Analysing - Movies

Analysing - Movies

Avengers Infinity War Trailer

Franchise - Marvel Studios - Disney - guarantees success - $300 million to create

Logo 

Todorov - theory

Equilibrium

Leaving viewers on a cliffhanger - making them want to watch the next film

Enigma - mystery - Gamora holding onto Thanos' hand as a child - no one will know who she is

Codes can be visual (you can see them) or aural (you can hear them). Codes have symbolic value. For example in our society wearing a pair of glasses (glasses are the code) symbolises, or connotates, that you are clever. TV drama, magazines and video games use these symbolic codes to generate character types and character archetypes.

Decoding = understanding a media text. 

 Nico
Dark Clothing
Stereotyping clothing
Stern looking
Mysterious
Dark bags under eyes - no sleep
Background - bridge - bad/illegal business - anonymity
Serious
Shadows on his face - hidden
Looking down on viewers - thinks he has more authority - direct address - not got much respect
Class - Lower class / Under class - however, could be Middle class due to clothing and clean-shaven face
Unshaven / Stubbly look - scruffy - sinister - shady
Looks like the stereotypical bad guy - wearing lots of layers - not hygienic - dirty - scruffy
Dull colours - doesn't want to be seen - thief - up to no good
Preparing to fight someone - putting on gloves - getting ready - could be theft

Cherry 

Red - links to name - hair - lollypop - connotations to her name

Red annotations = passion, desire, excitement, energy, speed, strength, power, heat, love, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence

Little to no clothing - seductive - sexualised - strap down on one arm - attracting people to look at her - loose clothing - indicating availability - set in America; shoulder showing; girls get sent home for having shoulders being shown at school; possible implied message

Statue of Liberty in the back - in the open - less mysterious

Looking away from the camera - doesn't really care - less serious - wonder what she is looking at - enigma - indirect MOA (Mode Of Address)

Class - Lower Class / Under Class

More saturated

Prostitute

Vulnerable - weak

Wants to be noticed by men - out in the open - bright clothes - little clothing 

Careless demeanour -playing with her hair - licking lollypop - standing position - immaturity

Semantic code - refers to parts within the text that suggests or refers to additional meanings. Elements of the semantic codes are called Semes. 

Enigma code - refers to the mystery in the text. clues are dropped, but no clear answers are given. Enigmas within the narrative make the audience want to know more

Close up - Shows detail of the subject and can create an emotional connection for the audience

Extreme close up - A tightly framed shot showing extreme detail, perhaps eyes or mouth

Mid shot - Shows in some detail whilst still giving some context

Wide shot - establishes the context and setting for the subject

Low angle shot (looking up) - Can give the impression that the subject is powerful

High angle shot (looking down) - Can give the impression the subject matter is vulnerable

Diegetic sound - Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters, sounds made by objects in the story, music represented as coming from instruments in the story space ( = source music), Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world

Non Diegetic sound - Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: narrator's commentary, sound effects which are added for the dramatic effect, mood music Non-diegetic sound is represented as coming from the source outside story space. 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

The Diegetic sound in this is the shooting of the ships and the ships moving around. The sounds of the lightsaber sales also diegetic as the people in the film can hear it; the sounds of the explosions; the sounds of the guns being shot.

The Non Diegetic sounds are the music played over the whole trailer; the person who is talking over the trailer - commentating - is a non-diegetic sound as the actor cannot hear the music.

 This is a wide closeup as it shows the shoulders up to the forehead - it is important to zoom in this much to show the persons face but also the surroundings of them - this creates the mystery of what they are and where they are.

 This is a wide full shot of Rey and BB8 going through a sand desert - the wide shot allows the viewers to question where they are what they are doing in the desert alone when the sun is presumably setting or rising.

 This is a wide medium shot of Rey sitting down in the desert village that she has grown up in; the expression on her face makes it clear that there is something going on behind the camera, however, the anonymity of this creates a mysterious wonder to the audience.

 This is a full closeup of Finn - who is looking confused and is in a stormtrooper outfit which would confuse the audience as they would have never seen a stormtrooper without their helmet on before. The expression on Finn's face is clear to see that he is confused which would later be explained in the film.

 This is a full wide shot of Finn looking out to the desert. As a viewer, it is clear that Finn is looking out - or looking for something which isn't clear to the viewer. This creates mystery to be raised as it is to be questioned as to what he is looking for.

 This is a full wide shot. This creates a large sense of danger and alertness due to the red and black colours surrounding the people of the dark side. This makes the viewers know that there is something bad that is going to happen.

 This is a full close up of the leader of the dark side, however, in the background, there is just darkness - evilness, anger and fear. Kylo Ren is looking straight - slightly looking down - into the camera, giving the impression that Ren is powerful and is not in any way vulnerable.

Part of Post Production Process - The stage in the film-making process in which sound and images are organised to construct an overall narrative. It is how a filmmaker puts together and considers cuts/cutting and applies transitions, special effects etc. to communicate a narrative to an audience; Remember that an audience is a non-active participant who must understand a narrative through the editing, they can only see what you show them; Imagine a film or even a scene from a film without any editing, it would be very interesting! 

1 Action - Multiple Shots - Is multiple cuts to show one continuous action; Match on the action is part of invisible editing which creates flow when watching a scene; The cuts MATCH together so that the audience knows it is one action. 

Shot reverse shot - is when a shot goes from shot A, shot B, shot A, shot B etc; It goes continuously back and forth between the 2 shots to show there is a connection between them; It is often used in conversations so you see what both characters are saying; It is a form of eye-line matching if the character is looking at someone and the next shot is what they look at.

