Tuesday 16 November 2010

Smart Shooting

Objective:  to identify conventional shots to create a successful thriller film
Outcome:
All: will be able to explain at least two effective shots for a Thriller film
Most: will also be able identify three or more effective shots for a thriller film and refer to other thriller films
Some: will be able to use media language effectively to explain the purpose of 5 or more editing styles
Task 1:
Consider and create a web of all of the conventions you can think of for a Thriller film
·         Establishing shot
·         Low key lighting
·         Over shoulder shot
·         Shock
·         Suspense and Tension
·         Narrative
·         Costumes
·         Body positioning
·         Villains
·         Close up
·         Hero
·         Character representation
·         Surprise
·         Props
·         Facial expressions
·         Mise – en – scene
·         Colours
·         Victim
·         Death

Task 2: Watch the extracts of the film and make notes on:




·         Low key lighting
·         Tracking
·         Close up
·         Non – diegetic – scary sounds which builds tension
·         Flashback – tells us the narrative
·         Straight cuts
·         Body language – she is like a zombie, she does not care
·         Music builds up – to create suspense – the melody changes to fast
·         Location – a hospital – helps set up the scene
·         The music builds up when Mike Myers appears this builds up suspense
·         Normal events take place as well, to contrast with the other scene
·         Slow editing builds suspense and tension
·         A shadow which helps creates mystery
·         A point of view – to see what the characters are going through the characters eyes
·         When the music was building up when she went to remove his mask this was building suspense
·         People walking past the camera makes us feel uneasy  because we do not know what is going on
·         Body positioning – she is hunched herself this tells us that she keeps herself to herself and maybe that she is feeling insecure
·         There emphasise on the flash back because it was fast and slow editing
·         High key lighting to cast loads of shadows in the room – the music changes with the movement that characters to keep the audience involved and feel like they are in the movie

This my own analyse of Smart shooting from another Thriller film: The Matrix


·         Tilt – this is so that the audience can see the main character in a new transformation such has his new clothes and new look this keeps the audience involved
·         High key lighting – this is to make the place look realistic and a new place
·         The camera on the floor – just shows the character entering through the door
·         Non diegetic sound – the sound behind the film is a upbeat song, the song is also in sync with his footsteps because every time he takes a foot step the beat drops
·         Two shot – introducing another character – the security guard
·         Straight cut from when the bag goes into the checkout point – then there is straight cut to the alarm this gives the audience and awareness and the plot is starting to build up
·         Long shot to show all the security guards taking awareness of the alarm going off
·         Mid shot – when the main character opens his jacket
·         Reaction shot – when the security guard sees what the main character is in his jacket this is to make the movie look realistic
·         Slow motion – when the guard goes flying into the air this is to show emphasise on the strength Neo has
·         Fast paced – just as Neo pushes the guard with one hand
·         Reaction shot – when the guard goes flying in the air the other guards look up
·         Silence – all you can hear is the machine gun shooting this is to add emphasise
·         Mid shot – there is a reaction shot when the guard is speaking on the walkie-talkie
·         Reaction shot - when the alarm goes off and the security guard looks another character is introduced
·         Straight cut – when Neo takes cover and then it goes to the guard
·         Mid sot when the Trinity enters they have a mid shot to show what she has in her hand which is a gun
·         Bird’s eye view – this is to show the audience what has just happened and what the area looks like with the dead security guards – this is too keep the audience interested and more involved and prepared for more action to come
·         Non Diegetic sound – the sound begins again, the same sound from when Neo first enters the building
·         Two shot – when Neo and Trinity come together and Neo pulls out two more guns – this tells that audience that it is not over and that more action is to come
·         Silence – after the guard says “freeze”. There is silence this is to show the anticipation of Neo and Trinity
·         Close up – there is a close up of the guard to show his facial expressions which is worried because he is shaking
·         Reaction shot – the guard speaks and Neo and Trinity look at one another and make a break for it
·         Straight cut – when Neo and Trinity are walking. Then there is a straight cut to show the security guards enter
·         Shot reverse shot – there is a shot reverse between Trinity and the police guard – When Trinity is running, and the guard is trying to shoot her.
·         Slow motion – when Trinity is running on the wall they play slow motion so that the audience feel more involved this also offers escapism to the audience because this is not true
·         Fast editing – when the guard is trying to shoot Trinity down this is faced paced because this make the audience wonder will he actually get Trinity?
·         Close up – when Trinity survives this is to show her facial expressions, but she is wearing glasses which makes her mysterious
·         Close up – of the bullets dropping to the floor
·         Slow motion – when Neo is shooting the guards, this is to show the highlight that he is on target when shooting the guards
·         Long shot – when Neo does a cartwheel in slow motion this is to show the strength of Neo and to give the audience a clear view of what is happening
·         Non diegetic – the soundtrack behind the action scene is very upbeat this so that it matches the scene because it follows the generic conventions of a thriller / action which is upbeat but has musical instruments such as Piano / Violin / Chelo and the strings  


 

1 comment:

  1. Lyden you have made some fantastic points when analysing your chosen clip, however you have not discussed what you have learnt from this smart shooting exercise and what elements your of your research you could use in your own production.

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