Boat that rocked Overview
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Monday 30 November 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Working title films??
1991:
Working Title was involved in a bid for the London weekend ITV licence. Mentorn, Palace, Polygram and Working Title wanted to take over from London Weekend Television and broadcast to London under the name London Independent Broadcasting.
In the event LWT retained its licence; London Independent Broadcasting's proposals were deemed by theIndependent Television Commission, which was overseeing the bid process, to fail the quality threshold.[1]
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Colours in the poster THE BOAT THAT ROCKED
The colours signify the characters.
Their are 9 characters who each have their own rectangle, which shows their faces and a colour background behind them; this is different for every character
From the left:
The background is orange signifying a bright bold personality, he is wearing what looks like a brown leather jacket with an auburn fur, this gives a stereotype of him being a farther or older male as this still isn’t exactly modern.
The next square is a bright yellow, showing an eccentric personality, its foreshadows bubbly-ness, and fun, and standing out from the rest, which could signify rebellion.
the next character is infront of a deep red colour, signifying that he could have a loving/ romantic side or even be a type of pimp.
Middle right:
a pale green, showing a more mellow layed back character, could also show age, as even though he is still rebelling, his bright youth is slowly fading.
the next colour used as a background is violet. This could foreshadow a bright but calm character, showing a fun but serious side. Foreshadowing a spilt personality or that the character is two faced.
The 6th colour used is blue, the type of blue is bright but deep. Blue could signify his masculinity and security of his gender, portraying rebellion and using women for sex.
Next the colour is Green, almost becoming turquois, showing mellow and more relaxed personality, chilled but also has a rebellious and bubbly side to him, which he keeps in.
Also the next colour used is a very pale green, showing purity and femininity as the colour is much more mellow and a fragile type of colour, portraying the sex of the character.
Lastly the last colour is surrounded by a grey colour. Almost immediately portraying a more serious character in the film, showing blandness and also signifying age.
Monday 2 November 2009
Representation on children of men
REPRESENTATION
WHERE is being represented? London, England
How is it being represented? Polluted, musky air, Technologic and dark
Is it a positive or negative representation? Negative as the air is highly polluted which foreshadows bad health, but it also is represented positively due to technology
How is this created? With a camera, editing, special affects and lighting.
WHO is being represented? People living in England, Women not being able to reproduce.
Eg. Do we have a “hero”? Possibly
How do we know he is the hero? That the camera is highly Focused on him.
Does he fit all of our established ideas of what a hero in a film should be? No
If yes, what are these: if no, what is there in the text which makes him unsatisfactory as a hero? He is not handsome, he is also older then the stereotypical hero, and also does not have muscle and strong looking physique
How are women represented? Infertile
How is the future represented? Technologically advanced, but highly polluted muggy air, causing surroundings to deteriorate and look dirty.
Can you notice any other social groups or places which are represented? The people featured seemed to all be in pairs of two e.g. The police
How are these representations constructed? They are huddled together, stereotypically the pairs of two consisted of both male and female to symbolize a couple/Relationship.
MEDIA LANGUAGE:
Made up of lighting, camera work, editing, sound, mise-en-scene
Lighting:
What is the lighting like? Dull and depressing
What is the effect of this on the text? It creates a dull and depressing scene, allowing you to empathize with the scene.
What is the effect of this on the audience? It allows you to empathize with the scene and what’s happening at the certain time. it creates a depressing atmosphere.
Camera Work:
What do you notice about the camera work? It is very varied, angled an also hand held camera shot is used, also panning is used to show the
audience a bigger view of surroundings and to also highlight the Huge amount of technology in the film.
Does it conform to your expectations of a major feature (fictional) film? Yes. This film is a hybrid as it has a mixture of genres to of them being a thriller, and an action film.
Is there anything you think is done differently? It starts from the future and from the view that children cannot be born.
Why have the camera shots been chosen? Panning was chosen to show a wider view of surroundings, the angels used allow you to view the whole picture, an the everything! Hand held camera was used to allow the audience to feel more engaged.
