages. The audiecne can now see the room and therefore they get the setting and the emotion goes with what the man is feeling. The bathroom looks cold, damp and gloomy these portray the man's feelings as he is feeling cold from being in water for a while, damp because he is wet and scared because of where he is.
You then get a P.O.V ( POINT OF VIEW ) shot of his vision being blurred from the lights and him feeling dizzy, this gives the impression that the man is more vunderable as he doesn't have good vision for a small moment. This makes the audience think that soemthing is going to happen next, it then pans around to show another man also trapped holding onto a pipe. The other characters vision is also blurred and he tries to make out the image of the man walking towards him. The next clip shows them trying to connect with one another wanting to feel safe by being near one another, however the screen goes fuzzy and things spin around. This shows that they are not fully recovered from what happened to them, the camera then zooms in on a body that is covered in blood laying on the floor. The audience now get the impression that their maybe more than just those people and that either the killer is in the room or nearby watching.
After looking at the body they turn to each other and scream, panic across their face wondering what will happen to them. The man turns to run and realises that he is chained to a pipe by his foot, this is a good effect because the audience never realised that he was chained and neither did he, this means that they can't escape without torturing themselves. This adds more drama and questions for the audience as they now think of how they could escape and who is behind this. The end of the opening minutes is the other man saying 'calm down', this shows the audience that because he isn't chained to anything and isn't showing any sign of fear that he maybe the killer or he is trying to block out what is happening, this makes the audience wonder what will happen next.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Questionaire on Horror
Name : Michelle
Age : 16
Favourite Horror film : Childs play
Why is it your favourite : It shows the evil side of childrens toys that we all know is there but ignore.
What do you expect from a Horror : That once it has finished you are scared and paranoid about everything around you.
What was the first Horror film you saw : Gothika
Name : Bekky
Age : 16
Favourite Horror film : The Orphan
Why is it your favourite : Because it's a real edge of your seat film, you get really into the story and begin to hate the girl. I also like it because it focuses more on psychological scares than gore.
Favourite memorable quote from a Horror : You break the rules and you end up dead. Ok i'll see you in the kitchen with a knife - Scream
What do you expect from a Horror : To actually be scared than jusst grossed out.
What was the first Horror film you saw : Wrong turn
Age : 16
Favourite Horror film : Childs play
Why is it your favourite : It shows the evil side of childrens toys that we all know is there but ignore.
What do you expect from a Horror : That once it has finished you are scared and paranoid about everything around you.
What was the first Horror film you saw : Gothika
Name : Bekky
Age : 16
Favourite Horror film : The Orphan
Why is it your favourite : Because it's a real edge of your seat film, you get really into the story and begin to hate the girl. I also like it because it focuses more on psychological scares than gore.
Favourite memorable quote from a Horror : You break the rules and you end up dead. Ok i'll see you in the kitchen with a knife - Scream
What do you expect from a Horror : To actually be scared than jusst grossed out.
What was the first Horror film you saw : Wrong turn
Friday, 18 November 2011
Camera shots
This is a Youtube clip of camera shots that are used in many films that we see in cinema. By uploading this i can see what camera shots will work well in my film and what the shot should look like.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Ratings for films :
U - suitable for children under 4
PG - Parental guidnace may not be suitable for children under 8
12A - Children 12 and under are only allowed to watch with parents
12 - Nobody under 12 can watch
15 - Over 15's as content may include - sex scences, drugs and sewaring
18 - over 18's as content may include gory scenes, sex scenes, drugs, strong violence and swearing.
Final idea for the genre of my film
Lately i have been considering the options for my film and i decided to go with horrot, this is because i love horror films and i think that i could use a variety of camera shots and editing techniques. I love horrors because they have some cliches in them and they get you intrigued straight away. Some horror films are 15's but most are 18's because of the gory content and use of language. The 15's are more of a thriller type horror which include some killings but they are less graphic. I have not decided whether i want to make the film and 18 or 15 as i am unsure as to what my story line will be at this present time.
I have some ideas for camera shots these are ; Long shot, mid shot, close-up, wide shot, pan shot and high/low shot. I think these will work well in my horror film and i hope to use them effectively. I want the atmosphere to be tense, dramatic and scare the audience.
Media exercise : In this exercise we had to use the rule of 180 i found this task fun and it was relevant to helping us out with our own filming. We used a variety of shots throughout the clip. We used the cut technique to fit the different clips together we then edited it once it was finished so that we had a full clip. For the first clip where i was sitting on a table looking sad, we used a mid shot to show my whole body and emotion. It then panned to Bekky entering through the door and talking to me. The next shot is an over the shoulder shot from behind Bekky to show my emotion and the conversation from her perspective. It then went to the over the shoulder shot from behind me this shows that we are using the technique for both sides of the conversation.
