Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Thriller Movie Opening Conventions
What is meant by Thriller - Thriller is a broad genre of Literature, Film and Television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements.
An Example of a thriller movie is 'Inception'.
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception.
BOX OFFICE
Released : 16th July 2010 (uk),Budget:$160,000,000 (estimated), Gross:$825,532,764 (Worldwide) (6 January 2011)
Another film that that also used 'Thriller' as its genre is the film Se7en.
two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time.
BOX OFFICE
Released : (uk),Budget:$33,000,000 (estimated), Gross:$316,400,000 (Worldwide)
As you can see, both of these films where successful in conveying thriller. There are many many conventions of making a good thriller film for example.
Characters : The way the characters are conveyed influence a thriller, they could be false characters, they could be running away from something/someone or could be running after someone this is also known as the protagonist.
Enigma : This is creating a dilemma normally at the start of the film that is then revealed later on.
Both of these examples are used frequently through out 'Thriller films'
KEY CONVENTIONS
the conventions of the thriller genre are 2 do with sound and editing.
eg quick cuts and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and is
passy when appropriate. it can b 2 do with lighting, especially the use
of shadow. mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies.
phonebooth in particular is a thriller that does not play 2 the conventions, it avoids darkness and shadow etc. the one way 2 link it to standard conventions is to say that u hear and see the story from the killers point of view, u r made 2 feel sorry for the male protagonist and that u r told a story with the use of flashback and quick passed editing.
phonebooth in particular is a thriller that does not play 2 the conventions, it avoids darkness and shadow etc. the one way 2 link it to standard conventions is to say that u hear and see the story from the killers point of view, u r made 2 feel sorry for the male protagonist and that u r told a story with the use of flashback and quick passed editing.
Analysis Of 3 Film Openings
Analysis Of 3 Film Openings: (150 words)
The first film i will be analyzing is 'scream 4', straight away there is a non diagetic sound of the phone ringing and there is also music that is played over the ringing sound to create tension. There is also a loud bang as it goes into the first scene this is used to attract the audience and to make it have an impact. It starts of with the title 'The Beginning' that is in dark and misty writing, that fades into a shot of a phone and slowly fades into a shot of a school, there is non diagetic horror sounds and voices playing through out. The Mese En Scene that are used are costumes for the scream character, props are also used. There is a news report that states that murders in the area have occurred in the area, There is also a close up of 'Cindy's' face as she realizes that one of her family members was murdered, the close up was used to show Cindy's facial expressions and her emotion.
The second film i will be analyzing is 'Armageddon', Straight away there non diagetic music being used, of slow orchestra while there is a shot of earth, as this scene moves on there is a narrator talking and also aster-naught type voices, that then leeds on to a shot inside of a HQ where people are trying to land a rocket, through out this scene there is fast music being played to create tension as the people patiently wait to hear news from the Aster - naughts. The diagetic music becomes more calm as they find out that the aster - naughts are save and unharmed, which then contrasts with more fast and tension like music, when they find out that there is something wrong with the rocket, numerous amounts of face pace editing is used to create suspense and to make the viewer wonder is going to happen next.
The third film i will be analyzing is 'The Wrong Turn 1',Straight away there is a tracking shot being used, to show scenery and the location, that is then closed off at a shot of two people rock climbing, there is slow horrific diagetic music used through out this. There is a high shot looking down on the people as they near the top on the mountain, also there is a low shot used when the male has reached the top of the mountain, There is Shot reverse shot used when the two people are talking to each other and there is also a close up of the female as she tries to get up. There is a loud bang as the women looses balance, The male goes to check out what is going on, the shot is fixed on the female as she waits for the male to come back.
The first film i will be analyzing is 'scream 4', straight away there is a non diagetic sound of the phone ringing and there is also music that is played over the ringing sound to create tension. There is also a loud bang as it goes into the first scene this is used to attract the audience and to make it have an impact. It starts of with the title 'The Beginning' that is in dark and misty writing, that fades into a shot of a phone and slowly fades into a shot of a school, there is non diagetic horror sounds and voices playing through out. The Mese En Scene that are used are costumes for the scream character, props are also used. There is a news report that states that murders in the area have occurred in the area, There is also a close up of 'Cindy's' face as she realizes that one of her family members was murdered, the close up was used to show Cindy's facial expressions and her emotion.
The second film i will be analyzing is 'Armageddon', Straight away there non diagetic music being used, of slow orchestra while there is a shot of earth, as this scene moves on there is a narrator talking and also aster-naught type voices, that then leeds on to a shot inside of a HQ where people are trying to land a rocket, through out this scene there is fast music being played to create tension as the people patiently wait to hear news from the Aster - naughts. The diagetic music becomes more calm as they find out that the aster - naughts are save and unharmed, which then contrasts with more fast and tension like music, when they find out that there is something wrong with the rocket, numerous amounts of face pace editing is used to create suspense and to make the viewer wonder is going to happen next.