Editing:
What kind of editing can you recognise? shot reverse shot
What does this do to the text? it allows you to see the reactions of the people while watching the television, an then allows you to also watch the television to give you an insight to what is happening
Does it change the pace at all through the clip? yes
Sound:
What do you notice in particular about the way sound has been constructed in this clip? It is been both diegetic and non-diegetic, it puts across news, and television statements, but also plays the surrounding natural noises.
Why do you think these choices have been made by the directors? It makes the scene more realistic.
Mise-en-scene (everything you see in the scene):
How have the locations been created? Special effects, Using smoke machines, explosions, Dark lighting, and the people used (their image, the transport they use).
What in them suggests time / location / situation to the audience? The time of the film is foreshadowed by the vast amount of technology shown, such as the windows of buildings being used as one huge screen, to advertise and show the news.
The location is foreshadowed by not only the dark dismal weather normally associated to England, but also the language to which the people speak, the language on the television and the general race of people shown.
Furthermore, the situation is evident as all the people shown in the film are wearing black, symbolising darkness and depression. Also the vast amount of news flashes being heard, and seen on the screen foreshadowing some sort of tragedy, or global devastation.
GENRE:
What type of film do you think this is, from the clip you’ve been shown? I would say this is mainly a action film, this is shown by the explosion, entered at the beginning of the scene, totally unexpected. Also due to the sudden death of baby Diego in the opening scene, and how is massively effects the world, portraying that there is going to be a lot more to the story.
You may well think it falls under a number of types (genres)? Yes this film is a Hybrid, I would say that this film could be classed as an action film, Thriller, and also Science-fiction due it being set in the future.
What is there in this text which you could use to support each of these assumptions of genre? To support my assumption of Science-Fiction, the film is set in the future, there is also a broader use of technology, and a new global epidemic that women cannot have children. Secondly for thriller, they have a unexpected explosion which literally make you jump out of your seat, making is a thrilling and entertaining film. Lastly it is also Action, due to the explosion, and the way in which Baby Diego was pulled roughly through the crowd and later stabbed to death.
ie. How are these genres created / communicated in this clip? Special Effects, such as the explosion. Diegetic sound making the film more realistic and tense as it allows the audience to put themselves into the scene. Camera angles and techniques; Hand held camera, moving with the scene making it more intense and allowing you to see all the action from a person’s point of view.
NARRATIVE:
What do you notice about the narrative structure of this clip? We are told what is happening from the beginning in the news clips. It is showing you the devastation after the death, rather then before showing that you are not actually viewing the beginning of the story. It only allows you to have a quick insight to what has happened.
This is the opening of the film.
What does it do which fulfils your expectations of what the opening of a film “should” be like / include in terms of narrative? On the bases of Narration it does fulfil expectations, as for the opening it only allows you to know important themes in the film, while only giving you a small insight into the film. It gives you enough of the story to lead your curiosity, resulting in you wanting to watch more. The beginning scene is busy, depicting various parts of the story keeping you intrigued.
Does it do anything different in terms of narrative structure? Yes as normally a film will begin with the actual start of the story and will then go through from the beginning to the ending, but this film places the opening scene somewhere in between the beginning and ending of the story, enabling the audience to think more about what has happened, and allowing the scene to go straight into the action.
AUDIENCE:
Which audiences do you think are being targeted to watch this film?
I would generally say people the age target is between 16-40 years
You might want to segment these audiences by:
Age: 16 - 40, wide spread audience
Gender: Both male and female as the story line affects both men and women, in fact the entire.
Lifestyle / life stage: Working class, older generation as it has politics, affects of the modern day society is a main theme.
Financial situation: Working class, ordinary film, working class are the biggest group in society and therefore it will be financially targeted at them, they will get more viewings and bigger profits. Even though i would say it is targeted working class it also would appeal to every other social class, but Upper class may prefer theatre.
From this clip, what is there to attract these different audiences? There are explosions, political views, technology, interesting story line, well known actors, so the audience is familiar.
