Research Task/Analysis of Unthinkable,Tell No one,Eclipse by Beth

Unfortunately I was unable to find a video clip of Unthinkable Or Tell No one so this Research doesn't include a video clip.
Unthinkable: Camera Shots: Extreme Close up,mid close up,big close up- Of man videoing himself on a portable video Camera. Extreme Long Shot-to show traffic and setting,block framing-to show traffic from behind a lampost. meduim long shot,long shot,extreme long shot, 2 shot,Over the shoulde shot.
Tracking,very high angle,Tilt down,low angle,pan left,eye level.
Mise En scene: Lighting: The lighting in the first setting is the brightest lighting which is called Key Lighting. In this case ikey lighting is used to draw the viewer to the character.
Setting: Abandoned Warehouse,eerie as its only him there,his voice echoes which creates mystery.
Body and Facial Language: The first antagonist character body language is very nervous we can tell because his movements are very quick and he stutters with some of his words, He seems to be frustrated,stressed,panicked. Even though his facial expression are very stern and hard as hes informing the viewer.
Editing: The type of editing used it called 'The Cut' which is when one scene instantaneously transfers from one shot to another.Also The transitions are very quick to keep up with the pace of the movie.

Tell No One: Camera Work: Extrem long shot,meduim shot,big close up, close up,mid close up,2 shot,long shot,extreme long shot,extreme close up,over the shoulder shot.
Mise En Scene: Setting: Abandoned lake
Lighting: The lighting used is called 'Back lighting' which is where the light source is frombehind the characters to create shilouettes, this effect gives the character an air of mystery.
Editing: Slow, longer Transitions, however as soon as one of the protagonist characters goes missing,the transitions get faster and the pace of the film increases.

Eclipse: meduim shot,extrme close up,close up,extreme long shot,long shot,mid shot,big close up,block framing. tilt down,tracking,pan left.tilt up,
Mise En scene: Lighting: Back lighting- source coming from behind character to create a sense of mystery to scene and and a shilouette to the character to make it look more eerie.
Setting, Old pier,Outside cinema,small shops,stormy night.
Editing: The type of editing used it called 'the cut' which is quick instantaneous transfers from one shot to another.

"Research Task" by Hannah - Part 2

3) The Bourne Identity

Camera work:

• High Angle: There is a use of a high angle in the beginning sequence of The Bourne Identity. In this high angle we see the silhouette of a person floating. The camera is situated in the water so we can tell the person is floating in the water. This creates suspicion as we don’t know who the person is and also we don’t know how they got there.

• Block framing: We cut from the high angle frame to a block framing angle looking down on a group of men playing cards on the boat. The block framing creates the feeling of being watched and secrecy. It also feels like we are in the Point of View of someone else creating enigma around the situation.

Mise En Scene:

• Lighting: The lighting in the opening of the Bourne Identity is very dark. As it is set in the middle of the sea in as storm then it would be dark but the darkness also immediately makes the audience feel something bad is going to happen in this scene because of the dark lighting and storm.

• Setting: The scene is set in the middle of the sea and all we see is one boat with nothing around it. This also immediately makes the audience feel something may happen because there is nothing around the boat or anywhere near.

Editing:

• Cuts: The scene uses cuts and is quite slow at the beginning as nothing really happens. Then when one of the men spots the body in the water, the pace of cuts speeds up because of the sudden panic of the men finding the body and the rush to get him out the water.

Sound:

• Diegetic sound: The scene uses diegetic sounds in the background so that we can still hear them and creates more of an atmosphere and makes it seem more realistic. Using the wind and lighting in the background makes the storm feel more realistic to the audience.

4)
Se7en

Camera work:

• Shallow depth of field: In the opening of Se7en, Shallow depth of field is used. This is used to add emphasis to the book. It is used as the first cut and the hands in the background are out of focus while the book is in focus which means the book has more emphasis and might be a big part of the film.

• High Angle: A lot of the shots are high angles in the opening. In these shots, we are looking down on the book or notebook the character is looking at. It is at high angle so we can see the pages in the book and just what is in the book this character is making.

Mise En Scene:

• Notebook In this scene the notebook this character is putting together is very important. It is shown as the opening revolves around it so it must play a big part of something. It shows lots of drawing of people and also shows pictures of people. Then later, the character highlights over them as if they have been crossed out. This makes the audience feel that maybe this character has a list of people that he is getting rid of one by one and this is his book of keeping note of it.

