Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Costume: Supernatural-Thriller Project
Make-up: Supernatural-Thriller Project
Locations: Supernatural-Thriller Project
The Treatment
Action: The "Family Omens" opening idea will consist be an interrogation that leads to a flashback of a chase scene in the woods of heaven, ending with a demon pushing the angel from heaven as was the act that created the first demons initially.
Themes: Whilst trying not to be too over dramatic, the basis of the opening story of our project is centered around the foundations of good and evil within biblical lore considering the narrative derives from the justification of the creation of the first demons, whether it was blown out of proportion or not skewed by the petty turn the break in to heaven will be seen as in our project.
Narrative: The narrative may require some set up through titles considering the detail of the history of angels and demons, but the actual point of the angel falling from heaven to be tortured by the demon. This being structured with the interrogation scene which would chronologically occur after the chase as the very first scene of the opening and will carry these events as a flashback in a way to produce a more immediately interesting film.
Characters: The central protagonist will be the angel, named Silas and will be the only angel in question the opening focuses on despite their being two demons chasing him in the woods to represent an unbalance in power. Secondly, however, their will be a main antagonist demon that is yet to be named - this being the demon the chase focuses on until the second takes over by its orders and the one that stands at the interrogation scene.
Setting and Location: The film will mainly be set in Heaven, albeit one that is being taken over, but the choice of location with this will be Newbottle woods considering forestry hold connations of purity which is shared with heaven and angels, but the interrogation part of the opening will be an abandoned building - unspecified on whether this is earth or hell proceeding the fall from heaven.
Mise en Scene: The mese en scene requires to be adequately detailed with a narrative so rich in representation and the colour schemes of black leather for demons which holds rebellious and rough connotations, similar to demons, and will be opposed in the angels with smart white and bright coloured clothing which connotes high class, intellect and power that angels will also be associated with to equate each icon of the characters. Location is of particular interest with heaven where the main chunk of the opening will transpire, a forest has been chosen to represent this because as I have already mentioned is an icon of purity as heaven is. Make up - particularly with the demons - will also be used to represent angels and demons by heavy eyeliner for demons that will represent the black eyes that demons are iconic for.
Camera work: When it comes to such a stereotypical opening as a chase scene through a woods it will be required to storyboard numerous shots put into a fast paced edit to keep the audience interested and the film fundamentally more individual. For instance, extreme close ups may be put as quick shots as they as well as in the dialogue scenes (e.g. in this case, eyes?) by way of not only making the overall scene more interesting to watch but also to really focus on the characters which is what the film will really be about
Editing: Editing will also play a large part of representation, lighting will have to be filtered in within post-production to identify the case scene woods as heaven as well as to signal the beginning and the end of the flash-back. In terms of the power balance between the angel and the demon (the angel having a smarter consume due to the stereotyping we are using for the collect and powerful representation being smeared with mud to show that this is being crumpled) will further be exploited by the giving of the power of high-speed running to the demons that will ultimately be what wins the fight between them; tutorials have been studied on this effect and an understanding has been gathered.
Themes: Whilst trying not to be too over dramatic, the basis of the opening story of our project is centered around the foundations of good and evil within biblical lore considering the narrative derives from the justification of the creation of the first demons, whether it was blown out of proportion or not skewed by the petty turn the break in to heaven will be seen as in our project.
Narrative: The narrative may require some set up through titles considering the detail of the history of angels and demons, but the actual point of the angel falling from heaven to be tortured by the demon. This being structured with the interrogation scene which would chronologically occur after the chase as the very first scene of the opening and will carry these events as a flashback in a way to produce a more immediately interesting film.
Characters: The central protagonist will be the angel, named Silas and will be the only angel in question the opening focuses on despite their being two demons chasing him in the woods to represent an unbalance in power. Secondly, however, their will be a main antagonist demon that is yet to be named - this being the demon the chase focuses on until the second takes over by its orders and the one that stands at the interrogation scene.
Setting and Location: The film will mainly be set in Heaven, albeit one that is being taken over, but the choice of location with this will be Newbottle woods considering forestry hold connations of purity which is shared with heaven and angels, but the interrogation part of the opening will be an abandoned building - unspecified on whether this is earth or hell proceeding the fall from heaven.
Mise en Scene: The mese en scene requires to be adequately detailed with a narrative so rich in representation and the colour schemes of black leather for demons which holds rebellious and rough connotations, similar to demons, and will be opposed in the angels with smart white and bright coloured clothing which connotes high class, intellect and power that angels will also be associated with to equate each icon of the characters. Location is of particular interest with heaven where the main chunk of the opening will transpire, a forest has been chosen to represent this because as I have already mentioned is an icon of purity as heaven is. Make up - particularly with the demons - will also be used to represent angels and demons by heavy eyeliner for demons that will represent the black eyes that demons are iconic for.
Camera work: When it comes to such a stereotypical opening as a chase scene through a woods it will be required to storyboard numerous shots put into a fast paced edit to keep the audience interested and the film fundamentally more individual. For instance, extreme close ups may be put as quick shots as they as well as in the dialogue scenes (e.g. in this case, eyes?) by way of not only making the overall scene more interesting to watch but also to really focus on the characters which is what the film will really be about
Editing: Editing will also play a large part of representation, lighting will have to be filtered in within post-production to identify the case scene woods as heaven as well as to signal the beginning and the end of the flash-back. In terms of the power balance between the angel and the demon (the angel having a smarter consume due to the stereotyping we are using for the collect and powerful representation being smeared with mud to show that this is being crumpled) will further be exploited by the giving of the power of high-speed running to the demons that will ultimately be what wins the fight between them; tutorials have been studied on this effect and an understanding has been gathered.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Genre Research Opening: "The Sixth Sense"
Due to problems with finding the video clip to embed, I have had to resort to using the link to the video of the opening scene of the sixth sense accordingly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeYDl7ggrk
Institution Information:
Institution Information:
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Director: M. Night. Shyamalan.