VALUES AND IDEOLOGIES:
What kind of messages does this text seem to be giving to its audiences? To cherish what you have, do not take things for granted, as you never know when they will be taken away. Also tolerance, as a country they are trying to deport all immigrants and Muslims. Thirdly to look after our planet, and try to minimize global warming otherwise there will be consequences to the world and how we live in it.
Eg. Do you think the film makers are trying to give the audiences messages about current issues? Yes
If so, which, and what is their message? Global warming, the growing economy and how we abuse what we have.
How do you know this from this clip? Their are no children, which shows the lack of a growing economy. also the deportation of immigrants in the news flash, lastly the musky sooty air, black buildings, stained from acid rain
4 thriller Films analysis
PANIC ROOM
Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:
Begins with a high angled shot focused on the city and high top building surrounding it, Then cuts into a mid shot of buildings, showing more detail, and giving a sense of a very built up wealthy city. A medium shot tilted downwards shows the surrounding society, such as cars and traffic allowing you to get clues of what location the film is in. Another middle shot between building focuses on a billboard featuring a happy loved up couple, this could portray that this film will be based around something to do with a relationship, whether it’s happy or broken down.
Sound:
The music is diegetic as it is showing the sounds of what is happening. e.g. beeping from cars stuck in traffic! There is also non-diegetic sound, it sounds as if a clock is ticking which portrays the relevance of time. It may also symbolise that time is running out. The pitch of the music varies and is in a deep tone, creating a rather edgy atmosphere.
Editing:
Cutting of many different shots, giving many views of the location. Showing it’s very large and built up but also in some respect pretty and wall kept, which shows wealth. The shots of all the buildings create an eerie atmosphere, as the building are very tall and put together, showing confinement. The text used for credits, is put in the centre screen making it clearly visible, unlike the image of the buildings the text isn’t all scrunched together; even though the text is very tall and thin symbolising the high rise buildings, and it is also in a white/grey colour which almost blends in with the colour of the building portraying that everything fits together.
Mise en Scene:
Characters:
In the opening scene the insight shown is very minimal, and we are not introduced to any characters, this keeps everything very secretive and mysterious, it also builds tension
Locations:
The opening sequence captivates many amazing shots of the location and its buildings. The extreme high rise buildings and technology shown; e.g. the huge screens on the face of a building, allow you to assume what the location is. The main give away which allows you to identify the location as America are the very famous American Yellow taxis, which are featured in many American films, and are almost a symbol of the USA.
Narrative/Plot:
The plot of the film is foreshadowed in the title, panic rooms are very popular in the USA as many households are extremely wealthy which attracts burglars; having this room allows an escape and a place of safety. Therefore this foreshadows maybe the use of a panic room, and why it’s needed.
Themes:
I think a theme shown in the title and in the images, is wealth. To be able to afford a panic room you have to be rather wealthy also, the USA as a country is very wealthy and highly populated. I would also reality is a theme, as it shows a normal everyday city and the society which lives init, also burglaries are very common and to make base a film on that enables people to relate to what is happening.
Visual Style:
Very minimalistic, a broad wide screen , full of images and motion of a city, it gives you a full picture, therefore you can feel as if you are almost in that scene, seeing things you’re your own eyes. All images are very clear and open for the audience to see, as if there are no secrets to be kept.
Genre: The genre of this film is a thriller this is shown as the opening is very secretive in the sense you are not introduced to anything except the location and the title, this is also portrayed in the music, as the pitch varies in loudness, and deepness, which you would commonly expect in a thriller. Another genre I would say could be Action because the need to have a panic room suggests a burglary or something bad happening, which you would then expect there to be some types of action, to escape, or maybe kill someone.
CHILDREN OF MEN
Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:
Begins with an high lower angled shot focusing on the people inside the cafe, this shot allows you to see their expressions, clothes and the actual people e.g. Men and women no children. It then had a close up of the television allowing you to see the news. Then a tracking shot of the main focused character, it then pans across the image showing a wide range of surroundings allowing you to see vast technology and society as a whole, it then follows him out of them cafe down the street, stopping with him, this allows you to have an insight to the surroundings and makes you feel as if you are in the scene; this overall pulls the audience in and makes the tension build up! The camera then does a middle shot of the upper street where the main character has just came from, all of a sudden a huge explosion occurs, and the camera moves towards it as if it is now the character himself.