• Bandages: On the characters hands, we see bandages on them and this communicates with the audience what this character is like. It communicates to the audience that perhaps this character is quite dangerous and has been in bad situations due to the bandages.

Sound:

• This scene uses no diegetic sounds at all to add more emphasis to the soundtrack playing. The soundtrack playing is a metal/ rock song and is parallel to the scene which adds a more tense feel to the scene and the ticking clock sound in the background of it creates suspense.

Editing:

• The editing of the scene uses lots of overlays of text over the actual footage itself. This may represent something later in the film or symbolise something. Also there is a mix of different lengths of shots which makes the audience watch it more because of the mix and match of lengths.

5)
Taxi Driver

Camera work:

• Extreme close up: In the scene the camera is at an extra close up shot on the character. It is an extreme close up on his eyes which means we can follow where he's looking and see his expression.

• Point of View: There is also a point of view in this scene right after the extreme close up and we can see what the character is looking at and we presume we are in the characters point of view.

Editing:

• As we are in the point of view, the transition between the two different places to show that we moved to somewhere is a fade from one setting to another to show that we have travelled.
• The cuts in this are long which means it's a very slow place and nothing is building up suspense.

Sound:

• In the opening, the soundtrack changes from 2 different songs. One of them is a very dramatic sounding one which is parallel to a thriller movie as it builds up suspense, whereas the other is contrapuntal as it is very relaxed song which nothing dramatic to it.

HEALTH AND SAFETY!! By Ghislaine

When we where shooting our films, we made sure that we didn't knock the camera over and broke it or injure someone due to them hurting themselves on the camera/tripod. Also, to prevent any damage to the camera's and students, every time we started to film, we would have a piece of card with a caution that students are filming in the area, in big bold letters, so people would be able to see it clearly. Also, when using lighting, which we will remember to do with our Thriller Opening, is to shout 'LIGHTS ON' when the lights come on, so that it isn't a surprise to people, because the artificial light is pretty luminous. And to also shout 'LIGHTS OFF' when turning off the light, so again, everyone on set won't be surprised by the contrast with the natural light and the artificial light. Another dangerous part of lighting is the light bulb. The light bulb can reach up to a very high temperature, which would most likely burn/scowl you if you where to come into contact with it. So we need to remember to be very careful with the light bulb and to not be 'funny' and mess around with it.
What we also need to take into consideration is the weather. We need to make sure that all the camera's and artificial lights are safe and not broken due to the certain weather conditions. We need to keep a good eye on all the equipment, because we need to bring them back as good and as scratch free as we first got it given to us to use.

I found this website which is quite helpful on health and safety when around cameras and expensive equipment  > http://www.camera-crews.co.uk/health_safety_policy.pdf

How Character/s, Mood, Themes and Story Order are shown in Thriller openings - By Ghislaine

These are how Character/s, Mood, Themes and Story Order are shown in 

Thriller openings

Character:

• Binary oppositions between protagonist - hero and antagonist - villain are common, however they may not be introduced in all of the thriller openings.
• Antagonists in Thrillers are never supernatural e.g. aliens, wolves, vampires etc.
• In a thriller opening, the director of the film never makes it easy to see who the heroes and who the villains are - you never know who to trust.
• Mystery/Enigma may be created - by scenery, props or other characters, around a character.
• In most thriller openings, there is minimal dialogue, to create suspense.

Themes:

• Crime
• Urban decay - for example, dump sites, such as in Alice Creed
• Passion
• Morality/Immorality

Mood/Atmosphere:

• Suspense
• Mystery/Enigma
• Shock
• Claustrophobia

Story Order - The Narrative:

• Chronological and non-chronological order
• Some thriller openings use flashbacks

We have learnt this in our lesson, and we will definitely remember to use most of this information on what you will most likely to find in a thriller opening when making our opening to our thriller.