The third film i will be analyzing is 'The Wrong Turn 1',Straight away there is a tracking shot being used, to show scenery and the location, that is then closed off at a shot of two people rock climbing, there is slow horrific diagetic music used through out this. There is a high shot looking down on the people as they near the top on the mountain, also there is a low shot used when the male has reached the top of the mountain, There is Shot reverse shot used when the two people are talking to each other and there is also a close up of the female as she tries to get up. There is a loud bang as the women looses balance, The male goes to check out what is going on, the shot is fixed on the female as she waits for the male to come back.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
The British Board of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-government body which specializes is classifying cinema films since 1912 - when cinemas first opened. They also specialize in classifying the certificates of video games - since the passing of the video recordings act in 1984.
-The BBFC guidelines. Their are 9 are's to consider when rating a film.
1) Discrimination
2) Violence
3) Drugs
4) Horror
5) Imitable behavior
6) Language
7) Nudity
8) Sex
9) Theme
- These guidelines are updated every 4 years. The most recent update took place in June 2009.
The Age certificates that the BBFC classify their given movies by are;
The Age certificates that the BBFC classify their given movies by are;
Analysis Of 3 Film Openings:
The first film opening I will be analysing is 'Zombie Land' Straight away there is non-diagetic music playing and a shot of the american flag with the main actor (Jesse Eisenberg) narrating over the top. The non-diagetic music continues as the camera shot moves to looking around at cars exploding and the white house on fire, this shot sets the scene for the whole film which is a apocalypse. the scene continues to point of view style scene, where a zombie jumps over a car and chases and eats the man with the camera. as the man with the camera is being eaten Jesse Eisenberg narrates over again. the shot changes a computer generated image of the earth revolving on fire to show further show the scale of the apocalypse.
The Second film opening I will be analysing is 'Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of The Black Pearl' non-diagetic music plays through title screen and continues into the opening scene, the opening scene shows a ship coming through the fog. As the ship gets closer a young girl starts to sing and the camera slowly zooms in to her. The camera then changes to a point of view shot of one of the sailors and he reaches and grabs the young girls shoulder. The use of fog and the music adds tension to the scene. The sailor then stars speaking to the young girl and the camera changes between the young girl and sailors face.
The Third Film Opening I will be analysing is 'Drive Angry' there is non-diagetic music playing quietly under the narrators voice, the scene shows hell as a giant prison and then swaps to gates and a car smashes through them and escapes from hell, the voice is still narrating over the top and scene goes black and narrator finishes speaking. The next scene is a car driving down a road fast with new non-diagetic music kicking in and the car spins round on a corner, the music used fits the scene well as it is up beat and follows well with the scene. The car continues to race through the roads and then the shot changes to a side shot of all 3 men in the car who are having a small conversation, Nicolas Cage comes into the scene driving down a side road. The drivers of the other car are looking around for him when he skids around the corner with a shotgun and shoots the car, the non-diagetic music is still playing and when he skids round the camera shot is a close up nick cage and his shotgun in slow motion skidding around the corner and shooting, there is special effect used when nick cage pulls the trigger a massive ball of fire and the shotgun shell have been added in.
The first film opening I will be analysing is 'Zombie Land' Straight away there is non-diagetic music playing and a shot of the american flag with the main actor (Jesse Eisenberg) narrating over the top. The non-diagetic music continues as the camera shot moves to looking around at cars exploding and the white house on fire, this shot sets the scene for the whole film which is a apocalypse. the scene continues to point of view style scene, where a zombie jumps over a car and chases and eats the man with the camera. as the man with the camera is being eaten Jesse Eisenberg narrates over again. the shot changes a computer generated image of the earth revolving on fire to show further show the scale of the apocalypse.
The Second film opening I will be analysing is 'Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of The Black Pearl' non-diagetic music plays through title screen and continues into the opening scene, the opening scene shows a ship coming through the fog. As the ship gets closer a young girl starts to sing and the camera slowly zooms in to her. The camera then changes to a point of view shot of one of the sailors and he reaches and grabs the young girls shoulder. The use of fog and the music adds tension to the scene. The sailor then stars speaking to the young girl and the camera changes between the young girl and sailors face.
The Third Film Opening I will be analysing is 'Drive Angry' there is non-diagetic music playing quietly under the narrators voice, the scene shows hell as a giant prison and then swaps to gates and a car smashes through them and escapes from hell, the voice is still narrating over the top and scene goes black and narrator finishes speaking. The next scene is a car driving down a road fast with new non-diagetic music kicking in and the car spins round on a corner, the music used fits the scene well as it is up beat and follows well with the scene. The car continues to race through the roads and then the shot changes to a side shot of all 3 men in the car who are having a small conversation, Nicolas Cage comes into the scene driving down a side road. The drivers of the other car are looking around for him when he skids around the corner with a shotgun and shoots the car, the non-diagetic music is still playing and when he skids round the camera shot is a close up nick cage and his shotgun in slow motion skidding around the corner and shooting, there is special effect used when nick cage pulls the trigger a massive ball of fire and the shotgun shell have been added in.
Key and conventions of opening title sequence
Key and conventions of opening title sequence
Further opening sequence conventions
The film title
Introduction to theme tune
Details of the cast and crew
An induction to character or character type
Information of the genre
Information regarding mood and tone
Indication of place
Indication of period
Name of production companies
Directors
Producer
Executive Producer
Top Billing Actors
The Movie Tittle
Further opening sequence conventions
The film title
Introduction to theme tune
Details of the cast and crew
An induction to character or character type
Information of the genre
Information regarding mood and tone
Indication of place
Indication of period
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)