Eye-line match - is the following shot that follows what character is looking at, makes cuts smoother the audience expects the cut to happen and is eager to see what happens next/what character sees. 

Cross-Cutting - Technique of continuously alternating 2 or more scenes that often happen simultaneously (at the same time) but in different locations; As they cross, pace gradually gets faster and fast and tension builds; Often the parallel scenes will intersect to create a climax.

Slow Pace - to make slow/calm/still; a little number of shots/cuts which are long; to make audience calm or bored (perhaps to pay attention to detail or to emphasise emotion)

Medium Pace - To make normal or comfortable; average number shots/cuts which are a medium time which cold show realism

Fast Pace - To make intense, exciting and thrilling; lots of shots/cuts which are short; to make audience tense/excited

B&w –often used to show memory or time period 

Contrast – to alter the lighting (or contrast = very light lights and dark darks sometimes with memories 

Colour - to add a colour filter to show a specific mood; Example ‘The ring’ – many scenes are very blue-ish, which show sterile/coldness etc. 

Animation – titles of shows or cartoons 

CGI – computer generated images (example = avatar, the planet of apes, polar express) 

Fast forward/slow motion – speeding up or slowing down footage 

Ghost trail – see multiple actions (overlapped) to show someone drunk or on drugs 

Blur – to show un-clarity, or fuzzy memory/flashback (bee sting scene – some is blurry when Peeta coming) 

Editing -- Fast Paced - builds up tension - drama - enigma; what is the tiger going to do to Mowgli

Camera Work -- Reverse Shot - going back and forth from the tiger and Mowgli - intense moment - a Wide full shot of Tiger

Camera Work -- Wide Shot - Shows all of Mowgli - Camera moving - orbiting Mowgli - he is the centre of attention of this shot
Editing -- the background is dark - mystery - danger - unknown - lots of dark spots - fog; cannot see that far into the distance

Camera work -- Extreme Wide Shot  

Camera work/Mise en Scene -- Tiger looking down on everyone - shows dominance and power in comparison to those looking up at him who are most likely vulnerable in this position  

Editing -- Brighter colours - less danger - earthy colours - CGI of animals looking up and the tiger and tiger looking down on the other animals - realistic - the tiger on a higher platform; dominance
Sound -- screeching of bird - an absence of sound - animals scared of the tiger

Camera Work -- Wide full shot 

Camera Work/Mise en Scene -- Looking down to camera - prooving dominance and power

Editing -- Clouds in the sky - possible rain - pathetic fallacy?

Camera -- Wide Full Shot - shows the absence of everything - nothing around Mowgli - darkness only around - a young boy is on his own in the dark - a mystery of everything around him

Mise en Scene -- Darkness - only light there is emitting from the flame - Mowgli running quickly across a bridge? - Enigma; what is he running from?

Editing -- pitch black - night time - cannot see into the far distance; cannot see the danger coming - glowing of Bagheera's eyes - looks like danger; not actually danger - looking straight into the camera
Camera -- Wide Full Shot - shows all of the background - nothing in the background - enigma; what is the panther doing?
Mise en Scene - Panther creeping up on something - enigma; what is the panther creeping up on -

Camera Work -- Reverse Shot - Medium/Medium Full shot - shows how small Mowgli is; how much of a young infant he is
Editing -- darkness - enigma; what is the baby doing in the jungle this late and alone
Mise en Scene -- Young Mowgli in the jungle (though some people may not know that it is Mowgli) - darkness - barely in any clothing; too cold?

Camera Work -- Wide Full Shot - shows off a waterfall
Mise en Scene -- Mowgli running along the rocks in front of the waterfall; no worries about falling presumably - change of scene; not in danger as far as the viewer can see; away from harm
Editing -- daytime; lighter and brighter colours - realistic waterfall

Camera Work -- Wide Full Shot - shows off lots of animals climbing up the side of a mountain - enigma; are they running from something or to something
Editing -- realistic GUI animals created - lots of them - danger; going in a group of them
Mise en Scene -- Animals climbing at fast speeds up the side of a cliff - enigma; what is happening?

Camera Work -- Wide Full Shot - shows off all of Mowgli and 5 elephants - shows massive size difference in between Mowgli and the animals; intimidation? - looking up to the elephants; power
Editing -- realistic GUI animals created - dark; nighttime; intimidation towards Mowgli; an enigma; is he in danger? - darkness creates eeriness
Mise en Scene -- Mowgli is standing in front of some elephants as if they are confronting him on something that he has done 

Camera Work -- Wide Mid Full Shot - shows Mowgli standing in front of a snake - massive size comparison - looking up to the snake; shows its dominance; power
Editing -- Realistic GUI snake - scariness - dark muted colours - green and black colours - mist; cannot see far into the distance - snake looks like it could be a twig; camouflage
Mise en Scene -- Mowgli (young boy) standing in front of a massive snake - enigma; is the snake going to do something to Mowgli?

Camera Work -- Wide Full Shot - Shows all of the monkeys surrounding the bear and panther (Mowgli's guardians) - looking down at them; they have no power in the situation 

Mise en Scene - Monkeys running towards both panther and bear - enigma; has something happened to Mowgli? Is something to happen to Mowgli? What is going to happen to them

Editing -- Realistic GUI animals moving; multiple; shadowing - hidden parts 

Camera Work -- Wide Full Shot - Shows Mowgli and Baloo swimming down the stream
Sound -- Baloo singing/humming 'Bare Necessities'; reminiscence to the cartoon version of the film - a contrast to all of the action that has been happening elsewhere in the trailer; lightens the mood right at the end of the trailer
Mise En Scene -- Both Mowgli and Baloo swimming down - shows the viewer the close connection that the two share -