Kiss of death Tagline: I love falling, even if it means falling in and out of love.
Topic from brief (e.g. Modern-noir, Urban Life etc.): Modern-nior, romance.
Genre (and sub-genre if applicable): Drama/Horror
Logline – one sentence that sums up the film and hooks
people in (25 words or fewer):
A girl that has schizophrenia, showing the challenges she faces with the love of her life's death.
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Narrative structure for full 30-minute film – what happens
and in what order (max 100 words):
Firstly, the two
characters go on a date where the girl is already being unstable, and shows her
date (the boy) signs of her schizophrenia where the boy feels on edge of her
behaviour. We then have many scenes of her developing further and more into her
schizophrenia – the reason why the tragedy happens of her boyfriend cheating on
her. The main protagonist (girl) she manages to confessions her craziness and
has a flashback of her past of what happened to her and her love, and she has
gone deeper into the her illness and her crazy side kicks in as she kills her
boyfriend by kissing him a goodbye… kiss of death. The end of the story she
kills herself as she commits suicide.
Main protagonist, their desires, the conflicts they encounter
etc.: Main protagonist is a girl with schizophrenia.. conflict and tragedy's happen because of her craziness.
Other characters and their role/audience appeal: boyfriend - 17 - typical guy that every girl would go out with.
the girls best friend - 16 - the smart, goofy best friend the boys best friend - 17 - quirky best friend that is always relaxed.
Target audience for your film (age, gender, social class,
interests etc.): 15+, targeted for both genders and anyone who is interested in horror and drama genres as there is a lot of sense that scream out horror or just craziness. The social class would be working class as the characters are similar class and it would be easier for the target audience to create an identification with the characters within the production, this would be something that helps the audience to keep engaged within the production as the production would be made were the audience could see similarities in their everyday lives that they do that we have put in the production.
The three-minute extract you will make and where it would
appear in the film:
In the 3 minutes extract, we will be looking at the middle part of the section where the girl confesses her craziness and remembers her past as in what her boyfriend did to her, this would make the character move more into schizophrenia where it can cause a lot of harm to herself physically but also mentally and emotionally.
1) Research the BBFC: what is the institution responsible for? How is it funded? What link does it have to government? 2) Read this BBFC guide to how films are rated. Summarise the process in 50 words. 3) Read this BBFC outline of the issues faced when classifying a film. Summarise the debate in 50 words. 4) Read this BBFC section on controversial decisions. Why did The Dark Knight generate a large amount of media coverage regarding its certificate? Do you agree with the 12A certificate The Dark Knight was awarded? 5) What are the guidelines for a 15 certificate? 6) The BBFC website offers an explanation of every classification it makes and detailed case studies on selected titles. Choose one 15-rated film from the BBFC case studies section and summarise the classification the film was given and why. 1. The The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up which was in 1912, the videos/dvds was since the Video Recordings Act in 1984. BBFC do not receive subsidies from the government nor the film industry, they are not a profit organisation, and their fees are adjusted to only cover its cost. The income is from the fees they charge for its services, calculated by meassuring the running time of films and DVDs they submit for classification. 2. Films are rated through examiners watching films in the BBFC's cinemas, to see the effect that sound levels and special effects have on the cinema audience who watch at the cinemas. DVD's are viewed then in the BBFC's viewing room in plasma screens, this is so they can then reconstruct the home viewing experience. Furthermore, films and dvd's are then sent in different languages so examiners with linguistic skills watch the movie and see if it is right. Lastly, when rating the film examiners look for things like, the general context of the film, timings on key moments which include camera angles, type of shots, one and off the screen moments and most importantly bad language, sex and drugs etc. When looking at the movie and designs can not be made the senior team are then involved to deicide, they see both of the issues and as well as benefit to support the recommended age rating. The distributor then requests the age rating they think its the most suitable for the movie. If work contains material which is illegal or unacceptable under the BBFC's Guidelines, Examiners will make a list of cuts which will be sent to the distributor. If a work as a whole is unacceptable, it can be rejected.
3. The BBFC works on major principles in determining the age rating whether the material:
is in conflict with the law, or has been created through the commission of a criminal offence..
