Clip B (strangers on a train)
The beginning of this scene, the producers have to use high-key lighting because since the film is in black and white, they have to distinct the shapes and people in this scene. There is lots of shadows from the carasel and the background because it's taking place at night so the only light is really coming from the streets or the rides going on. At the beginning too, the camera is mostly focused on the guy holding the gun because they want to emphasize that character more than the other one that is behind him and is a little blurry. They do a 360 degree turn to show the perspective of a character that jumps on the carasel so it seems like the audience is with him on the ride. Also they do a great job switching between when the audience can just see the carasel going in circles and the fight where they can only see the background passing. The music goes through most of the fight and it changes dramatically through the scene when there fighting, to also the guy who is crawling under and also to the screaming moms. There's many high and low angles to show when the two men were fighting on the ground of the carasel and also to when they were looking up and the angle was low so it made the horses seem huge.
Clip C (silence of the lambs)
In the opening of this scene, they do an extreme close-up to the guys face that is holding a bug or what not. The audience can only see his eyes and nose and the bug he's examining which gives the audience a better view of what the guys looks like and also what he is looking at. There is many angle shots of high and low angles. When the guy is looking at the girl in a little whole in the house, they are using a high angle to show that he's looking down on her and then the opposite (low angle) when it shows from her perspective of seeing the guy looking down at her. They are using the rule of thirds for composition on the short shot of the guy holding behind the tree. The guys face is where the first top horizontal line is and the tree is on the left side of the screen. They are also using crosscutting to show between the people in the house and the men that is surrounding the house. This gives the audience a time frame to know what is happening as one another event seems to be going on. Panning and zoom has to be used throughout the scene to make the scenes differ. The panning is usually for the outside scenes where the men are surveliencing there surroundings and the zoom is mostly used inside to show the people talking and what they are doing. To make the inside of the house seem darker and have more contrast, they used low-key lighting to create shadows. Also I noticed that there is no music to show the intensity of the scene and this makes every little noise important to the audience.
Clip D (magnolia)
This scene is an example of a long take which gives the audience a feel like something interesting will happen. It kind of gives suspense in this specific take because the audience doesn't really know what they are looking at and if something bad will happen to any of the characters. I love how they do a great job with being in front of the objects and in back and I love how they switch characters but it's really random so were not sure if they are important and also where they are leading us. People will also notice how steady the camera is and that they are using a stadicam so that it's very easy to maneuver with but also can follow really quickly. It can also make quick turns when they turn the corner and also when they are changing perspective of the character being in front of the camera and in back. They had to use wide-angle lens in the scene because they are walking down a long hallway and they have to be in focus. Also I noticed in the beginning when they changed from the back of the characters to the front, they used that to show the setting of where they were.
Clip F (zerkalo)
Somthing I noticed the most in this scene was the changes in sound. There is no music and every turn that the camera took was a different event that was occuring and the sound was so different which I thought was weird since they were in the same house moving only a few feet away. In the first shot was the two kids sitting around the table and leaving and in the background you could hear the ticking of the clock and then the object falling off the table. Every little noise made seemed so much louder in that scene because it was so quiet. Then when the camera moves slightly to the left, you could start hearing a man and a woman speaking a language. That shot seemed to use a middle-focal-length lens because the two people were kind of blurry in the back but I wasn't sure if maybe that was just the quality of the recording. Also then when the boy comes out of that room and leads the camera to the porch where than all of a sudden you hear this burning sound and then you see the fire. This shot was and extreme long shot to show the burning house in the back and the two people at different lengths staring at the burning house. The lighting is very low key in the house to show the shadows and the mysteriousness of it all. Also this scene is a long take because it's on continuous take without any cuts.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Best Picture Nominee Blogging Assignment
Pre-Writing Inception:
1. Confusing
2. Good ending
3. The plot was really good
Toy Story 3
1. SUPER CUTE
2. I hate Lotso
3. I feel bad for the baby even though he's really creepy
The Social Network
1. Funny
2. Good movie pace
3. Mark was mean to Eduardo
The King's Speech
1. The camera shots were really nice
2. Funny
3. The plot flowed well
True Grit
1. The girl was funny
2. Great set
3. The beginning and ending were cool
Winter's Bone
1. Long and Boring
2. The music was nice
3. The set was cool
1.Inception: It took me a while after the movie to comprehend everything that actually happened. I was really confused the first time i saw this but after I watched this a second time I understood it better. I loved this movie though because I thought it took a lot of time thinking about how they were going to run the scenes. It's my favorite movie out of all of them that we've watched because it really makes me think and it had some creepy parts too like Cobb's wife and the way she spoke. The plot is all over the place and at the beginning, the audience doesn't know what is going on. I thought that the acting was really good especially the girl, Ellen Page. Also it didn't hurt having Joseph Gordon Levitt in it because I think he's extremely attractive. The acting was great and I loved how the ending made you really talk about whether you thought that Cobb was still in a dream or he got out. I love those kind of movies with a cliff hanger even though it annoys me that I will never know for sure.