- Production Companies: Hollywood pictures, Spyglass Entertainment.
- Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures.
- Rated PG-13
- Opening weekend: £257,479 (UK) (5 November)
Title and Credit.
Notably the majority of this short clip of opening is made
of opening titles that appear on a black screen with a fade in and out
animation that deprives the audience of any actual footage and makes them focus
on the detail of casting, production companies etc. The quite score is beneficial to an eery atmosphere that is created by not only the mese en scene but the other factors such as the diagetic and non-diagetic sounds etc. The darkness of the
background creates a good foundation for the ebbing light to turn on as the
first extreme close up which is effectively calm but looms with a preferred reading on an audience that has the knowledge of the fact that this is a thriller film thus having the audience on the edge of their seat, waiting for something drastic to happen.
Camera and Editing
This shot being used for the entirety of this opening
segment, presenting an immediate lurking atmosphere as well as an effectively
interesting shot.The drift between the titles and darkness of the cellar with the flickering on of the light introduces the setting with a remarkably effective and immediate "creepy"atmosphere which is already a connotation of cellars to a certain extent. This gives the effect similar to that of my last point in the previous paragraph as the woman walks down the stairs as scene from behind the shelves and what they carry - presenting this character as one that the audience should look out for in terms of someone is danger as well as a likely important character. With nothing but the non-diagetic sounds of the door opening and the footsteps as this character comes down the stairs the silence adds to the preferred reading of being in suspense with the "hair on the back of your neck" feeling of being watched, fitting with the atmosphere created by the composition of the shot initially.
Genre Opening Research: "Now You See Me."
Institution Information:
- Now You See Me (2013)
- Director: Louis Leterrier
- Production Companies: Summit Entertainment, K/O Paper Products.
- Distributed by Summit Entertainment.
- Rated PG-13
- Opening weekend: $29,254,674 (USA) (31 May)
Camera and Editing.
The immediate close up of the first mans face leaves the audience assuming this the or one of the main antagonists, as well as focusing immediately and solely on his actions as is common place of a card trick which in terms of trying to figure how its done. Camera work is similarly shown for each new character in a specific way relevant to their talent (e.g. Zooming out of a picture of the hypnotists eyes and leading to the older version of the character, the quick cuts and range of shots for the escape artist with a high action routine) these camera movements and editing choices not only lead the audience to be more interested in the characters but equally with the film itself.
Cutting through each of these characters locations and other areas of the mese en scene as well as over-viewing their ability proves an effective way of covering the characters that - being in this format - are the most important ones or at least ones to pay attention to, as well as proceeding with something that could have caused problems in terms of amount of set up.This making the scene a dynamic one overall, not lingering on specific tricks and going onto a new character quickly to prevent making the sequence boring.
Cutting through each of these characters locations and other areas of the mese en scene as well as over-viewing their ability proves an effective way of covering the characters that - being in this format - are the most important ones or at least ones to pay attention to, as well as proceeding with something that could have caused problems in terms of amount of set up.This making the scene a dynamic one overall, not lingering on specific tricks and going onto a new character quickly to prevent making the sequence boring.
Genre Opening Research: "The Bourne Identity."
Due to problems with finding the video clip to embed, I have had to resort to using the link to the video of the opening scene of the Bourne identity accordingly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9DhUhUCeU
Institution Information:
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- Director: Doug Liman
- Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The Hypnotic.
- Distributed by Universal Pictures.
- Rated PG - 13
- Opening weekend: $932,960 (Japan) (24 January)
Title and Credits
The opening title within this sequence does not appear until a good minute and a half into the film. Instead the dark screen of the idents is broken with a sudden flash of lighting and the low long shot of the body floating in the water. This same shot, or a similar one considering this is taking place in something of a dual narrative, is what cuts away from the title and therefore focusing the author on the impressing bleak connotations of this body floating at see on the laughing sailors in the boat. Furthermore the animation on the title fits the genre well, with subtle flashes rather than an outright bang that might be better fitting a more prominent action based film as well as the curious flickering animation that also fits well into the codes and conventions of a Thriller film in this respect.
Camera and Editing.
As previously mentioned the initial low angle long shot is a dramatic way of opening the film, as with the connotations of drama and the diagetic crack of lightning. This shot and the close ups of the bodies as the narrative switches between these and the sailors on the boat create tension over the way the two plot points will intertwine thus quickly establishing part of the appeal fans of thriller might find one of the most enjoyable features within a film of "being on the edge of their seat". More specifically on the shots of these sailors the close ups and high angles of shaky footage do well in making the shots more intimate as well as stressing the locations cramped quarters and the shaking part of the boat onto the audience; the preferred reading and effect of this on the audience being intended to sum the characters position at this point and including the audience into this - leading the dread of the body to be even more prominent and almost personal.
As previously mentioned the initial low angle long shot is a dramatic way of opening the film, as with the connotations of drama and the diagetic crack of lightning. This shot and the close ups of the bodies as the narrative switches between these and the sailors on the boat create tension over the way the two plot points will intertwine thus quickly establishing part of the appeal fans of thriller might find one of the most enjoyable features within a film of "being on the edge of their seat". More specifically on the shots of these sailors the close ups and high angles of shaky footage do well in making the shots more intimate as well as stressing the locations cramped quarters and the shaking part of the boat onto the audience; the preferred reading and effect of this on the audience being intended to sum the characters position at this point and including the audience into this - leading the dread of the body to be even more prominent and almost personal.
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