Alone, or in combination with other content of a similar nature, may cause any harm at the age rating concerned. This includes harm that may result from the behaviour of potential viewers, but also any ‘moral harm’ that may be caused by.
The availability of the material, at the age group concerned, is clearly unacceptable to broad public opinion. It is on this ground.
The context in which an issue is presented is central to the question of its acceptability. The work's target audience is also taken into account.
The tone of work may affect the final decision. While the presentation of issues such as sex and violence may not be problematic at a particular rating, if the work has a unsettling tone that may disturb the audience at that level, it receive a more restrictive rating.
also Issues that need to be taken into account include: - Violence - Sex and nudity - Sexual Violence
- Drugs - Language - Discrimination - Adult humour
4) BBFC awarded The Dark Knight the 12A rating, they were many issues and complaints being made by the public, who thought that their was too much violence, and the age rating wasn't suitable for the young viewers. Although the Dark Knight was not submitting in the cinemas, the media and the public's attention was quickly caught on, due to the death of the character, The Joker who was played by Heath Ledger.
The BBFC's decision to award The Dark Knight the 12A rating resulted in much press coverage and complaints from members of the public, who thought the violence, was too strong to be contained at that category. Before the film was even submitted, it attracted significant media attention, much of it due to the sudden death of actor Heath Ledger, who played The Joker.
When classifying the film, the issues were mainly about violence and the threats seen in the movie, the BBFC guidelines for 12A at the time did say "violence must not dwell in detail. There should be no empathises on blood as well as injuries' when the examiners classed the film, they agreed that it had met the guidelines. In the public's eyes the main problem was that the film was not suitable for the younger audience like children, as they also has adult nature themes and 'unhappy endings made it not suitable for the movie to be certificated at a 12A. Furthermore, many people found that in some of the senses characters were to gory and scary for the younger audience to see, such as the facial injuries played by the Harvey "Two-Face". The death of the film's heroine, arguably the film's only sympathetic character, was unexpected and felt to be too disturbing for a 12A fantasy film. I think that the movie should have been rated 15, as there were scenes that could be disturbing for a younger audience to pick up and see. The movie should have been rating 15 as there were many scenes that were appropriate for the audience to see and as it would be also more suitable for them to see watch.
5) The guidelines for a 15 rated film are:
strong violence
frequent strong language
portrayals of sexual activity
strong verbal references to sex
sexual nudity
brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
discriminatory language or behaviour
drug taking
6) Adulthood is an drama genre with the classification of 15. BFFC guidelines at 15 allow for strong violence producing in ones not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, otherwise the various actions on attacking and beatings are just not detailed and the weapons used are seen as dangerous and not attractive. This film was also rated 15 and not lower because the film would not be suitable at lower categories as it contains strong language, strong images of violence and drug dealing, and a strong scene of sex. In terms of language, the street slang spoken by many characters in the movie influences the movie to be rated at a 15, furthermore, as there is a strong use of bad language, that would only be acceptable at 15, words like the c word that has been used many times during the duration of the movie, which made is appropriate for the movie to be rating at 15. The BBFC guidelines for sex allow 'strong verbal references to sexual behaviour'.