All of these camera shots worked well together and we all had an input in the shot type, we also decided how long the shot will last and what effect it would have. Kellie was doing the camera work as she felt confident, however we all got a say and it turned out really well.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Opening to Pirates of the Carribean
Pirates of the carribean is mainly aimed at teenagers but it attracts and older audience as well, it is rated 12 aThe opening to Pirates of the Carribean contains man features that make a good opening, it shows tha audience the main characters and introduces the main theme of the film ' Pirates ', as it starts with an image of a boat floating in with the tide rippling underneath this shows that it is travelling with speed but their could be pirates or soldiers on board. As it gets into view the camera does a close-up of a little girl singing 'Yo-Ho, YO-HO a pirates life for me' however it is ssoldiers on deck rather than Pirates. The audeince are now given the opportunity to meet some of the characters involved in the plot and anticipate when the pirates will enter and what they will look like. Their is a contrast at the beginning between two characters a man who is a worker sailing with the soldiers and a little girl. The man says that cursed pirates sail on the seas and so the audience get a feeling that he isn't fond of them and would rather stay clear of them, however the little girl says that 'I think it would be rather excting to meet a pirate', this shows that she is not scared and lives a risky life.
The scene then zooms into a man spotting someone on a piece of wood floating next to the boat, the little girl is intrigued and thinks that it is a pirate however it's a normal man who was on a boat that has mysteriously caught fire and burnt. The audeince get the feeling that pirates are involved even though they have not seen them yet. You find out that the girls name is Elizabeth and so the audince know that she will have some significance in the film later on.
In the opening two minutes you don't see the pirates this could be good and bad because it leaves the audience to anticipate what they look like and how they speak but it also makes them intrigued to carry on watching to find out, however it could be bad because most oepnigns show you the main characters and although this one shows some of them the audience would want to see the major one. So it could have a negative effect as it may make some audience memebers think that it was a poor opening.
The scene then zooms into a man spotting someone on a piece of wood floating next to the boat, the little girl is intrigued and thinks that it is a pirate however it's a normal man who was on a boat that has mysteriously caught fire and burnt. The audeince get the feeling that pirates are involved even though they have not seen them yet. You find out that the girls name is Elizabeth and so the audince know that she will have some significance in the film later on.
In the opening two minutes you don't see the pirates this could be good and bad because it leaves the audience to anticipate what they look like and how they speak but it also makes them intrigued to carry on watching to find out, however it could be bad because most oepnigns show you the main characters and although this one shows some of them the audience would want to see the major one. So it could have a negative effect as it may make some audience memebers think that it was a poor opening.
Opening scene to Van Helsing
http://youtu.be/-iM0njcDBfk
Van Helsing is one of my favourite films because it intrigues the audience from the moment you put it starts, it introduces the main character in the first few minutes and uses a variety of camera shots and mise - en -scene to display the atmposhere and mood of the characters. Van Helsing has many genre's such as ; Action, Drama and adventure however i also think that it could be classed as a childrens horror as it is about vampires. You can tell that it is an adventure as you are taken into the world of Van Helsing consisting of Vampires and Mr Hyde. During the scene many camera shots are used to focus on the different characters that show you Van Helsing's killing side. The first part of the clip is missing but it tells you about the main vampire count dracula and his new project that has escaped from his lab. At the start of this clip it is very dark and mysterious with some bouncy music in the background to contradict the feeling of being a killer. You see a close-up of a man who you immediatly think is Van Helsing, he is walking down a eeary alley into a street in the background you see the clock tower and get a sense of danger. Inside the clock tower you can see that their is some danger involved in what Van Helsing does but as he is the main character you know that he will survive. The audience will anticipate some danger but they won't know when or what it will be, their is a P.O.V shot which shows you his perspective and what he is seeing all of sudden Mr Hyde pops down from the ceiling and makes you jump, i think this adds extra effect for the audience as it makes you wonder why he is their and what will happen next. You get the feeling that Mr Hyde is killer and will attempt to kill him which is exactly what happens however the audience will be thinking of ways that Van Helsing can kill him so it leaves questions for the audience to answer as the scene progresses.
Vanhelsing uses many of the Key Features for a good movie opening such as :-
- Showing the audience the main characters and some of the things that he will face later on in the film.
- Creating atmoshere and tension for the audience by leaving them with questions and eeary feelings of what will happen.
- Portraying the genre's of the film throught the first scene with the adventure into the tower.
