Friday, 22 March 2013
Title Sequence Analysis
Genre of this movie is, judging by the title sequence, a family/drama movie.
I think it was either CGI or made by hand.
The camera man probably took a picture of the roundabout and photoshopped or put the titles in using CGI equipment.
The style of the opening sequence is quite friendly and it's quite childish which makes me believe more that it's a family film and obviously, not a horror.
It draws me into the film because, if I wanted to go to see a family film, this would be the kind of film opening that I would go for.
Hansel and Gretel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4-mlh7TMs&safe=active
The genre of this movie is horror because of the flames and the burning newspaper. Also, there's witches and stories of disappearing children featured in the title sequence
CGI definitely made this opening title sequence because of the fire and the flying newspapers with fictional characters featured in it.
The font of this movie is quite a gothic and dark font and this tells me it's a horror movie too, also the colour of the font compared to the fire in the background
The transition effects used in this film are mainly wipes or fades because usually horror movies have these kind of effects in them. It's quite stereotypical for horror movies to use fades as transitions.
Se7en - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALjuJcfg90&safe=active
The opening to this movie is very scary and it makes you quite uncomfortable because you're in a dark room and the only thing you can hear is the ticking of the metronome in the background.
This was filmed and the use of non-diegetic sound to create this is very effective because the audience feel like it's actually happening
The font is white too, which juxtaposes from the white background and it's very effective because it makes the movie seem even more sinister.
Drive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALjuJcfg90&safe=active
The birds-eye-view of the city make it obvious that this movie is of the crime genre and also because of the titles, it gives us that impending sense of danger. Also, the sound mixing is quite futuristic and the font style that accompanies the music is very mysterious in a sense so this could also be the thriller genre.
Also, the driver is driving somewhere, further on in the title sequence and because we don't know where he's going, it adds to the mystery of the movie.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Film4 Movie Analysis
This Is England - Film4
This is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983.
Storyline:
Shaun (his surname isn't revealed in the film), after being severely bullied in school, meets a gang of skinheads. The leader of that gang called "Woody", welcomes Shaun immediately after gaining knowledge that he is being bullied in school and Shaun and the members of the skinhead gang immediately grow fond of each other. Shaun, at a house party grows fond of a girl named "Mel"; they kiss - baring in mind that she's 16 and he's 12.
After the kiss, Shaun ventures back into the dirt ridden house with make-up all over his mouth and Woody introduces Shaun to a thug nick-named Combo. The two don't get along at first but as the film progresses they form a close friendship.
Shaun unwittingly volunteers to be part of Combo's gang, and is taken to a meeting hosted by Britain's right-winged Nation Front. Combo then takes Shaun and his other followers on a spree of sword and knife-wielding terror. All of the members start to take drugs and all drink and violence soon ensues.
Director - Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows (Born 26 December 1972)
A real life incident inspired Shane Meadows to write and direct "This Is England". It reflects his own flirtation with violence
Shane Meadows: says it was based on some of his experienced as an 11-year-old skinhead in the early 80's. He watched a programme that reminded him of life as a skinhead and it hit him that "there was probably an idea in there that was a prequel to everything else I've ever made."
Producer - Mark Herbert
Mark Herbert (9th December 1970)
Mark Herbert is a UK film producer and the head of Sheffield-based production company Warp Films. He produced the films: Four Lines, Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England.
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Welcome To The Punch - Movie Poster Analysis
I have analysed a movie poster called Welcome To The Punch.
Blumler and Katz (1974) - Uses and Gratification Theory Surveillance - Becoming aware, informed and educated about the world around them
Personal identity - shaped by hating/relating to specific characters.
Personal relationships - with the media and with people about what happened in the media.
Diversion - escape and entertainment
Friday, 1 March 2013
Editing
Editing transitions I researched -
Dissolve
Like the fade, a dissolve involves gradually changing the visibility of the picture. However, rather than transitioning from a shot to a color, a dissolve is when a shot changes into another shot gradually. Dissolves, like cuts, can be used to create a link between two different objects, a man telling a story, and a visual of his story, for instance.