Production: Independent film studios 1) Look back at the five films you have analysed for your existing product research. Find which studios made them – e.g. Film Four, Studio Canal, BFI, BBC Films etc. 2) What other films do these studios produce? Can you find any any other independent, art-house or low-budget examples? 3) Do the studios have any notable successes? What is the most successful low-budget or independent film the studio has released? Lilting For lilting, this movie produced was produced by many studios which include: London film production, Lilting Production, Microwave, BBC films (in association with) , Stink Films, SUMS* film and media (in association with), Dominic Buchanan Productions(uncredited). In these studios that I have mentioned made this movie, they are very well know especially London film production and BBC film. London film production have produced art-house films like sideshow that was made in 2001. Microwave are an art-house company as several of their movies are a art-house production,like freestyle or foxglove. Stink films have also produced many art house films like little secret and King Jack, this is also a studio that produces many art-house movies. There isn't many of this studious that had success through the art house films which were major but lilting was the successful movie that many people heard of and watched. However microwave had a successful art-house movie called Ill Manors,as they had produced this movie with London films too. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind For External sunshine of the spotless mind, the studious that was produced this movie are: Focus Features(presents),Anonymous Content and This is that production (in associated with) (as this is that). Focus Features have produced art house films which are 'The Danish Girl' and The Signal. Anonymous content have also produced art-house films like, 'The Knick'. These production are not well known but are popular in the art- house movies genre. This is that production has mainly art-house movies for example the external sunshine of the spotless mind, 'the ex' and the 'Carriers'. All of the studious haven't had much success for the movies they have released, but focus features have some art-house films that have been successful like, 'Far from heaven' this movie has been presented in many cinemas but has been shown on Tv's as well. Boyhood Boyhood has been made by Detour Film-production and by IFC productions(presents) Detour film-production is an art-house studio, they have created movies like live from Shica's dance floor, or they have also produced tape. IFC production is the studio that presented boyhood and Monsoon wedding, they are a studio that have produced art-house companies themselves like 'kill the poor' or 'paper chasers'. These studious wouldn't be well know but they would be in the genre of art-house films. The studious have been successful for movies like boyhood mainly as they have presented it, and it had many views that made it successful. Detour films-production have made movies like boyhood and before sunrise, i know this art-house movie was successful because it had high ratings: 8.1/10. Does this show that the movie they have produced art house movies that did become successful. Donnie Darko Production companies that have produced this movie are: Pandora Cinema (in association with) (Pandora), Flower Films (II) (as A Flower Films Production), Adam filed production and Gaylord Films. Pandora Cinema have produced other art-house films like, Cypher that was released in 2002, as well as Donnie Darko. Flower films, are a production that creates art-house films like Never been kissed as also Donnie Darko. Adam filed production have only made 3 moves and in is in the making, they are a art-house production, they have created and produced art-house movies like, S.Darko and breakdown palace. Lastly, Gaylord films, are also a art-house production who have produced movies like Brainstorm. Art house movies that becomes successful for these studious including Donnie Darko was, brainstorm as many of the productions made this movie together as they made Donnie Darko.
Girlhood Productions that have made this movie are, Hold up films (co-production), Lilies Films (co-production) Arte France Cinema(co-production) and Centre National de la cinematograohie (participation), they are many other productions that have supported and helped making this movie but they have participated in helping or supported but also they were in association with. The movies that hold up films are a production that made art-house movies or low budget movies like Girlhood, Acrobat and more, Lilies films have produced 2 art-house films and independent movies which are Girlhood an Tomboy, in both they were as co-production. Arte France Cinema are a well known and famous productions, they have created many movies and one other than girlhood they made, they also made Francofonia. Centre National de la cinematographie, as they are a popular production they have made a lot of movies, is a independent movie like Dermain. The most successful movie they released was Girlhood, this movie was rated 6.8/10, this was movie noticeable that many people talked about, but Tomboy also a well known movie and it was successful as they had rating 7.4/10.
Distribution: Independent film distributors 1) Research film distribution using this guide from the UK Film Distributors' Association. It's called Launching Film and takes you through the whole process of distributing a movie. Read the whole step-by-step guide (warning: this is LONG and will take you around an hour) 2) Summarise the 10 steps of film distribution in a list using your own words.
3) Now research the distributors for each of the arthouse films you have analysed for your existing product research. Who distributed each film in the UK?
4) How many cinemas did each film open in?
5) How much money did each film make? Did it make a profit against the budget?
6) Look at the Curzon Artficial Eye YouTube channel. Watch three trailers for recent or upcoming independent films and identify something you can learn from each film to use in your own film production.
2) Summarising the 10 steps of film distribution:
1) The power of the movie generally comes from moments that are unique, true story, historical figure or even a event. As films are about sharing experience and inspring people to convey emotions and allowing the audience to say what they want.
2) distributors task is to deliver and bring out a big number of audience to every film, as films can have an impact in both social and commercial way so they can easily connect with audience. People would want to see a movie in the cinema's only by how the distributors promotes the interests in the titles.