analysis of green zone ... By Amy

Green zone

Link to film ( as it could not be embedded)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsUjrZtDmA8&feature=related

camera

• there are long shots of destruction and panicking people to help create the atmosphere of the film and help set the scene for the audience by showing them where they are and what is happenign but at the same time throws them straight into the action.
• stedi cam helps create a more human like feeling to the story and makes you feel like you are acturally inside the action with them.
• there is also a close up on the man opening and taking something out the safe and giving it to a man later on in the scene. this shows there is something important about that object and creates enigma about what that object is  

mise en scene

• from the set and the décor it suggests that the building is a political building because of the ornate Iraqe decor and dark posh cars and body guards.
• the lighting and colour of the scene is filmed in a reddy orange tint which complements the setting of being in iraqe as it has red sandy dirt and deserts and is the kind of colour that you would think of when thinking about Iraq and east Asian countries.
• the scene is also quite dark with only dim light that seems to come from the lamps lighting the scene. this also helps add to the dark atmosphere of the Iraq war  
• the men are dressed in suits which helps show power and also supports the suggestion of the building being a political building. 
• the body language and facial expression of the characters is very panicked and helps the audience understand how much of a terrible thing is happening. 

sound

• you hear at the start over a military walkie talkie device that the war with iraq has started, this helps establish the scene and help the reader understand what is happening
• there is lots of diagetic sound of people, screaming, explosions, air raid noise, breaking glass,gun shots ect these help to create realism in the film and show that the destruction is going all around the area
• there are non diagetic sounds of a sound track that sounds like a drum beat and because of the constant drumming it helps create suspense and builds tension 

Editing

• the editing was fast pace in the opening to this to show chaos and the speed of the acton to make the scene feel really action packed and dangerous. This is a differant opening to your normal film as straight from the start it is very fast paced and throws you straight into the action

Analysis of Fight club ... by amy beckwith

Fight club

the first proper scene in fight club is the opening credits with neurones in the brain working and has been computer generated so i will analyse the first scene after the opening credits.

(video would have been embedded with screen grabs but there are no videos online and could only be watched on DVD)

camera shots 

• the first scene is a very dark scene keeping the mystery of the shot 
• the first thing you see is a gun and it is the only thing in focus emphasising the danger of the weapon the depth of field focus is then pulled from the fun onto the mans face. 
• the shots used in this are over the shoulder and extreme/close up shots there's help show the emotion on the mans face so you feel more connected with the character even tough you don't know who he is.
• they also use crabbing and fast panning shots to create speed in the scene and make it more intense.

Mise en scene 

• the scene is filmed with a dark blue tint and is drained of some colour this is a regularly seen technique in thrillers and helps create atmosphere within the scene
• the first set is filmed in a high rise building with not many props or decoration in creating more enigma as there is no way of identifying what type of room they are in and where they are.
• a good technique they have used is that they have hidden the identity of the man with a gun by only showing parts of his body in shots and not his face. this is a great way of creating enigma and getting the viewers thinking about who this man is.
• the scene then suddenly flash backs to a to a men with testicular cancer meeting room where the main character is squashed between a large mans chest. this is totally contrasting to the previous scene and throws the audience off their feet. Using flash backs and flash forwards are used quite alot in thrillers and i think they are a great technique to use and i really think it would be great to be able to use them in our coursework.

Editing 

• there are mildly fast transitions used in this scene and they also use a wipe/fade in between the 2 contrasting scene which is a great way to show time passing or switching to something different.

sound

• there is only diagetic sound used on this scene which helps you concentrait on more what the characters are saying rather than the music. in addition because it is a non action shot that just establishes the story and what is going on in the scene so there is no need for a sound track 
• there is also a voice over narration by the main character and he is explaining the story and his life.

Our preliminary video and feedback by Hannah

Here is our final edited video!

What we used in our video:

Establishing shot 

• Establishing shot:

We started our video off by using an establishing shot so the setting was established in the scene and the audience knew where the film would start without anything happening for the first 1-2 seconds.

• Match on Action

We then used Match on Action when Amy turned into the corridor so that we were at a different angle but the action was still happening. We also used it for continuity in our film so that the audience could follow throughout.

• Shot Reverse Shot

We also used Shot Reverse Shot in our video.
We used it when Amy and George were using dialogue and so that when one character was talking, the camera was on them and when the next character spoke it then reversed and showed them. We also shot it at a over the shoulder shot as we wanted the audience to see the character when they were talking.

• The 180 Degree Rule

We also used the 180 degree throughout our film. This is because we didn't want the audience to get confused between where the characters were situated in the frame and we also used it for continuity.