- Clearly represents who some of the main people are with hints of what they do for a living and what they want to succeed later on.
Van Helsing is one of my favourite films because it intrigues the audience from the moment you put it starts, it introduces the main character in the first few minutes and uses a variety of camera shots and mise - en -scene to display the atmposhere and mood of the characters. Van Helsing has many genre's such as ; Action, Drama and adventure however i also think that it could be classed as a childrens horror as it is about vampires. You can tell that it is an adventure as you are taken into the world of Van Helsing consisting of Vampires and Mr Hyde. During the scene many camera shots are used to focus on the different characters that show you Van Helsing's killing side. The first part of the clip is missing but it tells you about the main vampire count dracula and his new project that has escaped from his lab. At the start of this clip it is very dark and mysterious with some bouncy music in the background to contradict the feeling of being a killer. You see a close-up of a man who you immediatly think is Van Helsing, he is walking down a eeary alley into a street in the background you see the clock tower and get a sense of danger. Inside the clock tower you can see that their is some danger involved in what Van Helsing does but as he is the main character you know that he will survive. The audience will anticipate some danger but they won't know when or what it will be, their is a P.O.V shot which shows you his perspective and what he is seeing all of sudden Mr Hyde pops down from the ceiling and makes you jump, i think this adds extra effect for the audience as it makes you wonder why he is their and what will happen next. You get the feeling that Mr Hyde is killer and will attempt to kill him which is exactly what happens however the audience will be thinking of ways that Van Helsing can kill him so it leaves questions for the audience to answer as the scene progresses.
Vanhelsing uses many of the Key Features for a good movie opening such as :-
- Showing the audience the main characters and some of the things that he will face later on in the film.
- Creating atmoshere and tension for the audience by leaving them with questions and eeary feelings of what will happen.
- Portraying the genre's of the film throught the first scene with the adventure into the tower.
- Clearly represents who some of the main people are with hints of what they do for a living and what they want to succeed later on.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
What are you doing here?
I began by choosing are 3 main clips, I had to do a different atmosphere for each one. The first clip was filmed by Kellie and we chose to do an action clip where Bekky was a spy and i came up behind and made her jump, she then says 'What are you doing here?'. I decided to use a Long shot to show Bekky running to the corner and looking round waiting for someone to come round. I decided that when she was pearing round the corner that we used a low angle shot to show her body language. This gives the audience the chance to interpret what they think might happen next. It then quickly panned round to where i was coming up behind her. For me i don't think this was very effective because later on in the third clip we also used the same technique where we had Kellie standing behind me. The last shot was a two-shot where me and Bekky were talking.
The second clip was more happy we had two friends meeting one another again after it being such a long time. I was filming this clip so i used a high angle shot from the top of the stairs and did a pan shot of Bekky running towards Kellie realising that they haven't seen each other for a while. It then goes to a slight close up of both of them hugging and saying 'What are you doing here?' ' i haven't seen you in a while'. The audience immediatley get into the clip because they can tell that it is going to be a happy clip of two friends. However i also don't think this is very effective because not enough camera angles are used so it looks plain.
The Last clip has the atmosphere of a horror and involves some camera shots to make the cliches stand out. I started by choosing a position for the camera and what angle would be apropriate for the clip. The clip was filmed by Bekky Kirkup and is a bathroom scene where i enter through the door and wash my face in the sink, when i next look up Kellie is behind me(classic cliche from a horror). I decided that the best camera angle to use when i enter through the door was a pan shot to show me opening the door and moving towards the sink, in this pan shot you also get a glimpse of Kellie, this gives the audience a sense of danger and that they are aware that something may happen, this shot can also be known as a two-shot. When i was leaning over the sink we used a close- up to show that i wasn't paying attention to my surroundings. I then stood upright and looked in the mirror the camera followed my movement to reveal Kellie standing behind and the the line 'What are you doing here?' was used. We used the movement of the camera to demonstrate to the audience that someone was going to happen.
I think that the last clip was the best one because it used a variety of camera angles and although it was very cliche it made it interesting and the audience will be more intrigued to watch, this is because it shows a classic horror scene and it was prepared and well thought out. For me the second clip was the worst because it was rushed and we couldn't use that many camera angles.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Romance Cliche
- Lonely woman waiting for Mr Right
- A couple that look so good together
- Break up terrible time for the woman
- Mr Right we want them to get together and by the end they usually do
- Mr Wrong who she thinks is the one but we know that he is completly wrong
- Parents that try to persuade the woman to keep looking they also create humour 
- A best friend to help the lonely one through it e.g - sometimes the friend is a hopless romantic or over protective
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