3) Distribution is a competitive business in terms of launching and sustaining films in the market. The distributor needs to bring to the market is: to identify the audience, considering why the audience would want to go and see the movie, estimating the revenue potential across all the formals of the movie releases, persuading exhibitors - cinemas or even art-house cinemas to play the film, developing plans and partnerships to build awareness of and interest in the film and lastly aiming to convert as much interest as possible into cinema visits.
4) UK has six major distributors, and many independent distributors who handle films outside the major studios.
5) larger studious work with major producers and the 'first look' deals on the dims they want to produce and help to finance them to provide studio shoots and post-production facilities and ultimately, if they are happy that are final film is commercial and/or award-friendly to distribute them. Sometimes big blockbusters, a studio will set off the international rights to another major interrelation distributor. When considering acquiring new films, distributors would look for different elements that would help attract audience, they would be looking at distinguishing features, something outstanding, new angles etc. They also need to be able to recognise the importance of local product - something relatable to the location. They also need to know who their target audience is and who the movie can relate to the most or which is the suitable target for that particular movie. Distributors prepare reports for the producers or rights owners, detailing the marketing spend, together with forecast and actual theatrical revenues. As they are many film festivals in town and cities worldwide, but he main annual events attended by thoughts of international film buyers and sellers.
6) Distributors sign a formal contract with the producers, regarding the sales agent or studio, explain the rights they hold in respect of the title. However if a broadcaster has contrived to finding of a film, it is likely to have pre-secured television rights as part of their deal, in which case the rights available to a distributors would exclude TV.
7) Distributors need to be aware of the title, have read the script and be aware of the confirmed cast, but also have met the directors/producers visions.
8) Distributors need make important decisions in when to release the films and how to release it. When distributes have estimated what the film will earn, they prepare a budget to release it, as with every business plan, when planning the release. They need to take in consideration in what kind of movie is it, when it should go out, where it should go and how the film is going to be released.
9) After all the planning, and making, the distributor needs to create visibility and need to raise awareness but also the interest in the film, to persuade the targeted audience to buy tickets and watch the movie in the cinemas. As many movies would be releasing at similar times, distributors and their designs must be able to stand out among all of them so audience can be able to spot the movie. A poster is produced for every time a movie is released in the traditional format of the UK size is 30" x 40". Trailers need to be well thought out to captive audience and also online/mobile where they generally appear first. They need to exit poll research first, trailers emerge as the main source of information about a film. Trailers need to be appropriate, for the classification, and be able to captive audience from the start. Digital marketing comes important when distributors supply online advertising for websites and commission apps and games that can work across social and mobile platforms to support the film and create a bigger awareness. Publicity also comes in this step, which get the audience to talk about the movie and have more insides to the movie. Awards, is something that distributors want when making the film so they make sure the movie is to good standards. Premieres, take place a week or two weeks in advance of the film release. Premiers are like the celebration of finishing the movie to a good standard and the release of it.
10) Research is important for distributors to do, this to identify what elements of the movie are the most interesting - what characters are the most motivating, scenes that are the most appealing etc. Then comes tracking, this is when campaigns breaking, usually 8 weeks before the release, distributors could receive weekly, 'tracking'.
Lilting
This film got distributed in certain countries like ABC Distributed this movie in Belgium. Surprisingly, only one distributer distributed it in the UK which was Artificial Eye (theatrical), released in 8th August 2014. This movie got released in 33 cinemas in the certain countries the movie was distributed in. As this movie was a Microwave film, and Microwave film cost £15,000, Microwave film production gave them 50% of the budget of £120,000.
External Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
This movie has 33 distributors, Momentum Pictures were the only distributes who distributed this movie in the UK, released in 30th April 2014. They were mainly distributed in other parts of the world, like in Germany and Argentina. This movie was released in 1,357 theatres this shows that this movie was famous or could have been a good movie that attracted the target audience well. This movie had a budget of $20,000,000 (estimated) but their total worldwide profit became to $72,285,126.
Boyhood
This movie had 26 distributors. This movie got distributed by 3 distributors which are Universal Pictures International in theatres, also by Universal Home Entertainment in DVD and in Blu-ray, this was done in 2015 while in it was in 2014 in theatres. This movie opened in 775 theatres. This movies budget was $4 million, when they made $44,495,281.
