I analysed the film The Number 23 (2007):
The opening credits were tense and the effects unveiled the main actors: Jim Carrey (the main actor) and Virginia Madsen (main actress) so people will recognise Jim Carrey from films like Ace Ventura and Bruce Almighty, so this will be a contributing factor to why people will watch this film. The production was New Line Cinema, which is a recognisable institution.
It was difficult to pick out lots of information for this film because we were only analysing a couple of minutes of it and I think I was writing information for the other thriller films at the time!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Opening analysis on the film 'North by Northwest'
North by Northwest:-
Sound- Starts off with fast paced music that builds up tension. After the credits, there is no music, just the sounds of people and cars. When the character walks into the bar, calming, diegetic music plays. This music contrasts greatly with the first music as it goes from fast paced, heart racing music to nothing but diegetic sound of people talking. This could be good for changing the mood of the scene.
Editing- Credits fly in and are angled to look like they are on the side of a building. There is a reflection of cars on this building while the credits fly in. The next part quickly cuts between scenes as credits come up in the background.
Sound- Starts off with fast paced music that builds up tension. After the credits, there is no music, just the sounds of people and cars. When the character walks into the bar, calming, diegetic music plays. This music contrasts greatly with the first music as it goes from fast paced, heart racing music to nothing but diegetic sound of people talking. This could be good for changing the mood of the scene.
Editing- Credits fly in and are angled to look like they are on the side of a building. There is a reflection of cars on this building while the credits fly in. The next part quickly cuts between scenes as credits come up in the background.
Opening analysis on the film 'The Birds'
The Birds:-
Sound- Starts off with the diegetic sound of many birds flying, tweeting and generally making a lot of noise - this suggests what the film is about from the start. There is no music either, just the sound of birds. Birds are a strong theme from the start, with birds in a pet shop making diegetic noise. There is no music at all in the first 5 minutes, just all diegetic noise from birds, cars and people.
Editing- Credits start with birds flying in the background, with the names of people involved with the film coming up as birds fly across the film.
Sound- Starts off with the diegetic sound of many birds flying, tweeting and generally making a lot of noise - this suggests what the film is about from the start. There is no music either, just the sound of birds. Birds are a strong theme from the start, with birds in a pet shop making diegetic noise. There is no music at all in the first 5 minutes, just all diegetic noise from birds, cars and people.
Editing- Credits start with birds flying in the background, with the names of people involved with the film coming up as birds fly across the film.
Opening Analysis of the film 'Da Vinci Code'
In the opening two minutes of the film 'the Da Vinci Code', Camera, Editing, Sound and Mice en scene techniques are used in a variety of ways.
An over-shoulder shot is used when an older man is being chased by a monk. This type of shot strengthens the fact that this character is being chased and therefore adds tension. Close-ups are used to show reactions between the characters in conversation, they let the viewer know exactly how the characters are feeling.
There are a variety of editing techniques used during the clip. For example, as the names of the companies involved in the film come up, they are edited to look dark and mysterious. This is good because it keeps in line with the genre of the film.
At the immediate start of the film, there is slow, tension building music which gets the viewer interested and wanting to know what is going on/will go on in the film. This should be kept in mind when we choose what music to use for our Thriller opening.
Costume is used greatly in the beginning of the clip. One character is dressed in monk robes. These have religious connotations and give the viewer an insight into what the film will be about. The monk robes contrast greatly with the prop the monk is holding, a gun.
Overall, this film opening of the Da Vinci Code is very effective at capturing the interest of the viewer and making them want to see more. It includes an unexplained murder that makes the viewer want to know why. This is very effective and my group should keep this in mind.
An over-shoulder shot is used when an older man is being chased by a monk. This type of shot strengthens the fact that this character is being chased and therefore adds tension. Close-ups are used to show reactions between the characters in conversation, they let the viewer know exactly how the characters are feeling.
There are a variety of editing techniques used during the clip. For example, as the names of the companies involved in the film come up, they are edited to look dark and mysterious. This is good because it keeps in line with the genre of the film.
At the immediate start of the film, there is slow, tension building music which gets the viewer interested and wanting to know what is going on/will go on in the film. This should be kept in mind when we choose what music to use for our Thriller opening.
Costume is used greatly in the beginning of the clip. One character is dressed in monk robes. These have religious connotations and give the viewer an insight into what the film will be about. The monk robes contrast greatly with the prop the monk is holding, a gun.
Overall, this film opening of the Da Vinci Code is very effective at capturing the interest of the viewer and making them want to see more. It includes an unexplained murder that makes the viewer want to know why. This is very effective and my group should keep this in mind.