• Feedback

The feedback we received from watching our video was positive and that we had used the 3 editing techniques well in our video. Our camera-work was also good as it was steady and wasn't shaky which didn't make it look amateur or put the audience off. One thing we have learnt from this is that our lighting wasn't the best. We chose a very dark corridor and due to this, the video in these scenes doesn't look the best quality. We have learnt that we need our own light source when filming so the lighting is correct in all our scenes.

Research Task/Analysis on The dissapearance of Alice Creed by Beth

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Camera Work:

The camera work in this opening scene of The disappearance of Alice Creed are; Tracking,
low angle,extreme close up-Shows the man breaking into a van,eye level,mid close up,

extreme long shot,block/split framing and POV,2 shot,very low angle.

• However an example of a powerful camera from this thriller would be the shot Shallow Depth of feild:  First picture is a good example of Shallow Depth of feild as you can clearly see the man in the foreground is in focus as the man in the background isn't. This almost looks like the man in the foreground is on look-out while the guy behind him breaks into that car. This then ables us to as the viewer to focus mainly on the guy in the front almost liek he's the distraction for whats happening behind him.
• The second example is of one of the antagonist men picking up a saw viewed from an extreme close up to clearly show them buying weapons to maximise its significance.

Mise En Scene:   Setting: One of the settings out of the 3 in the first five minutes shows the antagonists in a wood/forest. The atmosphere of the woods is eerie,especially because the two antagonists are carrying a shovel, however the setting makes me think if it linksback later on in the film.

Props: Throughout this scene the extreme close ups of the objects that the antagonists are using are significant to make the viewer wonder whats they are going to do with the objects.

Editing: This scene includes fast cuts anf quick transitions almost to try and build suspense almost getting quicker like its leading up to a finishing point.

Sound: The way the opening scenes has no dialouge makes it seem more atmosphere feel more eerie.

However throughout the opening there is a continous sound track which runs through the whole of the clip which is a deep chello sound, then on top of that there is a  clicking noise, almost like a clock noise, eventually speeding up its pace as the clip goes on almost to refer to the characters running out of time.

Disturbia http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2778857753/ 
Camera work: The scene from the film Disturbia includes these shot,angles,movement: Long shot,mid shot,medium long shot,2 shot,mid close up,close up,eye level,high angle,

Blocked framing: An example of block framing is when you see the side of the window frame in the shot aswell as the antagonist through the window.This shot is powerful as it shows it from the characters  POV(point of view).

Mise En Scene: Lighting: The lighting of the 2 protagonist chracters in that scene the lighting is very artificial mainly coming from a light source which is a lamp or a prop. Because the lighting is backlighting,shiloutes are created. The effect could give the protagonist characters an air of mystery and create tension.

Setting: Old looking house,realistic house
Editing: Fast cuts between shots, to speed up the pace and create suspense.
Sound: Throughtout the clip there is a constant soundtrack of a violin makes it seem more tense,as if something going to happen.

Conventions that we may come across in the openings to thrillers - By Ghislaine

Conventions that we may come across

in the openings to thrillers

Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:

• Establishing shot - give the character/s context and location
• Close-ups to see the characters and props in detail
• Slit Framing to give the audience a different perspective
• Framing may conceal the identity of the character - mysterious
• Hand held camera - for realism, may give the point of view of the character
• Camera on Tripod - for observation, also creates suspense

Mise en scene:

• A variety of exterior settings
• Interior settings - threat, not much space - crowded
• Props - used to create more of a character and the space around them
• Low Key Lighting
• Desaturated Colour
• Costume, hair, make-up - To create realism, or to make the character to be liked or not by the audience

Editing:

• Continuity editing - sense, flow, coherence and realism
• Parallel editing - 2 characters - but never meet - simultaneous action
• Cross Cutting - 2 characters - meet in the end - cuts get quicker - used for suspense

Sound:

• Diegetic - used for realism and/or mood
• Non-diegetic - Soundtrack or Sound FX - mood or atmosphere
• Dialogue used sparingly - for example The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Techniques used in our preliminary - By Hannah

Editing techniques used in our preliminary 

In our preliminary we had to use 3 editing techniques which helped create continuity throughout our filming:

Example of shot Reverse shot
 from
Waterloo Road

• Shot Reverse Shot
• Match on Action
• The 180 degree rule

Shot Reverse shot:

Shot reverse shot is where we see one character is seen looking at another character normally at an over the shoulder shot so the other character cannot be seen or can only be seen slightly in the frame. The shot reverse shot is used to show 2 characters using dialogue in a scene.