Donnie Darko
This movie was had 31 distributors, 2 of them were UK distributors, they were Metrodome Distribution in 2002 (theatrical) however Metrodome distribution distributed in movie in 2004 but in DVD. This move was released in 58 theatres. Donnie Darko's production budget was $6 million. However they made $517,375.
Girlhood
Girlhood only had 11 distributors, and 2 of them were from UK, which were London Film Festival and the other was Glasgow Film Festival in 24th February 2015, they mostly for released in Netherlands, Spain, France, Denmark and the USA. This movie only got released in 5 theatres.
There isn't any production budget being said nor any profit they made.
Curzon Artificial Eye, are the best distributors in European and world cinema since its foundation in 1976. Curzon Artificial Eye releases 20 new theatrical films, and another 30 new DVD & Blu-ray titles. They are the leading independent cinema chain in the UK, they offer a luxury cinema experience to their audience, they also offer the opportunity to their audience to watch selected films on the sam say as their physical cinema releases.
From watching this trailer I understand that two couples, are in a happy and healthy relationship for 45 years, but soon to realise things have been left unspoken, in their relationship that can destroy or even distance themselves away from one and other. Something that I have learnt to use in my own film production, is how different angle shots can create an interesting atmosphere also brings a certain emotion or feel towards the scene. Another thing that I have learnt that certain dialogues they have said can also create a feel and emotion that can allow the audience to create an identification or emotion for the characters as they would feel as if they can understand.
Something that i have learnt by watching this trailer and what i can use for my own film production is how to use non-diegetic music well and which is parallel to the scene, this can be effective, because it can show what the scene create a different atmosphere but it also it is something that can compliment the scene in a different way. This has bought to the attention to when i could use music over my production to choose something that would be appropriate and speaks for the scene.
By seeing this trailer, I have learnt location is the key to a good scene or even to the movie, in this trailer, they were many different scenes that were in this trailer but it showed that directors made good choices about where they were going to shoot the scene and how they are going to make a good use from this location. When doing my film production, I will make sure that the location that we have picked as a group it is something that is useful and goes along with the scene but us using the location well enough to make it look good by the shots we use too.
Exhibition: Arthouse cinemas
Find some London-based arthouse cinemas and research the following:
1) What is the name of the cinema? Where is it?
2) What type of films do they show? What films are on this week? How do their programmes differ from the major cinema chains like Vue?
3) What type of audience attends this kind of arthouse cinemas? Are there any clues on the website regarding the target audience? How can you tell?
Electric Cinema is in London, in Portobello Road. This cinema shows art-house films and independent movies that are created in low budget. During this week they are showing movie which are: Bridge of Spies (12A), Carol (15) and Lobster (15) The Dressmarker (12A) Black Mass (15) Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (15) Big Hero (PG). The movies they show are a mixture of genre which means that it can appeal to a lot of audiences and it they have art-house movies that are PG or 12A+ so teenagers, young adults or even adults would be type of audience that would watch this, regarding class, I would say working class or even middle class or even upper class because of the layout of the cinema, and because as the prices of the tickets are expensive, this can be suitable for them as they wouldn't mind paying £18 for one person watching independent movies. This cinema differs from other major cinema chains like Vue, because it offers different layouts and experience for their audience enjoy unlike other cinemas.
A case study in independent film production: Film London and Microwave Film
1) What is Film London and why does it exist? 2) What is the purpose of Microwave Film? 3) What is the London Calling project for Film London and how does it encourage independent filmmaking?
4) Choose three feature films funded by Microwave Film and embed their trailers in your blog. For each film, explain why it fits the profile for an arthouse or independent film and what target audience the film might attract.
5) Watch these top tips for film production. List three things you've learned from these short videos that you can apply to your MEST2 production work.
1. Film London is a well established London's film and media agency, its purpose is to promote and develop London as a major international filmmaking and film cultural capital. London films was created to to promote films, a non-financial based company supported by London's mayor and BFI.
2. Microwaves films not only funds films but it also offers the next generation of filmmakers a proven programme of training-through-production, as well as distribution. Microwaves films are efficient film-making scheme to help low budget film get recognised and help to support them become a growing franchise.
