Monday 22 November 2010
Preliminary Task
The only difference between the two is that the top one has the credits at the end whereas the bottom has the credits at the end....i did notice later that the credits were around as long as the video itself
Friday 19 November 2010
Opening Movies Analysis
Silence Of The Lambs
It begins with a stil mid-shot of a leafless tree, giving the impression of a cold winter/autumn day. The titles/credits then come on in a bold black font with a white outline and the camera then pans down whilst the actors names are being portrayed on the screen. The camera then takes the role of an establishing shot showing the atmosphere and gloomy nature of a forest. Before we are introduced to anything else in the movie the title of the film appears in the centre of the screen.
We are then introduced to a character who is climbing up a steep hill using a rope and gets closer to the camera whilst she is climbing. This changes the camera shots as she is climbing from an establishing hot to a mid-close up, where we see the tired expressions and emotions from the character. A tracking shot of her is taken with her back to the camera as she runs. She gets further away from the camera with every step as she steps into the thick fog. The fog could mean that the forest has a mysterious secret behind as well as something to entrap the character making her feel alone and that something will happen in the future where she will only have herself to count on.
The camera then tracks the character whilst she is still running giving the audience a close-up of her, showing her fierce expression (meaning she is determined) and that she is tired. The camera then moves on to the side of the character whilst she is running and then shows a close-up of only her feet. This gives the impression that she is running for her life from someone or something and could be predicting a future moment in the film where she has to run to protect herself. The character then climbs a frame where the camera pans from one side to the other and stays stationary letting the character run into the dense and mysterious forest once more.
The Butterfly Effect
The movie begins with a quote from 'Chaos Theory' and after that it opens up with a mid shot tracking a character. The character cannot be seen properly as the camera is inside a room and the character is outside of it and his appearance is blocked by the blinds covering the windows of the room. This gives a sense of mystery and begins with an enigma already. The name of the studio who distributed the film is seen as the camera follows the character. You can see that it is night as the room is dark and there are no lights on in the building the character is in. It gives the sense that the character is running away from something and he is all alone - maybe he has done something bad. Maybe he was convicted when he is actually innocent.
The movie then has a change of pace as the character bursts through the door by kicking it open closing it quickly and covering it with a sofa - preventing anybody on the outside from getting in. More questions that need answering are being asked to the audience by the movie. The mid-close up shot as the character kicks open the door and closes it again shows the emotions he is going through - he is desperae to get something done and the audience want to know what. The shot then turns into a mid-long shot as he puts the sofa in front of the door. We also see the clothes the character is wearing - casual baggy trousers with a normal white shirt on with a logo. Although there is one thing uncommon which is the long blue gown he is wearing that resembles a hospital - more questions are now being thrown at the audience.
The camera stays stationary and pans the character as he comes closer to the character turning the shot into a mid-close up. Some of the emotions of the character are shown as he moves and hides under the table although his desperation to get something done quick is shown as he grabs a notebook and writes down something as quick as possible (saying what he is writing at the same time). The camera then cuts to a close-up shot of the character now displaying what he is feeling to the audience - his need to gt something done quick whist not get caught is also freely shown.
The audience is then shown other people who are obviously looking for the character trying to break into the room. They cannot be seen due to the blinds on the windows. The shot is then focused into an extreme close-up of what the character is writing and looks at two words in particular - "Save her." This now explains more of the characters actions and the type of character he is as he might be trying to escape from the building to save someone important to him.
The scene then shows the notepad shattering and turning into butterflies as the title of the film is then shown. From a mid shot of a dark room to an establishing shot of a sunny day in an everyday neighbourhood is our next scene. The camera pans down and zooms in slowly to a long shot focusing on a younger character whilst stating in captions that the scene is 13 years earlier from the opening scene the audience was shown.
What really surprised me is that after going over the movie again, apart from the name of the distributing company, no other titles were shown throughout the whole movie until the ending credits played.
It begins with a stil mid-shot of a leafless tree, giving the impression of a cold winter/autumn day. The titles/credits then come on in a bold black font with a white outline and the camera then pans down whilst the actors names are being portrayed on the screen. The camera then takes the role of an establishing shot showing the atmosphere and gloomy nature of a forest. Before we are introduced to anything else in the movie the title of the film appears in the centre of the screen.
We are then introduced to a character who is climbing up a steep hill using a rope and gets closer to the camera whilst she is climbing. This changes the camera shots as she is climbing from an establishing hot to a mid-close up, where we see the tired expressions and emotions from the character. A tracking shot of her is taken with her back to the camera as she runs. She gets further away from the camera with every step as she steps into the thick fog. The fog could mean that the forest has a mysterious secret behind as well as something to entrap the character making her feel alone and that something will happen in the future where she will only have herself to count on.
The camera then tracks the character whilst she is still running giving the audience a close-up of her, showing her fierce expression (meaning she is determined) and that she is tired. The camera then moves on to the side of the character whilst she is running and then shows a close-up of only her feet. This gives the impression that she is running for her life from someone or something and could be predicting a future moment in the film where she has to run to protect herself. The character then climbs a frame where the camera pans from one side to the other and stays stationary letting the character run into the dense and mysterious forest once more.
The Butterfly Effect
The movie begins with a quote from 'Chaos Theory' and after that it opens up with a mid shot tracking a character. The character cannot be seen properly as the camera is inside a room and the character is outside of it and his appearance is blocked by the blinds covering the windows of the room. This gives a sense of mystery and begins with an enigma already. The name of the studio who distributed the film is seen as the camera follows the character. You can see that it is night as the room is dark and there are no lights on in the building the character is in. It gives the sense that the character is running away from something and he is all alone - maybe he has done something bad. Maybe he was convicted when he is actually innocent.
The movie then has a change of pace as the character bursts through the door by kicking it open closing it quickly and covering it with a sofa - preventing anybody on the outside from getting in. More questions that need answering are being asked to the audience by the movie. The mid-close up shot as the character kicks open the door and closes it again shows the emotions he is going through - he is desperae to get something done and the audience want to know what. The shot then turns into a mid-long shot as he puts the sofa in front of the door. We also see the clothes the character is wearing - casual baggy trousers with a normal white shirt on with a logo. Although there is one thing uncommon which is the long blue gown he is wearing that resembles a hospital - more questions are now being thrown at the audience.
The camera stays stationary and pans the character as he comes closer to the character turning the shot into a mid-close up. Some of the emotions of the character are shown as he moves and hides under the table although his desperation to get something done quick is shown as he grabs a notebook and writes down something as quick as possible (saying what he is writing at the same time). The camera then cuts to a close-up shot of the character now displaying what he is feeling to the audience - his need to gt something done quick whist not get caught is also freely shown.
The audience is then shown other people who are obviously looking for the character trying to break into the room. They cannot be seen due to the blinds on the windows. The shot is then focused into an extreme close-up of what the character is writing and looks at two words in particular - "Save her." This now explains more of the characters actions and the type of character he is as he might be trying to escape from the building to save someone important to him.
The scene then shows the notepad shattering and turning into butterflies as the title of the film is then shown. From a mid shot of a dark room to an establishing shot of a sunny day in an everyday neighbourhood is our next scene. The camera pans down and zooms in slowly to a long shot focusing on a younger character whilst stating in captions that the scene is 13 years earlier from the opening scene the audience was shown.
What really surprised me is that after going over the movie again, apart from the name of the distributing company, no other titles were shown throughout the whole movie until the ending credits played.
Friday 12 November 2010
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