Progress Report
I believe our group is doing well and we have quite a few posts, however we do need a lot more posts and we need to put more colour as well onto the blog. Also, we have been given examples of an E grade blog and an A grade blog, so we can look at this in more detail and make comparisons to see if we are doing really well or really badly.
Timeline Task - Bullitt (1968)
I went onto YouTube to watch the first 2 minutes of Bullitt.
0:02 - Music starts, dramatic
0:03 - City is shown - Chicago, as it says on top on one of the building, so immediately we are given an establishing shot!
0:12 - Warner Brothers
0:19 - Suddenly the music becomes loud for a second, so it is now suspense music, which certainly had an effect on me and will make the viewer jump!! A room is shown as the music does this.
0:26 - Steve McQueen
0:35 - "in Bullitt, a Solar Production". "Bullitt" is in large, white writing
0:38 - The music becomes less suspense and nearly funky
0:45 - Robert Vaughn
0:53 - Jacqueline Bisset
1:01 - Don Gordon
1:01 - Robert Duvall
1:01 - Simon Oakland
1:01 - Norman Fell
1:07 - As the actors' names at 1:01 go off the screen, we see a brown panel reading the names Mr John Ross and Mr Peter Ross, indicating that these may be either the main characters, characters in the next scene or important characters in the film.
1:08 - Featuring
1:12 - Georg Stanford Brown
1:12 - Justin Tarr
1:13 - Carl Reindel
1:13 - Felice Orlandi
1:14 - Robert Lipton
1:14 - Victor Tayback
1:15 - Ed Peck
1:15 - John Aprea
1:15 - Pat Renella
1:16 - Paul Genge
1:17 - Al Checco
1:17 - Bill Hickman
1:30 - Director of Photography - William A. Fraker, A.S.C.
1:36 - An extreme close up on the names Mr John Ross and Mr Peter Ross, signifying an even more importance than before
1:43 - Art Director - Albert Brenner
1:43 - Film Editor - Frank P. Keller, A.C.E.
1:43 - Production Manager - Jack N. Reddish
1:52 - Titles by Pablo Ferro, Films
0:02 - Music starts, dramatic
0:03 - City is shown - Chicago, as it says on top on one of the building, so immediately we are given an establishing shot!
0:12 - Warner Brothers
0:19 - Suddenly the music becomes loud for a second, so it is now suspense music, which certainly had an effect on me and will make the viewer jump!! A room is shown as the music does this.
0:26 - Steve McQueen
0:35 - "in Bullitt, a Solar Production". "Bullitt" is in large, white writing
0:38 - The music becomes less suspense and nearly funky
0:45 - Robert Vaughn
0:53 - Jacqueline Bisset
1:01 - Don Gordon
1:01 - Robert Duvall
1:01 - Simon Oakland
1:01 - Norman Fell
1:07 - As the actors' names at 1:01 go off the screen, we see a brown panel reading the names Mr John Ross and Mr Peter Ross, indicating that these may be either the main characters, characters in the next scene or important characters in the film.
1:08 - Featuring
1:12 - Georg Stanford Brown
1:12 - Justin Tarr
1:13 - Carl Reindel
1:13 - Felice Orlandi
1:14 - Robert Lipton
1:14 - Victor Tayback
1:15 - Ed Peck
1:15 - John Aprea
1:15 - Pat Renella
1:16 - Paul Genge
1:17 - Al Checco
1:17 - Bill Hickman
1:30 - Director of Photography - William A. Fraker, A.S.C.
1:36 - An extreme close up on the names Mr John Ross and Mr Peter Ross, signifying an even more importance than before
1:43 - Art Director - Albert Brenner
1:43 - Film Editor - Frank P. Keller, A.C.E.
1:43 - Production Manager - Jack N. Reddish
1:52 - Titles by Pablo Ferro, Films
Thriller Themes
Thriller themes include:
1. Mystery
2. Crime
3. Investigation
4. Life and death
5. Murder
6. Psychological
7. Supernatural
Thrillers involve suspense and tensions. At the end the villain is usually killed and there are lots of cliffhangers throughout. After Kennedy died in 1963, there were political and paranoid thrillers and most of them were made by Alfred Hitchcock.
1. Mystery
2. Crime
3. Investigation
4. Life and death
5. Murder
6. Psychological
7. Supernatural
Thrillers involve suspense and tensions. At the end the villain is usually killed and there are lots of cliffhangers throughout. After Kennedy died in 1963, there were political and paranoid thrillers and most of them were made by Alfred Hitchcock.
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