3. London Calling project for Film London is a challenge for anyone who wants to create 15 short films which are then awarded a maximum of £4,000, they provide all of filmmaking teams like training and mentoring. Also match funding can be sought for any film being produced through London Calling. This can encourage independent filmmaking by allowing people to create their own short films which they are then provided with help such as receiving training and mentoring which can help people gain more of knowledge and experience. It also encourages independent filmmaking because it is a low budget movie and also encourage creative thinking into this.
4. how do they fit the profile for an arthouse or independent film and what target audience are they aimed for:
Borrowed time - This movie has a unique narrative, the directors have left audience to remember that describes the movie well, this movie fits a art-house movie because the characters can really connect with the audience and it something audience could create an identification with. This art-house movie would attract young adults because the narrative is something that young adults would be more into the movie than any other target audience wouldn't be so into.
Lilting - This narrative is unique and something different than any normal art-house movie would think to do a plot about, as it tries to challenge the traditional society view and cultural views, they highlight and tries to present their thoughts about gay people, so the audience can watch it with a open mind. This movie would attract gay people but also to people who don't mind this idea of two men being in a relationship, people who are opened minded and don't mind this concept.
iLL Manors - This fit the art-house profile because it provides a meaning and message within the movie that their taggert audience can understand and relate too but also take it away with as something to remember, as this film is more about the environment that the characters are inhabit by being surrounded in the environment they are in rather then the people themselves necessarily. The target market that this movie would attract would be teenagers and young adults but teenagers especially because teenagers can be surrounded and influenced by negative behaviour and they could see that they can create identification with the characters in the movie and the narrative can be interesting for them to watch the movie.
5. From one of the clips that I have watched that knowing your target audience and making your production appealing and relatable towards them is vital because they need to be able to capitative throughout the movie and not be bored in 5 minutes of the movie. Considering location, relationship between characters and the characters that you choose need to be good and consider who would be the most appropriate for the target market you have chosen as they are the main priority.
In addition, representation of the production is important as the concept and the narrative is simply but exaggerated so it can keep the audience engaged throughout the movie and keep them interested, they then can create identification with the characteristics but also Blumler and Katz theory fits in this by having personal identity being reflected back because of how the plot is going to be, it needs to connect with the target audience. Also, focusing on the narrative is essential in every production because it needs to be clear that audience can understand and it other elements like over editing, or many shots and many locations effect the narrative and just distract the audience from seeing the actual narrative is something important and theses kind of error need to be avoided.
The clips that i will be looking at are similar to the genre we will be looking at in the production or some elements fit the genre/production we are looking to do.
Lilting
Mise-en-scene – In this scene the costume that the
characters are wearing seems very neutral, that a average person would wear,
this shows that characters are trying to say that they are average people;
working class maybe. The clothes seem to be looking like the time of the year
that they shot the movie would be around winter time as the atmosphere looks
warm, but with the clothing the characters are wearing seems to be as if it is
near winter time. The lighting in this scene seemed to be high key lighting, as
more filters were used and key light to give the atmosphere as bright and
influencing lighting, although the filler lights also helps balance to soften
the shadows that were created by the key light. The make up those characters
wore to keep natural. Furthermore, the facial express of the characters are
realistic to the narrative and engages the audience to create an identification
with both of the characters as they are both showing emotion that can be
connected with easily but the audience. It also shows a hint of ideology
because of the dialogue being exchanged can support the idea of it. There are no props used that are seen in
this clip.
Camerawork- At the start of the clip, the camera framing is
first of a medium shot, so the audience can see all of the characters in the
scene and the relationship they have by how close they are sitting from one and
other, this can be important because it gives a hint to audience of the
relationship of the characters are and how close they are. After that soon became
close up shots, so the audience can see the emotion and they are trying to get
across to the audience by their facial expression. There was no camera movement
used in this scene.
Sound – the sound being used are one and other exchanging just
dialogues.