Match on Action

Match on Action is when something happens in a scene and when there is a cut and it changes the camera angle, the same piece of action must still be happening. It used for continuity editing to help the audience understand what is happening continually.

The 180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule  

This is where shots are only filmed in a 180 degree range. It is used so that there is no confusion to the audience and for continuity.

anaysis of sin city ... by amy

camera 

• in the opening scene to sin city the film is shot in long shot, 2 shots and over the shoulder shots. theses are so you can see the scene and see the characters reaction to the other persons dialogue

mise en scene 

• both the man and woman are wearing formal fancy clothes which shows they have a high status or are quite wealthy 
• the set of the opening is on the balcony of the high building over looking high rise buildings showing the audience that they are in a large city 
• everything in this film is filmed in black and white except for the read on her lips and dress this helps create the comic book look of the film and gives the film a unique and dark, evil atmosphere.
• there is very little facial expression involved in this scene which helps create the mystery of the characters. in addition to this we have no idea who the characters are which emphasises the mystery 
• the womans clothes and makeup is very sexy, her body language being very flirtatious and  sexy and with the only colour visible being red and red being a sexy, romantic colour it suggests that this woman could be a prostitute or a very over confidant outgoing woman.
• the lighting is dark and they use rim lighting creating a light glow around their body. in addition to this half their face is dark and half is light like in pulp fiction suggesting they have a dark side.

editing

• slow transitions 
• in post production they have made everything black white and red. 

sound

• the diagetic sound of the womans footsteps when she is walking in heels is very over exadutated adding to the implication that she is quite slutty and sexy.
• the dialogue in this film is not only them speaking but also the mans narrative over the top like he is telling the story  this help explains the story but on the other hand still does not give any information away
• non diagetic sound is the sound track. the music playing is a saxophone which also supports the woman's character that we perceive.

analysis of pulp fiction ... By Amy

camera 

• All the camera shots in this opening scene are either shot as a 2 shot or a over shoulder/ close up shot and all the angles are shot at eye level. this is used as it makes the audience feel like they are part of the conversation and can see everything happening.

Mise en scene

• the colour and lighting in this scene is quite natural and because of the back light it makes the characters faces look half dark and half light which suggests their antagonist and protagonist side. 
• the sett is a regular traditional diner 
• the characters are dressed in normal average clothes with no visible make up making the audience confused at why this average scene is at the start of the "best thriller made". but once you start listening to their conversation it becomes less strange
• their body language in addition is very calm and relaxed contrasting to what is about to happen.

Editing 

• transition speed speeds up slightly as the robbery is about to happen which is cross cutting.

sound

• there is only diagetic sound and dialogue in this scene which is contrasting to 44 inch chest with only nondiagetic sound. personally i think that non diagetic sound only or no dialoge works better with thriller openings as it creates suspense and mystery more than pulp fiction does.  

Analysis of 44 inch chest...By Amy

Camera:

• the image duration of shots help builds suspense as you have to wait and anticipate the next shot it also makes you think more about each object and gives it significance 
• there is a close up on the face and arm and because it does a close up on the hand before the face it hides the identity of the character for longer creating mystery and suspense. this is a regularly used shot in thrillers and maybe we should look into using it for our thriller opening.
• block framing again like the close up on the hand withholds information to keep you guessing and create mystery. this is also another useful tool to use in our own media thriller work.
• in addition there is a slow pan round the flat that helps create suspence and make you feel like you are slowly creeping around the his house.
• the depth of field changes at the start of the opening as it starts off with a unfocused picture of some broken glass and then it is pulled back into focus.

Mise en scene 

• from the characters house, décor and props the man looks like a very rich well off man who likes modern technology and luxuries 
• In addition to this there is a poodle hiding under a sofa looking scared and the décor in the house is very white and feminine suggesting this man might be quite feminine or on the other hand he might have a wife that decorates the house or he just might have good taste
• the man on the floors facial expression and his body position gives the impression the man is dead but when we get closer we notice he isn't which is like a big twist.
• the lamps are turned on in the shot which looks like a homely situation has been suddenly disturbed  and destroyed in addition because there is no large lights on only the lamps the lighting in the scene is selective and dim making us focus on only certain areas and not others.

