Research and Planning Feedback

Well done Oli - some very enthusiastic responses to film.  Try to stretch yourself now by revisiting posts and exploring them further with the following foci in mind: What single shot - or couple of shots together, stand out and why?  How is this trailer similar or different to others in the genre?  From watching the trailer who do you think the film would appeal to and why?  What's the first shot in the trailer and why have they used it?  How does music make us feel towards the characters or the plot?

Actor interviews

In this video we are interviewing two of the actors in the film. The one on the left is the antagonist (mercenary) in the opening scene and the one on the right is the protagonist that is killed in the opening. This actor is also reused as a second antagonist when his protagonist character has been killed. The actors were asked what role they were playing.

Preliminary Task

In the task we used match on action when Shonam opened the door. We used it it add emphasis to him opening the door. We edited the raw footage to keep the continuity in the clip. An example of this is when Shonam was walking along we had to cut to his feet at the right time. We had to do the same with him opening the door. We kept to the 180 rule when filming the dialogue. this is so the audience doesn't start to think that one person is talking to himself. We also kept to the 30 degree rule. this is because cuts that are less than 30 degrees can look horrible and break the immersion of the audience.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Opening Scene

The music in the start of the scene is mysterious. This makes the audience feel that something secret is about to happen, making them excited about the film as they want to know what is going to happen. The first shot in the scene is a medium shot of an owl sitting on a street name. This makes the audience think that there is some sort of magic involved in the film as owls are commonly associated with wizards. Another factor that makes the audience think that the film is about magic is that one of the characters flies in on a motobike. Motorbikes, needless to say don't normally fly, so this makes the audience think that magic is involved. The main character in the scene is dressed like a wizard. He is dressed in long robes with long grey hair and beard. He is also wearing a long pointy hat. this tells the audience that this character is a wizard. This notion is reinforced by the way that he mysteriously appears out of the strange fog. A second character transforms from a cat into a person. This is enough evidence for the audience to know that the film is about wizards and magic, as people don't shapeshift in reality.

Hunt for red October opening scene analysis

Soviet uniforms

The opening scene tells us that the film is about a soviet submarine. We learn this through the costume of the characters and the fact that they are standing on a submarine's conning tower as it sails to sea. The two characters on screen are wearing soviet naval officer's uniform, this tells us that they are soviet commanders. Another way that we can tell that they are soviets is through the way that they are speaking russian. The diegetic sound works with the camera shots to tell us that the scene is set in Russia. The diegetic sound of the wind can constantly be heard. It is a cold sounding wind, so this works with the establishing shot of the snowy landscape and the aforementioned soviet uniforms to tell us that the scene is set off of the cost of soviet Russia. The editing of the scene is always very slow. They rarely change the camera shot befor 5 seconds has passed since the last change. The let the large black conning tower move in front of the shot before they the title swoops in from the side, like is is on the conning tower itself. The titles start with the name 'Red October in russian before it is translated in to english. The fact that it is swooped in over the top of the conning tower tells the audience that this submarine is the 'Red October' in question.

Indiana jones raiders of the lost ark opening scene analysis.

The first shot in the scene is of Indiana Jones, the main character of the film. We can tell that he is the main character because he is the focus of the camera in the scene. This is shown through the many different camera shots of him and the fact that he has more screen time than the other person. One example of a camera shot that shows that he is the main character is at the beginning when they come around the corner. The other character continues to walk off screen, while he moves into the middle of the shot. He then walks towards the camera, revealing his face that was previously in the dark. He is also the only one of the two to survive. We learn nothing about the plot of the film from this opening scene. this is because it does not tell us anything about what is going on or where they are at this point in time. We do learn however that the main character, indiana jones is an intelligent person. This is because he tried to quickly swap out the golden idol for a bag of sand that he thought was of similar weight. This also shows that he is a professional as he knew that he would need to bring a bag of sand at a certain weight. This shows that he had done previous research. The music is used to build up suspense in the scene as he moves closer to the pedestal.  It does this by gradually becoming louder and more intense. The editing in the scene changes as we move through the scene. It starts off slow as the characters are moving slowly and there is no action. The editing becomes fast when they are running away because the place is collapsing. This is to make the scene more exciting and show more action.