Wipe
A wipe involves one shot replacing another, traveling from one side of the frame to another. Think of a vertical line passing from the right side of the frame to the left. On the left side of this line, we have shot A, and on the right side of this line is shot B. When this line reaches the left edge of the frame, shot B will completely fill the scene, and the transition is complete. This example describes a vertical line wipe, though this is but one type of wipe.
Another common type of wipe uses objects in the scene, rather than an invisible vertical line. One interesting application of this creates the illusion of a camera passing through the ceiling of the bottom floor of a multi-story house to the ground of the floor above. In this case, shot A would consist of the camera rising to the ceiling, and shot B would have the camera rising from the ground. A wipe transition give the impression the camera is passing between the floors of a house.
Iris Wipe
The wipe shape can also be circular through the use of the camera's iris. By closing the iris, a blurry circle sweeps inwards to the middle of the frame, drawing attention to the subject occupying this center space
Morph
Although not always confined to shot transitions, a morph can be thought of as a dissolve combined with a visual effect. Rather than simply blending the colors together, a morph is able to gradually reshape an object to become another object, creating a much stronger connection than a simple dissolve can provide.
Here, I took ten pictures off of google and put them into Windows Movie Maker. I put them into order to create a story of a bus which gets hit by a crane because of The Joker (Bat-. Spiderman tries to save the bus but he is too late.
Dissolve
Like the fade, a dissolve involves gradually changing the visibility of the picture. However, rather than transitioning from a shot to a color, a dissolve is when a shot changes into another shot gradually. Dissolves, like cuts, can be used to create a link between two different objects, a man telling a story, and a visual of his story, for instance.
Wipe
A wipe involves one shot replacing another, traveling from one side of the frame to another. Think of a vertical line passing from the right side of the frame to the left. On the left side of this line, we have shot A, and on the right side of this line is shot B. When this line reaches the left edge of the frame, shot B will completely fill the scene, and the transition is complete. This example describes a vertical line wipe, though this is but one type of wipe.
Another common type of wipe uses objects in the scene, rather than an invisible vertical line. One interesting application of this creates the illusion of a camera passing through the ceiling of the bottom floor of a multi-story house to the ground of the floor above. In this case, shot A would consist of the camera rising to the ceiling, and shot B would have the camera rising from the ground. A wipe transition give the impression the camera is passing between the floors of a house.
Iris Wipe
The wipe shape can also be circular through the use of the camera's iris. By closing the iris, a blurry circle sweeps inwards to the middle of the frame, drawing attention to the subject occupying this center space
Morph
Although not always confined to shot transitions, a morph can be thought of as a dissolve combined with a visual effect. Rather than simply blending the colors together, a morph is able to gradually reshape an object to become another object, creating a much stronger connection than a simple dissolve can provide.
Example:
Cuts
Fade
Editing Clip I made using Windows Movie Maker
Here, I took ten pictures off of google and put them into Windows Movie Maker. I put them into order to create a story of a bus which gets hit by a crane because of The Joker (Bat-. Spiderman tries to save the bus but he is too late.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Let's have a vote..
As a group we couldn't decide on whether we wanted to do a:
We then put their results together as a whole:
It was very close, but lucky for me Action won.
So our Movie has now become an Action/Thriller as we saw that as being more exciting for the audience.
- Rom-Com
- Action
- Coming of age/Party
We then put their results together as a whole:
So our Movie has now become an Action/Thriller as we saw that as being more exciting for the audience.
Friday, 1 February 2013
Places to film?...
Victoria Park...
Victoria Park may be a good place to film our scene because of the environment. The park could make the whole scene more real because of all the diegetic sound. People wallking through, bird noises and birds flying.
Finsbury Park.
Clissold Park
Clissold park seems like a good choice because there are loads of spaces good for running and it's equipped with obstacles and things for Ryan (Daniel Anthony) to overcome because he (as a character) is agile and fit.
Clissold park seems like a good choice because there are loads of spaces good for running and it's equipped with obstacles and things for Ryan (Daniel Anthony) to overcome because he (as a character) is agile and fit.
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