Editing - The
editing was in continuity editing and the style of the editing was all in
straight cuts but at the end there is a fade out to black which lets the audience
know that they scene is over. Target audience: 15 - sex and nudity: they are scenes that show two men laying naked in bed, kissing. It is not visible and the characters are covered by the bed sheets, but the scene is sensual but not sexual. Others scenes of making a man making several sexual jokes and actions are sexually shown back. Violence & Gore: characters dying. Profanity: Contains bad language such as the C word. Alcohol/drugs/smoking Frightening/intense scenes
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mise-en-scene – in this scene, the characters wear
customers that can express their identities so the audience can create
identification with them. As for the girl character, she is wearing something
colours mainly red and black, these colours can represent her, so the colour
red can represent the idea of her being dangerous, maybe toxic as the red is
mainly on her but full of love too, the unique style can be the reason why the
male character has something towards her. For the male character as he is mainly
wearing the color black, this can mean there is something dark about the
character that hasn’t be unfolded yet into the narrative. As the setting is set
is in library, the lighting is bright as if they have used top lighting, so it
is used to accentuate the features of the characters, this can be balanced by
the key light and the filter light too, this can be because the lighting helps
to create a naturalistic mood into the scene and a mood that audience can
create an identification with the atmosphere as well because it is a setting
that everyone can relate with.The
make up for the two character are natural too, this supports the idea of the
whole setting and atmosphere being naturalistic, the make up isn’t to much so
it doesn’t over power the character. The props that are being used is books as
they are in a setting where they are books surrounding the two characters.
Camerawork- Thecamera moment had various of movement
in the scene, for example it had tracking shots, which allowed us as the
audience to follow the characters and see where they were taking us into the
narrative, this can be due for us as the audience to create an identification
with the characters as we move further into the narrative. The camera movement
that was also used was panning; this allowed us to see the setting that the
characters were in but also the distance between the two characters and tries
to point out where there relationship lies. The camera was used free hand,
which made the mood for the scene even more naturalistic look within the scene.
The framing was mainly close up shots, when they were in intimate moments,
which showed us as the audience that there is something like chemistry between
the characters because of their body language and the movement they show to one
and other, the camera framing too also supported this.
Sound – The sound that was being used was parallel to the
music and it supports the scene, because it is a soft tone and compliments the scene,
also to what the characters are trying to show to the audience, it is supported
by the sound. It is a non-dietetic sound.
Editing – The editing is mainly continuity
editing and straight cuts are being involved during the scene. Target audience: Rated R for language, some drugs and some sexual content. Sex and nudity: 5/10 Violence and gore: 3/10 Profanity: 7/10 Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: 3/10 Frightening/intense scenes: 6/10
Boyhood
Mise-en-scene – In this scene, the setting is set in a
home, this setting seems like a working class home that audience can relate
too, this movie can be related to audience who would be around 16-35+? In there
working class so they can create identification with them easily. The costume
can also be related to how the character are trying to relate to the target
audience, by the mother wearing rough casual clothes, communicated to the
audience of what kind of environment or class they were and how the story could
be lead. The lighting is also naturalistic and high key lighting was being
used, but also supported with the lamplights that were used in the to support
the lighting that they were trying to create.The make up is also naturalistic. The main theme was seemed
to be naturalistic so it was easier for the audience to engage to the
surroundings as well to the narrative. This could be something that brings the
audience and the characters together. There wasn't many props used, but the
facial expression and body language communicates their emotion to what they are
trying express within the narrative.
Camerawork- The camerawork that has been mostly
used in the scene is the framing the director has used which is the close up. The
close up shots allows audience to see how the character is feeling by the
facial expression they are showing in to the character so the audience can
create identification with the character with is the mother.
Sound – There is no sound in
this scene, expect dialogue being exchanged. Although there is the sound of the
mother crying, this is a dietetic sound as it is being heard, this is related
to the dialogues and the sound of a mother crying.
Editing – The editing is continuity
editing so audience can follow through the narrative clearly and understanding
what is going on. The style of editing is being used is straight cuts mainly,
when the camera is having shot/reverse shot, to see what the characters
reaction are. Target audience: Rated R - language including sexual reference, and for teen drug and alcohol use. Sex & Nudity: contains humours 'awkward' scene - dad talking to his daughter about the protection of condoms. Violence and Gore: characters that are abusive alcoholic. Dramatic violence - wife gets smashed her head into a wall by the father who is abusive. Profanity: bad language used regularly also actions that can be rude - hand gestures (the middle finger) Alcohol/drugs/smoking Frightening/Intense scenes.