Sound 

• there is only non diagetic sound in this opening with a contrapuntal sound track playing. the lyrics suggest death but the music itself is quite upbeat making it contrapuntal.

Editing 

• sound and editing have been edited so the cuts are timed with the music which is like continuity editing. the main point when you notice this is when the camera does a close up on the mans face and the sound track reaches a climax.

"Research Task" by Hannah

Thriller Openings:

The disappearance of Alice Creed

Camera shot sizes:

Shallow Depth Of Field

• Shallow depth of field:  Used when the 2 antagonists are buying weapons and adds focus on the weapons so we can clearly see them and think about what could happen with these as they clearly play an important role.

Slit Framing

• Slit Framing: Used when one of the antagonists is unscrewing the number plate. This shot allows us to see what’s happening behind and also involves the audience as if they are watching him and seeing what’s happening in their eyes.

Mise En Scene:

Setting

    

•      Setting:  In one shot the setting is a wood. The setting of a dark and empty wood creates suspense as we can detect that something could happen here due to the lighting and the antagonists.

Body Language

•  Body Language: The body language of the 2 antagonists in one scene is completely in sync with each other which to the audience create an impression to them that they are almost robot like and can help the audience to imagine and vision a background and history of them.

Editing:

•          In the film the shots are all edited together by cut shots helping create continuity between all the different shots and locations.

Fast paces cuts

• The shots are also all very fast paced cuts and shots creating the mood and atmosphere that they are in a rush and have no time to spare.

 Sound

•          In the whole of the 2 minute opening, there is no dialogue used at all which helps with the mood of the thriller which is supposed to create suspense. It also creates a sense of Enigma between these characters.

•          In the opening, a soundtrack plays throughout. The soundtrack has a cello in it and creates a very dark and eerie sound throughout. Also, the soundtrack has a clicking noise, almost like a clock, which gradually speeds up as if the characters are running out of time which relates back to the idea the editing gave me.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Extra Long shot

Camera work:

• Extra Long shot: The use of an Extra Long shot shows the huge effect on the land of whatever has happened and shows the emptiness and loneliness of the setting we are at in the film.

Tracking

• Tracking: The camera is used to track the girl on the swing at the beginning adding emphasis on her and making the audience think about her role and does she have anything to do with any of the characters.  It also creates enigma as we don’t know who she is. 

Mise En Scene:

• Lighting: The lighting in both the different setting shows the contrast between the 2 different places or the same place but in a different time. This creates suspense with the audience because they don’t know what has happened to make such a contrast in environments. The first setting has very bright lighting reflecting the happiness and mood the children are in. The lighting in the next scene is extremely light with no light source being seen showing the contrast between the settings.

• Props: In the first setting we see a little girl on a swing set. Later, in the contrast in environment, we see the swing set again only this time, no-one using it and it being broken. This helps create enigma but also help create continuity as the audience realise where the setting is.

Editing methods:

Fade

• Fade: When we see the little girl on the swings, it slowly fades out into a white screen. This creates the idea that this may have been a dream or that we went back in time.

• Pace: The pace of these cuts is very slow as there is no action in the beginning scenes and it helps add effect to the emptiness and loneliness of the scene.

Sound:

• Voice Over: The voice over in the scenes helps the audience to understand what happened in the scenes and give some background knowledge so the audience have an idea of what’s going on.

• Diegetic sounds:  The diegetic sounds in the background help to add a sense of realism to the scenes so they are more realistic. The squeaking when the car piece is swinging adds realism and also the wind in the background as we can see the wind blowing things in the background.

Amy - Our set for our preliminary corsework

 we chose to do our school corridor and use one of the media teachers offices

here are some of the pictures: 

we chose to use this corridor here as we wanted a shoot of the main character coming through a door at the start of the film  it also meant that when we filmed the character from the 2 different corridors we could use some continuity in our film.There were not really any risks when filming these shots except if someone tripped over the equipment but we made sure our equipment was places sensibly so people wouldn't trip over it . But we also made sure that everyone in the area knew we were filming by putting up signs around the area.

 in the corridor in the 2 pictures here we had the problem that our scene was too dark as there is not much light here. We now know when we film our final piece we will need to use artificial lighting to make sure our setts are properly lit. we decided to use this corridor as it was very enclosed and showed the characters frustration like the walls are closing in on her. it also was a good way of us being able to show continuity between 2 scenes when the character was walking down the corridor. There were not really any risks when filming these shots except if someone opened the door behind us and tripped over the equipment. But we made sure that everyone in the area knew we were filming by putting up signs.

