This is telling us that the most common films of this year are Action and mainly PG which means it is based at young aged people.
Friday, 26 October 2012
Monday, 15 October 2012
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Codes and Conventions of Pink Panther
The Hook
The hook in this opening credits, is how the little cartoon characters actually link in with the film and what theyre doing links in with film also.
Set the Scene
This doesnt set the scene as it clearly shows but this reflects on the hook as it makes you want to knowwhat the film is going to be about.Introduce Characters
The characters arent introduced properly in this opening credit but they are used by written conventions and showing us the man as a detective kind of man shows us there must be one that features in the film.
Introduce the genre
The genre doesnt get shown to us very clearly but you can tell just from the music and how the cartoons act that it is a comedy but with detective that is in the opening credits it shows us it could be a bit of a mystery aswell.
Credits
The credits are shown in different light colours which fits in with the comedy genre. Some of the credits are moved on by the things that are going on with the characters e.g. when he has his lighton the writing it sets a light so it burns out and the next credit pops up, this makes it more fun and comedy- like.
Codes and Conventions of Se7en
The code is Technical. The hook was that it makes me want too know what they seem to investigating and it makes me want to know who it is thats doing it.
Set the scene
The code was also technical. I think it is set in America somewhere as you can here loud sirens and it shows the tall buildings that you generally see in American cities. The time it is in is present day.
Introduce Characters
The code for this is technical and written. We know the character that Morgan Freeman plays is restless as he can't sleep. We also know that Brad Pitt and Gwenth Paltrow are a couple as they are sleeping in the same bed as eachother.Introduce the genre
Technical, written and symbolic are the code for this convention. I think this film to be a thriller/ mystery type film. As the mystery of the person who is making the book at the beginning. The music in the backgroud is very deep and lowwhich makes it very creepy.
Credits
This code is technical and written. The writing flickers which makes you feel quite uneasy.
Codes and Conventions of Six Feet Under
The Hook
The hook in this film title sequence is that its showing us someone is dead. It shows different stages of the persons death fro them being on the bed dead, to them being wheeled out of the hospital, to them being in their coffin at a funeral. The hook here is that we want to know who it is and why their death is at such importance for the film to start with this person.
Set the Scene
The scene is outside probable where this person has been buried as when it shows where the coffin will be buried which is beneath a tree which symbols the cycle of life and death, that's when the main title appears, which obviously is the main line to the story. Some of the film could be set in the hospital because the dead body is shown a lot in the hospital
Introduce characters
No characters have been shown properly in this title sequence, the only character you get shown glimpses of is the person that is dead but means that this mystery person must be important in the film.
Introduce the genre
I would say by the way this title sequence has been represented, that the genre of this film would be a thriller, as the music is very freaky but kind of happy it adds to the weird film opening. It could also be a comedy, for example The dark Shadows.
Credits
The credits always appear at the same point the music comes on, so its all in sync which is a good idea because then you notice the titles more. They are in white and quite a few of the shots are black so the writing appears more brighter and you are more likely to read it.
The Hook
The hook in this film title sequence is that its showing us someone is dead. It shows different stages of the persons death fro them being on the bed dead, to them being wheeled out of the hospital, to them being in their coffin at a funeral. The hook here is that we want to know who it is and why their death is at such importance for the film to start with this person.
Set the Scene
The scene is outside probable where this person has been buried as when it shows where the coffin will be buried which is beneath a tree which symbols the cycle of life and death, that's when the main title appears, which obviously is the main line to the story. Some of the film could be set in the hospital because the dead body is shown a lot in the hospital
Introduce characters
No characters have been shown properly in this title sequence, the only character you get shown glimpses of is the person that is dead but means that this mystery person must be important in the film.
Introduce the genre
I would say by the way this title sequence has been represented, that the genre of this film would be a thriller, as the music is very freaky but kind of happy it adds to the weird film opening. It could also be a comedy, for example The dark Shadows.
Credits
The credits always appear at the same point the music comes on, so its all in sync which is a good idea because then you notice the titles more. They are in white and quite a few of the shots are black so the writing appears more brighter and you are more likely to read it.
Friday, 5 October 2012
Convections of an opening scene
The purpose of a film opening is too grab the audiences attention straight away, so they are hooked into the film and want to carry on watching it as they are intrigued. The opening of the film will also show the genre of the film and who the protagonist is and the antagonist.
The timing convections in most film openings are about 2-5 minutes long. However some films start with acting first and when that's done it then goes into the titles.
In the film openings it usually sets the scene, so we know the location of the film.
It always introduces the key characters within the first few minutes of a film, e.g. in action films, you are always introduced to the hero and the villain straight away.
the film opening usually introduces pre plot, so it kind of lets the audience in to what the film is going to be about.
Key credits are big thing at the opening of a film, it tells us what company it is part of, logos and who the director of the film is.
It sometimes starts with equilibrium, so a big event will occur straight away, so this hooks people into the film.
The timing convections in most film openings are about 2-5 minutes long. However some films start with acting first and when that's done it then goes into the titles.
In the film openings it usually sets the scene, so we know the location of the film.
It always introduces the key characters within the first few minutes of a film, e.g. in action films, you are always introduced to the hero and the villain straight away.
the film opening usually introduces pre plot, so it kind of lets the audience in to what the film is going to be about.
Key credits are big thing at the opening of a film, it tells us what company it is part of, logos and who the director of the film is.
It sometimes starts with equilibrium, so a big event will occur straight away, so this hooks people into the film.
Monday, 1 October 2012
Codes and Conventions of an opening scene
Codes
Technical Codes
This includes camera techniques, framing, depth of field, mise en scene, editing, lighting and sound.
Symbolic Codes
This refers to objects, setting, body language, clothing and colour.
Written Codes
This is in the
form of
headlines,
captions, speech bubbles and language style.
Convection
Conventions are accepted ways of communicating codes as a particular message.
At the start of one of the Saw films it shows you straight away that the film will be a gory horror by whats happening. It shows you what type of things will be happening further on in the film. This Saw is the fourth one and it carries on staright away from the third one so people recognise the character straight away.
Preliminary Exercise
This is my preliminary video me and my group took part in.
Overall I think it went well for our first time making a short clip. The things that I think went well were the continuity shots, it changes quite smoothly during the video. also the shot/reverse shot, as we had to keep swapping to each shoulder I think we got the camera back in the correct place again, so it didn't look like we actually moved the camera away. it was good also as we took a number of shots as back up in case anything went wrong, so if something did go wrong in one shot we had another to fall back on if we needed it.
One part I could of improved on in my video was including the match on action shot properly as it looks messy during the clip. In the clip of sky writing in her book, when I zoom into her hand it's at a different angle and doesn't look like a good match on action shot.
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