Sound:
The sounds to which we here are diegetic as we can see the documentary on the screen; this makes the film seem much more realistic. It also shows all the everyday noises of traffic, cars, people talking, coughing ect. When the explosion happens again you here it very loudly and clearly! The only time I would say there is non-diegteic sound is after the explosion when there is a sharp ringing sound, this would occur if you have been exposed to a very loud noise and it damages you ear drum, but as we cannot see it, it is non-diegetic.
Editing:
At the beginning you see just a blank black screen but you can hear the news in the background, it then cuts to the actual scene and you can see the people in the cafe listening to the news. There is then a shot reverse shot of the peoples reaction to what they are hearing, it then allows us to see what they’re reaction is towards and then goes back to their expressions. This gives us a clear view and allows the audience to somewhat empathise with what is happening
Mise en Scene:
Characters:
You are introduced to many characters inside a cafe, who all seem to be as if they are hypnotised by what they are watching on a above screen, it also shows their expressions to be very unhappy and distressed, this foreshadows a world or major devastation has occurred. The main focus was on a male character, around mid 30’s in age, he seems to be the only person inside the cafe who isn’t upset or hypnotised by what everyone else is watching. He seems almost alien as he is different from everyone else, he also puts alcohol in his coffee, which is slightly rebellious .
Locations:
The language spoken is English and very fluently, the city which was once built up and seemed quite wealthy and luxurious has deteriorated into a waste land, rubbish dumped on the streets causing heavy pollution . It then in text reads “London” therefore allowing the audience to know where the film is based around.
Narrative/Plot:
The news speaks of world devastation of the youngest person in the world, who appears to be 18, which in reality isn’t very young; therefore this foreshadows that there is a problem with having offspring and has been for a while, also many characters are featured none of them being children, this again related to there being a reason for people not having or being able to have children.
Themes:
A theme is offspring, in this case a lack of being able to have children, which will then overall bring major disadvantages to society and may lead to extinction. Another theme is technology, the television was very wide and flat screened, also on the panning shot, the glass building was used as a high rise television screen, advertising and screening all different types of media. Lastly a theme is unhappiness, the streets were black and musky , clothes worn were all black which are depressive colours, and the news flash upset the people seen.
Visual Style:
Very dark and almost depressive, streets were black and Smokey portraying heavy pollution. The vision was very clear allowing a clear insight to the surroundings and what is happening. The people were all adults, no children were featured, which today would be highly unlikely! Clothes were minimalist and very bland, deep colours symbolising a lack of openness and also unhappiness.
Genre:
The genre of this film is a hybrid between a thriller and a action, the picture was very calm, and sensitive, and then all of a sudden a huge explosion occurs; as it is unexpected it personally made me jump out of my seat, this made it very thriller but also entertaining as you knew you would form then on be on the edge of your seat.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:
The opening sequence is all in cartoon stick men characters, therefore there are no camera shots . The angle is mainly straight medium, showing full view of what is happening, this allows the audience is a get a wider picture.
Sound:
The sounds featured are non-diegetic, as natural sounds would not be seen in a cartoon almost imaginary scene. The pitch of the music is medium, , the pace is a slightly fast as if someone was jogging, in this case escaping (catch me if you can); an then goes very fast, and suddenly drops to a slow pace which might then foreshadow the pace of the film. The music sounds instrumental, mostly violin which varies and has an almost swirling affect like a spiral staircase
Editing:
The whole beginning is in cartoon, affect, and characters shown as stick men characters. Depicting all different shots, showing the character changing profession e.g. pilot, doctor. Images flash across the screen, making the picture very busy and interesting, keeping the audience entertained. Images all whizz around, appear diagonally and disappear, this all being computer edits, making it more exciting to watch but also foreshadows the person hiding, running from the people after him, changing his form ( appearance).
