Analysis of moving image

Analysis of Moving Image22/05/17

L/o: To analyse a trailer effectively using the key concepts.

Film: 47 Metres down

Link: https://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/47-meters-down/

Genre: The genre is Horror. I can tell this because there is blood and dark waters/ low key lighting and the sharks look vicious and scary. There is also creepy background music.

Types of shot: 

• There is close up shots to really show the fear on the girls faces as they fall down.

• There is the bird eye view to see the sharks underneath the cage. It makes you see                   what the people see when they look down.

• A long shot is used to show the size of the shark compared to the human.

Editing has been used to make to film more exciting. . Near the end of the trailer the camera takes loads of different shots to show everything happening. Its all really quick paced. The setting is all bright at the start and then by the end its all dark.

Sound is used for effect by using diegetic and non diegetic. For most of the trailer there is non diegetic suspenseful music. There is also sounds that the characters will hear but they are emphasised, for example, the sound of the rope snapping.

Mise en scene: I can tell that the characters are scared from their facial expressions. They look quite girly as they are both dressed up at the start of the film, and you can tell that one of the girls didn't want to do it because she had to be persuaded. The setting is quite a hot country and the actual shark trip seems quite dodgy to start with as the boat is quite dirty and the cage is rusty.

Lighting and Colour: The lighting is high key at the start which kind of tricks you into thinking its going to be  a nice film but by the end its very low key lighting to represent the horror genre.  The colours used is mainly red (Blood and lights) and dark blur/Black.

Sound

L/o: To understand how and why sound is used in film.
15/05/17

All sound used in film is known as the soundtrack. It is broken down into the following categories.

• Diegetic sound- As a character in the film you would expect to hear these sounds (people talking,cars outside)
• Non-Diegetic sounds- Anything that the characters wouldn't hear (narration,music)

Task 1:

Diegetic sounds in the film-

• Breathing
• Footsteps
• The fire
• Wings 
• Key in the lock
• Fingers tapping on table
• Eating the fairies
• Standing up
• Swiping the fairies
• Plate on table
• wind

Dialogue: 

Most dialogue is recorded separately and added on afterwards, this is called Audio Dialogue Replacement (ADR)

Foley:

Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in film-making.

Task 2:

• creaking roof
• swinging bench
• wind
• Glass breaking
• hitting his head
• crashing into wall
• pressing the button
• alien noise
• tree rustling
• sniffing
• things in room moving
• crying
• boy falling
• chair moving

Sound effects:

Task3: Make a list of sound effects needed- 

• Cracking ground
• Gleaming rock
• Everything shaking
• Monster talking and footsteps.
• Laser gun
• Car getting throw up in air
• Freezing ground

Music:

Music used in films is part of the mise-en-scene. It is often used to create an atmosphere, tension, a time or setting.

Silence can also be used for effect.

Editing

MONDAY, 24 APRIL 2017

Editing

24/04/17
L/O: Understand how the editing of different shots can create and change the meaning of a scene or film.

EDITING:

- Editing is selecting, combining and ordering shots to add meaning and continuity.

Elements of editing:

- Cutting

- Transitions

- Pace and Length of the shot

- Rhythm

- CGI (Computer Generated Images) & Animation

Cutting - In joining one shot to another, an editor can use many different cuts.

Cutting on action - (Match on Action) - A cut that follows whatever is happening in the scene.

Cutaway - Use the cutaway to get inside the head of a character, insert shot.

Cross Cutting (Parallel Editing) - Intercuts in-between locations, or two different scenes which are supposed to be happening at the same time. Also used to show whats going on inside the characters head.

Straight Cut - A basic cut from one scene to another with no transitions.

Jump Cut - Several cuts between the same shot. Also used to add a level of urgency. Shows time passing by.

Match Cut (Graphic Match) - Cuts from one shot to a similar shot by matching the action or composition.

Eye line Match - When it cuts between someone looking at something to what they're looking at.

Shot reverse shot - Used to show conversation or dialogue between two or more people.

Transitions -

Fade in / Fade out - Fade in or out to black or white, Suggests time has passed.

Dissolve - Often shows time passing, but normally to connect two scenes.

Wipe - To show it moves between scenes more, theres a definite change of place.

Mise-En-Scene

04/04/17

• Mise-En-Scene is a French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame.
• Visual information in front of a camera.
• Communicates essential information to the audience.
• Made up of five different elements:

1. Setting and Props
2. Costume, Hair and Makeup
3. Facial expressions and Body Language
4. Lighting and Colour
5. Position of Characters and objects within the frame               

Setting and Props:

Setting and Locations play an important part in film making and are not just 'backgrounds'

Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is spent to find a setting which already exists.

Settings can manipulate an audience by building certain expectations and then taking a different turn.

What settings and Props would you find in:

• Sci-fi: Space, Lab, Futuristic weapons, technology
• Romantic comedy:Everyday locations, flowers, room
• Horror: Dark rooms, a weapon

Costume, Hair, Makeup:

Acts as an instant indicate to us of a characters personality.

• Businessman
• Strict
• Boring
• Everything about work
• Could be a lawyer
• Smart

Facial Expressions and Body Language:

Provide a clear indicator of how someone is feeling.

Positioning of characters and objects within a friend:

Lighting and Colour
Can be used to achieve a variety of effects
Types of lighting:

• Low key lighting- deep, distinct shadows/silhouettes are formed (Horror)
• High key lighting-Produce brightly lit sets or a sunny day (Rom Com)

The scene looks like an action film because it has a big boat and loads of people. The location is like a deserted island with a big jungle and loads of rocks. It uses high key lighting as its a sunny day.

This is a scene from Gossip Girl. You can tell just from the costumes with the suits and the nice clothes that they are rich and stylish. Their facial expressions are neutral and give the impression that they are quite serious. The girl on the left looks quite girly with her skirt and her bag and the one in the middle has quite a gothic look. She has a sly smile on her face. The two guys at the end look like business men that are smartly dressed whereas the guy in-between the girls looks like a more laid back character.

The Setting and Props show how wealthy they are, they have a tidy and large home with big windows. The location is the upper east side of New York. The props are expensive, huge bouquets of flowers. The lighting is light which shows its not a horror programme, its a drama.