2.Toy Story 3: I thought out of all the Toy Story movies, the third was definitely the best. I loved the plot and I even thought it was scary at some parts. Like when the crew is escaping and the baby is on guard duty and turns his head all the way around. I thought that part was actually disturbing and the noise that she makes. I loved how they explained how Lotso became so angry and I was really surprised at the ending that he would try to kill them still after he seemed so grateful that they saved his life. I HATE LOTSO!!!!! I thought that the voice overs were really good and I was glad that they all sounded the same because I hate when voice overs for characters change. I usually don't like animation movies too much because they don't really hold my attention as much as with real people but I thought it was funny and it's definitely worth seeing again.
3.The Social Network: This movie was pretty good. The beginning was really confusing because they were talking so fast and I couldn't understan what they were saying. I thought the characters who played each character was really good in terms of how they should come across to the audience. I really disliked Mark even though I found him cute. It was just that he was such a jerk to his friends and girlfriend that made him so annoying. My favorite scene was at the club because I loved how they did the lighting and music in the background. The shots varied well and I think they did a good job keeping the audience into the movie. I would definitely say I liked the movie though it was not one of my favorites. The plot was kind of fast moving and it may have been a little boring at some parts. I thought that the characters were funny though like when Eduardo's girlfriend burned the scarf that he gave her and also the scene where Sean Parker and his friend came to Mark's house and he was throwing beer at them.
4.The King's Speech: I liked the Kings Speech even though it was boring. My favorite part of the movie is when he and his therapist is doing those excersises and I loved how the camera zoomed in and then out for every different day. I thought the angle shots were really creative and I also thought that the lighting was very natural in the movie. It seemed like every light in a room was from a window and I liked that. I also enjoyed the scenes where the characters are outside and the camera shots are very long and narrow. The scene at the end was well done too, I thought that the actor put a lot of emotion into that scene and I liked how the audience could see the reactions of the other people that were listening to it. I thought it was interesting that an article on the review of this movie said they were trying to resemble the shot like King George VI's mouth and how its very restricting. The acting was well done and I thought the humor was great.
5.True Grit: I liked the movie even though I thought it got long after awhile. I loved the girl who played Mattie Ross and it surprises me each time I saw her acting that she was only 13 years old when she did this movie. I thought that the plot was just okay and so as the acting of the other characters. The thing that I do love about this movie was the setting. I thought that the set was great and it looked real. I also enjoyed the beginning when you could hear Mattie's voice telling a little about what happened. Also when she was on the train and you could see her face through the train window and how at the end they had a shot like that but when she's older. This movie is not one of my favorites that we watched in class but I'm glad I got to see it.
6.Winter's Bone: Of all the movies that we watched in class, Winter's Bone was the least satisfying. I thought it was boring and I did think that some scenes were suspenceful like when the three characters were on the canoe and were cutting her fathers arms off so she would have proof that he died. I thought that they were going to shoot her and dump her body in the lake or I thought that something was going to grab her arm when she reached into the water. I thought the fact that a lot of times there were no music except for the natural wind and footsteps added to that suspense. Other than that I thought it wasn't such a great movie. The acting was pretty good I just thought the plot didn't interest me much. I definitely am more into the comedy kind of movies or ones that make me think.
