Friday, 29 November 2013
Preliminary Task and Evaluation
The story we was trying to tell through this video was about two girls getting prepared to have a fight over some money.
We incoperated many of the shots we could for example a eyeline shot, however we couldn't have a gaphic match because we didn't have the right equipment.
An eye-line match shot is when we see a character looking at something off screen and then we cut to a shot of what they are looking at, we use this in the short clip alot with both characters when their speaking.
We also used a match-on-action shot at the start of the clip, a match-on-action shot is when we see a character start an action in one shot and then see them continue it in the next, for example we see a character on one side of the door, open it and walk half way through and in the next shot we see her coming through the door and shutting it.
Whilst doing this we had to becareful of not breaking the 180 degree rule, this rule is a basic guidline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship with to eachother.
There was a problem when we filmed the first time. we uploaded our foteage and the sound hadn't worked properly so we had to refilm it and start again.
I think we captured the eye-line match shots very well, however next time we could try to get some equipment to do the graphic match shot.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
No Country For Old Men
The film was adapted from a book by Cormac McCarthys
The Trailer is effective because it builds up tension and has the audiences on the edge of the seat therefore they want to go and see the film to find out what its actually about. The target audience would be adults and teenagers because its a thriller and may be to inappropriate for younger children.
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
The book was written in 1959 by a man called Richard Condon, the film is a political thriller about the son of a prominent US political family who is brainwashed into being a assasin for the communist party.
In 1962 the film came out staring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh.
Another version more updated of the film was made in 2004, the film was more modernised and better off, in my opinion the first film in 1962 was very dull and boring, the second one still being boring however was a little more interesting.
The 2004 version was directed by a man called Jonathan Demme staring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep and Kimberly Elise
Summary of the film:
The film is about a man named Major Ben Marco and he is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly as a captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw, even won the Medal of Honor. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad are killed by Shaw. He's put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York. Shaw for his part has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin. She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist. Raymond hates her, not only for how she's treated him but equally because of his step-father, the ineffectual U.S. Senator John Iselin, who is intent on seeking higher office. When Marco learns that others in his Korean War unit have nightmares similar to his own, he realizes that something happened to all of them in Korea and that Raymond Shaw is the focal point.
Heres a short clip showing the making of the film which i thought was interesting because it gives you some information which may help you understand the film more,
The book was written in 1959 by a man called Richard Condon, the film is a political thriller about the son of a prominent US political family who is brainwashed into being a assasin for the communist party.
In 1962 the film came out staring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh.
Another version more updated of the film was made in 2004, the film was more modernised and better off, in my opinion the first film in 1962 was very dull and boring, the second one still being boring however was a little more interesting.
The 2004 version was directed by a man called Jonathan Demme staring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep and Kimberly Elise
Summary of the film:
The film is about a man named Major Ben Marco and he is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly as a captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw, even won the Medal of Honor. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad are killed by Shaw. He's put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York. Shaw for his part has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin. She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist. Raymond hates her, not only for how she's treated him but equally because of his step-father, the ineffectual U.S. Senator John Iselin, who is intent on seeking higher office. When Marco learns that others in his Korean War unit have nightmares similar to his own, he realizes that something happened to all of them in Korea and that Raymond Shaw is the focal point.
Heres a short clip showing the making of the film which i thought was interesting because it gives you some information which may help you understand the film more,
Mise-en-scene
Mise-En-Scene
Mise-en-secne is a french term meaning 'In the frame'.
Some of the elements for this are as follows
- settings and props
- costume, hair and makeup
- lighting and colour
- perfomance e.g facial expressions and body language
- positioning of the characters and objects in the frame.
Denotation and connotation is also part of the elements for mise-en-scene. Denotation is the literal description of an idea, concept or object, and connotation is what we associate with particualr idea,concept or object.
Positioning of the characters and objects are positioned in the frame.Objects and characters can be in the foreground, middle ground or background.This can emphasise the relative importance of the object or character. If sombody is at the front of the screen it automatically makes them more important. When both foreground and background are in focus it is knowen as 'deep focus'.
Source Code
Source Code 2011
Here is the trailer for the film, it is effective because it drags the viewer in and makes them thrive more so they go to watch the film, the writers does this by only adding parts of the film in and making it seem interesting so the viewer wants more.
Behind the sences:
The film 'Source Code' is about a solider who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers that his in a mission to try and find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
The films directed by a man called Duncan Jones and it was written by Ben Ripley.
The film was such a big hit, the budget used to create the film was estimated at a whopping £32,000,000. On the opening weekend the film was released(3rd April 2011) it raised £14,812,094 in the USA.
In my opinion the film keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout it however it adds in humor to make it funnier and easier to watch, i like the way there's romance in the film between the two main characters in the film Jake and Michelle.
From a viewers point of view i would really recommend this film as its a romance and a thriller and so entertaining to watch.
Here is the trailer for the film, it is effective because it drags the viewer in and makes them thrive more so they go to watch the film, the writers does this by only adding parts of the film in and making it seem interesting so the viewer wants more.
Behind the sences:
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