Donnie Darko
Mise-en-scene – The setting seems to be in a home,
there is a slightly difference between the two characters in terms of the
clothing they are wearing, you can see that they two characters are different
because of the clothing they are wearing, this sets the difference between them
that the audience straight way notices. The boy seems to be wearing causal
clothing, wearing a grey jumper, this can describe the mood the character is
feeling: dull and grumpy. While the therapist is wearing professional clothing:
blouse and trousers, this seems like they are in business mode where the
therapist is in business and helping the boy with the feelings he is facing and
describing to both the audience and therapist. This can bring an emotional and
capturing atmosphere to the scene because it allows the audience to create an
identification with the character as he allowing the customers to get to know
and telling a part of him that he may be uncomfortable of telling, information
or moments like this can sutrine sture the audience in many ways. The lighting
in the room is very dark and dim, to create this, there is low key lighting and
backlighting to create shadows within the narrative and scene, the atmosphere
has a dark scene to it as it can represent the characters thoughts and feelings
to what they are trying to put across.
Camerawork- The camerawork that has been used is
mainly close up shots, so audience can see the facial expression and the
emotion the character is trying to put across to the camera. They also have
medium close up shots that can show the relationship of what the two characters
have, this can be important because through the camera work, the audience can
notice the intimate relationship they have with one and other and with how the
boy character is telling the story, the audience are captured from the start
and feel like they are there with the characters listening to what the
character has to say. There is
also a slow motion effect added, so the audience can see that this may be an important
scene or something is memorable, this is similar to the slow zoom.
Sound – There is a sound bridge
at the very start of the clip, which alerts the audiences to quickly pay
attention and already try to see what is happening to what the character is
saying and how it is linking to the moving footage we are seeing before the
scene the dialogue is being said. When the music comes in, the parallel sound
compliments the scene in which the audience are watching as it is non dietetic.
Editing – The scene has continuity
editing, so the audience can see where the narrative goes and this way the
audience can understand the narrative too which is key when watching a movie. Target audience: Rated R - language, some drugs use and violence Sex and nudity: characters having sex. sexual language and behaviour is used. Violence & Gore: fighting and physical bad behaviour. Profanity: use of bad language - the words like f, b and d words are frequently are used. Alcohol/drugs/smoking - not graphic or explicitly detailed but a teenager using drugs like cocaine. Frightening/intense scene: few characters die.
Girlhood
Mise-en-scene – in this scene the personalities of the
characters came through from the start of the clip because it was something
obvious, the personalities were reflected in the location/settings they were
set in. Through the costume of the characters it showed that they may have
seemed they came from a urban or ghetto surroundings and the movie was around
that genre too, this came across quickly too because this way it makes it for
the audience to understand the narrative much quicker and create an identification
with them too. The lighting that is set in this is high key lighting with key
light and filter light because as the location is set in the tube, this makes
it easier to do the lighting because it needs it to have mainly natural light
to make it as naturalist as possible, to audience to create an identification
with the situation, the mood but also with the characters. They weren’t much
make up on the characters as well as they narrative and the scene came across
as natural as possible.
Camerawork- The camerawork seemed to bring the
life out the scene about make it seem as if though the audience was in the
surrounding with them too, the reason was because the camera was in eye level
as somebody so we felt as if we were in the scene. Another camera movement was
used was panning, the panning was tight, this made the scene even more realistic
because in a tube as it is packed and a lot of rushed, it made the scene
realistic, the panning helped the audience know the surrounding and see who was
in the scene, this creates identification with the characters as the teenagers
who could be watching this film may create a personal identity with the
surroundings and the atmosphere that is set.
Sound – The sound of the music is diegetic
and parallel to the scene, even though it can seem as if the music is non-diegetic
as the sound is so clear, through the use of prop makes it realistic.
Editing – The editing is continuity
editing so audience can understand the narrative and what is happening in the
scene. Straight cuts are mainly used when it comes down to the style of
editing.
Target audience:
16+ - rated r for language for some drug use and coarse language.
