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Microaspects, such as sound, edditing, angles, are used to back up Macro aspects in theory, such as narrative, genre and representation.
Thriller shots: High angle shots of women in Dracula films reiforce the idea of gender by showing the helplessness of female characters. This backs up the steriotypical dominant idealology of women being inferiour to men. Hustle The idealology of gender is represented in a stereotypical way for women but it challanges the idealology for men. The man in the shop is in a steroetypically feminine career, this is higlighted by the change between the man and a conversation between two men at a gentlemen's club. The two men in the bar epitimise massculinity. They are discussing business over whiskey and smoking. The men seem more sophisticated than the contrasting woman and man in the shop. This mice-en-scene of a stereotypical business man by connotating that they are serious about getting the job done. This is further reinforced through slow-pace editing, showing a sophisticated atmosphere. The absence of women in the club highlights the masculine feel. At transition between the two scenes, there is a wipe effect. This highlights the difference between the two meenwhies, as well as making the men seem even more superiour to the next scene. This is done because the transition creates the idea that the sophisticated men have finished in deciding the next course of business and therefore can go back to the other scene where ladies are shoping in their natural environment. The whole clip shows an upper class of people. The men are in a gentlemans club alone, sugesting that they are too superiour to enter a usual pub. This is hinted by their use of glass, it is a crafted glass for a higher class of peope, and their choice of Whiskey which is expenisve. The woman enteres a designer store and demands a louis vouton dress. This higner class representation means gender can be shown as more of a split as Men are stereotypically in the working role and the women just spend the money. This is higlighted because the woman talks about a ring that her husband has brought her, and the men have no mention of women. The first two women in the extract are examples of gender idealologies that are challanged and reinforced. There is a low angle shot for the first woman in the scene, reinforcing her insignificance to the narrative and inability to afford the dress. However, there is an eyelievel shot of the seccond woman, the show of her hand pans to her face, showing that she is a sexual object. In CSI Miami, a range of technical equiptment is used to help the audiance understand function and purpose. The opening credits use a variety of details to establish genre. For example, they use iconography of Miami by showing scenery, swamps, cities and crime, which is associated with Miami. In opening credits, formulas turn into words, which links to the genre of crme by highlighting the use of farensic science and investigation. There are character previews. This makes the audiance expect the programe to include the lives of the characters. The detectives wear glasses and carry guns, which gives a sence of mystery but also Mauric nature, also shown in the choice of rock music.
However, in walking dead, the opening chredits beguin to establish the genre by providing clues to the programme's purpose. The use of flowing liquid in a bottle swishing around can be linked with a chemical that the team might use to solve a crime. Also the magnifying glass hints that a hidden problem is undercovered. The use of this iconography is that of a crime/investigatin/thriller. There are no character profiles shown, so the audiance can expect the programme to be narrative driven. In the opening scene of T2, the 180 degree shot was broken when the main character walks into a bar. The camera changes from 1st person to 3rd person, looking at the character. This creates an unatural feel, which is effective as we start to see that this character is unnatural, to emphasise this.
Shot/reverse shot was used in conversation between the bar owner and the character. This creates a feeling of proximity to the characters, like the viewer is in the conversation. Also, sugesting that they are in argument to build tension. Match of action was used at all times to make the shot flow and seem realistic. Pan up was used low angle shot was used as the character exited the bar, this makes him appeat larger and therefore superiour, highlighting his new clothes and image. Iconography is help to define an audiance's expectations. E.g. A setting of a Georgen style building behind a state garden and a lake habbited by swans is Iconography for a Romantic Period Drama. Clip: Battlefield 3
Genre: First person shot, modern warfare. Iconography: Flash, fuzz, music, noise, soldiers, helecopters, tense drone, blood, fire, flash lighting, Smashes, building ruined, uniform, eary quiet, Shaking camera, alley, barred gates, abandoned, interfearence on the screen, war log font, earthy, drained colour. Clip: GTA Genre: Shoot-em-up, crime. Iconography: Colourful, flowered shirts, Paradice, Cars, guns, stealing, Boss, gangsta war, no children, casual violence (calm music), spanish, miami. Prop's believed that every enjoyable story would have certain characters in it, where they would do the same jobs, and would end in a certain way, In order for it to be accepted by the audiance.