 In the office we shot from 2 different angles (both within the 180 degree rule) so we could so a match on action shot and a shot reverse shot by having one person sitting on a chair on one side of the room and someone sitting on the other side of the room and filming their reaction to the other persons dialogue or showing the person speaking to the other. we chose this room because it was a large office and meant that we could fit all our equipment and cast in comfortably and still film our match on action shots properly. we got permission from the people that use the office if it was OK to film in there we did not get a written permission slip but when we do our final piece we will make sure we get a written one and post it on our blog. ricks that were in  this room is where we filmed on the window sill to we could keep the 180 degree rule and make a good over the shoulder shot is meat that the camera could have fallen on the characters head while filming we made sure this did not happen by holding the camera steady and making sure it did not fall.

Research Task by Ghislaine

Pulp Fiction

Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:
> 2 Shot > Low Angle / Eye Level > Over the shoulder shot
> Big Shot > Tracking In > Always going back to 2 shot

• The camera shots in this opening scene are 2 shot and over the shoulder shot. It is also eye level to make the audience feel like they are in the conversation and that they are able to see and follow everything that they see.

Mise en Scene:
> Old furniture > Diner/restaurant > Local Place
> Food & Drink > Two normal people chatting
> Low key > Always man & woman in shot > Dressed normally

• The opening scene is set in a stereotypical old Diner with 'Diner' like furniture - shows normality, and that it is just two people having a get together. There is also natural light coming through the window, creating shadows on the characters faces - showing their antagonist side and their protagonist side. They are dressed in normal everyday clothes, which doesn't make them look suspicious, which makes the audience not suddenly create an opinion about them.

Editing:
> Long cuts > Quick transitions

• The cuts are long, showing that there is nothing about to happen

Sound:
> Dialogue > Diegetic > Quiet music in background
> Sound increased on drinking, putting down mugs etc.

• They are two ordinary people talking - dialogue and diegetic. There is quiet music in the background which could also be diegetic. The sound has been emphasised on drinking, putting down mugs, walking etc. However what they are talking about conflicts with the scenery. They are talking about robbing a bank, and never doing it again, and they talk about things that antagonists would talk about, even though they are shown in the first scene not as villains, but neither as hero's/protagonists.

Goodfella's

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Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:
> Group shot > Long shot > Moves to each character
> Moves closer to bonnet of car > Low angle
> Close up

• One of the first shots are the main characters in the main vehicle. This automatically gives the audience the knowledge of them, and why they have the car, however not too much, because we don't know their names yet. The camera is eye level, so that the audience can track what they are doing, instead of the camera being high angle or low angle, so that we only see part of the men and the car. Further on there is a slow zoom to the bonnet of the car which creates suspense.

Mise en scene:
> Dark - night > 3 guys in a car - don't suspect anything
> Blood - Red > Know place to unknown place
> Loads of facial expressions - worried, nervous, surprised

• When we first see the men, the audience doesn't suspect anything, until we hear the banging noise, and then the audience will wonder what it is, and what they are doing - this might create the viewer to think that they are antagonists. The car is very dark which could mean it is night time. Their facial expressions when they hear 'the noise' are very worried, nervous and surprised... But the audience will think why? This will be playing in their mind until one of the men open the bonnet to show a supposedly dead man. We go to a known place, a road with many cars, to an unknown place, with lots of trees and cars fading into the distance.

Editing:
> Long cuts > Quick transitions > Quick Cuts

• The cuts do not get quicker when they are about to open the bonnet, which makes it loose some of the suspense

Sound:
> Dialogue > Emphasised noise when stabbing - gore, sickening
> Diegetic > Car noises - Maybe non-diegetic

• The sound of the stabbing is emphasised making it sound even more sickening - it is probably most likely to be non-diegetic sound. The cars in the background could either be diegetic or non-diegetic, this is because they could have actually filmed it on a road with cars. Or, which is most likely, to have been filmed in a set with a green-screen and they have made the sound using a sound editing suite/program.