Characters :
You are firstly introduced to a stick man dressed plainly, he then changes into a pilot, and the manner in which he walks changes to a more upright stance. We are then introduced to a much larger stick man watching over the other, the size could foreshadow social status and also authority, as he is standing over the other man keeping watch of his actions; this man is dressed with a large coat and hat looking like an inspector. The man at the beginning then runs from the inspector and changes this time into a doctor and then into a business man character. This portrays that the main character of the film is very talented and clever and is escaping from authority which would be the police.
Locations:
A cartoon Taxi Is shown, the taxi is bright yellow, which symbolises the USA, which are famous for their streets being filled with them bright forms of transport.
Narrative/Plot:
The plot is shown; as the character is continuously changing identity and running away from another character, this portrays he may be a fraudster or committed some kind of offence or scam.
Themes:
A theme is Identity, The cartoon man, is continuously changing identity and profession in need to escape, this shows that the audience will see many different sides to this character keeping them entertained and not knowing what to expect.
Visual style:
Colours vary, from very bright to deep dark colours, portraying the ups and downs of life, how one minute its happy and bright, and next you feel down and life isn’t going so well. The characters are black stick men, portraying originality as stick men are usually a black thin figure, which stands out clearly without much detail.
Genre:
Thriller and also adventure. The mystery of catch me if you can, portrays a lot of action, and would include changes of identity and surroundings, which in its self is an adventure. It is a thriller, as what is happening isn’t completely guessable, and you are not sure what is going to happen, keeping you in complete suspense!
WATCHMEN
Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:
The movement of the opening is all in slow motion, creating a really interesting affect, which pulls you in as you focus properly! The camera shot is generally at medium height and are straight, allowing a better view of the whole shot, i think this has been done, as each scene has much detail, and this shot allows you to capture it all. A tracking shot is used to follow the characters movement, but this is still in slow motion, showing everything changing gradually. There is also a panning shot, across the city street, showing the car moving , and also a panning shot showing an aeroplane in flight, it pans, to show you the detail and symbol on the side of it.
Sound:
The pace of everything in the scene seems to be very slow and not change, this also is for the music. The music is a country song, with a slow place the words saying “Changing” very often, symbolising that change is happening, the music seems rather jolly even though its slowing that everything was good before things started to change. The pitch was also at a medium level, it didn’t vary and stayed the same throughout.
Editing:
The scenes snapped to different settings and surroundings, showing different characters and different lifestyles. This shows that the film is portraying how change affects many different people in all different lifestyles, This also allows the audience to see a vast range of characters and images keeping it interesting and slightly mysterious.
Mise-en-scene
Characters:
You are introduced to people, who seem to be some kind of hero, even though they are real, they each portray and look as if they are a cartoon person, such as a hero. This symbolises something that’s fake, which may in this case be the ways in which they live their lives, is all a show; just like the phrase, “don’t judge a book by its cover”. They are all in an action scene, such as a fight, but this is in slow motion. At one point they are all shown to be reunited together and are standing happily, as if they together bring peace, but then you later see them all in distress or dead, showing that what they were portrayed as wasn’t necessarily who they were.
Locations:
The location appears to be in America in the 60's, as the police uniform is that of what you would typically see in an American based film; also in one clip you see the assassination of John.F.Kennedy the American president.
Narrative/Plot:
The music and also the way everything seems to be all happy and fake, then turns into destruction and misery shows that something will change drastically throughout showing different sides, that you may not expect
Themes:
Change, this is foreshadowed in both the music, which often uses the word change and also the ways in which the characters lives changed through the opening sequence. World peace, there are super heroes featured and also wars stopped, showing that the reality of peace and whether it happens or not will be shown.
Visual style:
Almost a cartoon affect, the props, characters and settings, seem somewhat unrealistic, this causes an interesting and engaging affect, which is out of the ordinary making watching it an entertaining experience. Everything is in slow motion, allowing you to capture everything before it snaps to another scene.
Genre:
This film is altogether a hybrid, which consists of being a thriller, but also an action and mystery. These genres mixed in one, gives a captivating and entertaining film, filled with plenty of action, twists and guessable story lines
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