The Opening Of Inception (2010):Inception opens with a shot of a violent sea. The sea can represent emotion and or action in the film. In this case, the violent sea gives the impression of a hectic emotional journey for the main character in this movie. This is also a strange setting to open on, as it is not a steady ideal (on which a realization can take place and the characters are set on a journey). Instead, the sea gives the impression that the character never had a steady opening and has always been emotionally disturbed, or that the film starts in the middle of a crisis. The character is washed up on a beach, this is obviously accidental which makes the next shot unexpected; The first thing the character sees is two children playing. The children are faced away from him which creates an edge. They are also placed far from him, and he stretches his hand towards them, which hints that he knows them but also that they are some kind of mirage or memory (but definitely unreal). A foreign soldier, holding a gun, pokes his back. The soldier represents violence and a world at war/security, and, because the character is being analyzed by the soldier, this means that the character is seen as a threat. The soldier speaks a different language, so this is now set in a foreign country. The main character carries only a gun, which hints at a violent life. The soldier shouts to another guard on some rocks and the camera pans up to a castle like building on a cliff. The soldiers are definitely now for security rather than part of a war, and the house represents a higher power to them as the angling of the camera makes the house intimidating. There is no life apart from the humans in this clip, which makes this not a very nice place (Normally a lush area is seen as a paradise, this is opposite to that). The Opening Of Pulp Fiction (1994): The first frame is the definition of the word 'pulp'. It is the second meaning that is relevant (a magazine or book containing lurid subject matter..). This sets the tone of the film immediately. This fades out, which hints that this is intended to be in mind throughout the film? It cuts to a medium shot which introduces the main characters in this scene: A couple having a conversation while eating dinner. The main man is smoking and seems relaxed, meaning he is being very casual, and his use of clothing suggests he is some sort of a rebel. The woman is a contrast, she sits upright and seems happy. There is a slight sound behind their conversation, and the view of the street which lets the audience know they are in a busy environment. Out of dialogue, the couple are otherwise ordinary. This contrasts to the stereotypical view of criminals (dark outfits, discussing crime in an isolated area). The waitress looks happy to serve them and the woman is pleasant towards her. She's a bit too smiley though, which suggests to the audience that the way she acts to strangers is different to her true self. When a new prop is introduced (the gun), the massive contrast between the comfort and the violence the gun symbolizes, makes the audience on edge. When they stand with guns, they are seen as dominant because of the angle of the camera. Mise-en-scene is how the setting in the scene portrays a personality of a character or place. It shows the audiance an impression of a character or setting without dialogue.
The scene in Casino Royale uses mice-en-scene to show this. The scene beguins in a crowded area and they run through the streets of a slum-like village. This gives a hint of where it is (eg. Modern Day, 3rd world). this Is also added to when they enter a building site (looking like they're building a skyscraper or something), hinting at a developing country. The effect of this would mean they are in a foreign country and the people are vaguely poor, but the building hints at some money, but this would be governmental (this is probably not fair, because of the devide between poor and rich). There is also army men who have guns that are patroling the scene. This hints at a world at war, the audiance expects violence and gangs. Shot 1: The Zolly (Dolly Zoom) The zolly adds drama by confusing the visual experience for the viewer, by zooming out with the camera while using a dolly to move in. The subject stands out as separated from the background and looks as if they’re floating towards the camera. Example: Goodfellas in the café: Shot 2: Tracking Shot The Tracking shot a specific camera angle in which the subject being filmed is followed by the camera. This creates a tense effect to the audience as it suggests that the person is being perused by someone else. Example: The Shining when Danny is riding a tricycle through the hall. Shot 3: Long shot The Long Shot is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the usual, lasting several minutes. It can be used for dramatic and narrative effect, and in moving shots is often accomplished through the use of a dolly. Example: The Car journey in Children of Men (lasting 4.08) Shot 4: Over the Shoulder Shot Over the shoulder shot is when the camera is placed over the shoulder of the character, usually used in conversation. The characters head and shoulders are seen in the foreground and are used as a framing device for the shot, this way both characters are physically present in the shot. Example: The Piano when Ada’s looking back at the beach to the piano left behind. Shot 5: Rack Focus A Rack focus is changing the focus of the lens during a shot. The term could refer to a small change of focus or it could refer to a more sudden change. It either controls the attention of the audience or mimics the thoughts of one of the characters. Shot 6: Trunk Shot The Trunk shot is a camera angle which appears to be looking out from the trunk of a car. Usually used in crime and thriller movies, to make the audience feel they are in the film, and possibly intimidated. Example: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction ect... |
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