Rear Window

Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:
> Long shot / extreme long shot > Low angle
> Slow tracking / panning > Zoom out

• Extreme long shots and long shots are to give the audience a brief idea of where the movie is placed, there is also slow tracking to show everything, as if the person was the camera and they where looking around

Mise en sene:
> Lots of brown > Placed in a neighbourhood
> Old fashioned > Lots of life

• There is a lot of brown - mainly the buildings. The setting is placed in a neighbourhood - it looks like a nice neighbourhood, not somewhere where you would find a murder or some sort of killer, brings up questions in the viewer's heads, as to why we are shown this landscape. The buildings are very old fashioned - flats with little balcony's. There is a lot of life (see sound).

Editing:
> Long cuts > Fade > Quick transitions

• The cuts are long - gives a perspective of the place - one long look around. There is also a fade transition - from animation to real life.

Sound:
> Radio - Diegetic > Lots of life - Kids, music
> Alarm - Diegetic > Music - Non-diegetic - violin?
> No dialogue

• There is no dialogue. The radio and alarm sound diegetic because it is real life, however it could have been enhanced. There is a quiet soundtrack in the background - maybe violins - non-diegetic. There is lots of life - kids laughing and playing, music.

The Usual Suspects

Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:
> Close-up >Tracking - water / liquid > Tracking  - fire
> Panning > Close-up > Extreme Close up
> Over The Shoulder Shot > Eye Level > High Angle

• The shots are mainly close-ups of the same man smoking. The camera tracks the fire made by the lighter, which passes a dead body - why is there a dead body? Maybe a murder happened there, maybe the man smoking killed the dead man. There is also an over the shoulder shot, however we cannot see the other person - mysterious/enigma. The lighting is very dark - showing that the character might be the antagonist.

Mise En Scene:
> Dark - mysterious > Fire = Bright > Dead Body - Why?
> No facial expression > Dirty and messy room / place
>Lots of liquid - oil/water, pee > Boat > Gun

• You can't see the scenery very well because the lighting is very dark - very mysterious. The fire against the darkness is very bright and lights up some of the room, showing a dead body, as before - why is there a dead body? The room is very dirty and messy - fight? Bomb? There is lots of liquid for example, Oil, water and pee, maybe that might be because it is placed in a water based place. At the end of the opening you can see that the scene is set on a boat - water based place question is answered.

Editing:
> Long cuts > Quick cuts > Quick transitions

• The cuts are long and the transitions are quick - especially when the mystery man is walking down the stairs - the audience doesn't know who it is, this creates suspense, and makes the audience think that he might be the villain

Sound:
> Non - diegetic - Sound Track - Bass Violin > Fire & Pee - Diegetic - enhanced
> Dialogue > Gun Shots

• There is dialogue between the seen man and the mystery man. There is non-diegetic sound - sound track of a bass and violin. The sound has been increased when the gun shots are fired, when the man is peeing on the fire and when the fire goes across the room. The noises fill up the empty space, giving a picture in the viewers head how big the room actually is.

The Disappearance Of Alice Creed

Camera shot sizes, movement, angle and depth of field:
> Low angle > Tracking > Eye Level > Two shots
> Extreme long shot > Close - Up > Blocking / Slit framing 
> Shallow depth of field

• The shallow depth of field used on the materials the two men - antagonists - buy, makes the materials clear of what they are, because later on, they play an important part. The two men are usually always in a 2 shot, because it is just them, working alone, as well as working in unison. When the camera is Blocking/slit framing, it shows the antagonist unscrewing a number plate, but because it is behind another car, it is like we, the audience, are spying on him.

Mise En Scene:
> Boring Colours > No facial expressions - plain
> Empty dark room > Doing everything in unison

• The colours are plain - boring, maybe because they do not want to be seen as suspects and they do not want to draw attention to themselves. Their facial expressions are bland and plain. And again, they do not want to draw any attention to themselves. They do not show any expression, but still they know exactly what each other are supposed to do.

Editing:
> Quick Cut > Fast Transitions

• The shots are quick - like they have no time to spare, that they are limited to time. The transitions are also quick, no fades or any other transitions, this is to show the exact things they need to do and what they are doing. Nothing complicated, just simple work - this is what they want us to think.

Sound:
> Sound Bridge > No Dialogue >Ticking Clock - time was running out
> Non-Diegetic > SFX - Foleys > Exaggerated Sound

• There is absolutely no dialogue, but they know exactly what to do. Non-diegetic - background music - it sounds like a ticking clock, as if time was/is running out.