1. Confusing
2. Good ending
3. The plot was really good
Toy Story 3
1. SUPER CUTE
2. I hate Lotso
3. I feel bad for the baby even though he's really creepy
The Social Network
1. Funny
2. Good movie pace
3. Mark was mean to Eduardo
The King's Speech
1. The camera shots were really nice
2. Funny
3. The plot flowed well
True Grit
1. The girl was funny
2. Great set
3. The beginning and ending were cool
Winter's Bone
1. Long and Boring
2. The music was nice
3. The set was cool
1.Inception: It took me a while after the movie to comprehend everything that actually happened. I was really confused the first time i saw this but after I watched this a second time I understood it better. I loved this movie though because I thought it took a lot of time thinking about how they were going to run the scenes. It's my favorite movie out of all of them that we've watched because it really makes me think and it had some creepy parts too like Cobb's wife and the way she spoke. The plot is all over the place and at the beginning, the audience doesn't know what is going on. I thought that the acting was really good especially the girl, Ellen Page. Also it didn't hurt having Joseph Gordon Levitt in it because I think he's extremely attractive. The acting was great and I loved how the ending made you really talk about whether you thought that Cobb was still in a dream or he got out. I love those kind of movies with a cliff hanger even though it annoys me that I will never know for sure.
2.Toy Story 3: I thought out of all the Toy Story movies, the third was definitely the best. I loved the plot and I even thought it was scary at some parts. Like when the crew is escaping and the baby is on guard duty and turns his head all the way around. I thought that part was actually disturbing and the noise that she makes. I loved how they explained how Lotso became so angry and I was really surprised at the ending that he would try to kill them still after he seemed so grateful that they saved his life. I HATE LOTSO!!!!! I thought that the voice overs were really good and I was glad that they all sounded the same because I hate when voice overs for characters change. I usually don't like animation movies too much because they don't really hold my attention as much as with real people but I thought it was funny and it's definitely worth seeing again.
3.The Social Network: This movie was pretty good. The beginning was really confusing because they were talking so fast and I couldn't understan what they were saying. I thought the characters who played each character was really good in terms of how they should come across to the audience. I really disliked Mark even though I found him cute. It was just that he was such a jerk to his friends and girlfriend that made him so annoying. My favorite scene was at the club because I loved how they did the lighting and music in the background. The shots varied well and I think they did a good job keeping the audience into the movie. I would definitely say I liked the movie though it was not one of my favorites. The plot was kind of fast moving and it may have been a little boring at some parts. I thought that the characters were funny though like when Eduardo's girlfriend burned the scarf that he gave her and also the scene where Sean Parker and his friend came to Mark's house and he was throwing beer at them.
4.The King's Speech: I liked the Kings Speech even though it was boring. My favorite part of the movie is when he and his therapist is doing those excersises and I loved how the camera zoomed in and then out for every different day. I thought the angle shots were really creative and I also thought that the lighting was very natural in the movie. It seemed like every light in a room was from a window and I liked that. I also enjoyed the scenes where the characters are outside and the camera shots are very long and narrow. The scene at the end was well done too, I thought that the actor put a lot of emotion into that scene and I liked how the audience could see the reactions of the other people that were listening to it. I thought it was interesting that an article on the review of this movie said they were trying to resemble the shot like King George VI's mouth and how its very restricting. The acting was well done and I thought the humor was great.
5.True Grit: I liked the movie even though I thought it got long after awhile. I loved the girl who played Mattie Ross and it surprises me each time I saw her acting that she was only 13 years old when she did this movie. I thought that the plot was just okay and so as the acting of the other characters. The thing that I do love about this movie was the setting. I thought that the set was great and it looked real. I also enjoyed the beginning when you could hear Mattie's voice telling a little about what happened. Also when she was on the train and you could see her face through the train window and how at the end they had a shot like that but when she's older. This movie is not one of my favorites that we watched in class but I'm glad I got to see it.
6.Winter's Bone: Of all the movies that we watched in class, Winter's Bone was the least satisfying. I thought it was boring and I did think that some scenes were suspenceful like when the three characters were on the canoe and were cutting her fathers arms off so she would have proof that he died. I thought that they were going to shoot her and dump her body in the lake or I thought that something was going to grab her arm when she reached into the water. I thought the fact that a lot of times there were no music except for the natural wind and footsteps added to that suspense. Other than that I thought it wasn't such a great movie. The acting was pretty good I just thought the plot didn't interest me much. I definitely am more into the comedy kind of movies or ones that make me think.
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