Secret and Lies

 

1) 

A)The costumes of the actors is rather scruffy trying to look nice but the child’s dress is less formal. The facial expressions show the child and man not wanting to be there and unhappy faces with the women smiling and exited. The hair of the women is a lot nicer and sorted out were as the men’s look’s more scruffy and untidy. The men are slouched were as the women seem like they want to be there.

 B)The only sound is talking but the lighting is from the left side and the flash of the camera is also  to the left as you can see the mans shadow.

 C)Grumpy and the older women seems more posh and says British sayings E.G “say cheese”

 D)All of the colours are very dull and not very bright.

 E)A classic British family.

 F)To show what some British family's are like.    

2) 

A)The costume of the actor is rather little he has a boxing gloves on and a pair of shorts and belt but apart from that not much. He has no hair so it makes him look more mean looking. Its unclear whether he has make-up or not. He expressions is aggressive, but not in a mean way. He is showing of his victory. His facial expression is always mean, but in a jokey sort of way.

B)The light is focused on him throughout, to show his superior.

C)This slide resembles USA more to me, but that could be why it represents Britain, as we look up to them and are envious

D)The colours are very coordinated with the reds and blacks. It makes him look flash.

E)He is the stereo-type of a boxer. Basking in his victory in a smug way.

3)

A) The scene is a nurse getting her photo taking and she is wearing a nurse’s uniform and has hardly any make-up.

B) There is a light coming from the left to the right from the camera.

C) The typical low paid unhappy NHS worker.

D) The blue is a standard nurse’s uniform and the background is plain.

E) The nurse’ has been portrayed as an unhappy worker.

F) To show that even nurse’ can smile.

4)

A) Costume is very white, pure and neutral. Hair is natural, no product. Make-up is lightly done. Body language is joyful and genuine. Facial expression are happy

B) Sound and lightening is soft not to bright

C) There is not a lot of representation to Britain in this clip

D) The color is pure and neutral all white

E) The stereo type is positive, resembling

F) This shows how much people love there babies and how loving Britain can be.

5)

A) Costume is red from the women with a blue collar on the dog. Hair is natural, no product. Make-up is only on the women. Body language is joyful and genuine from the dog as well. Facial expression are happy

B) Sound is the man telling the women to get out the way.

C) There is not a lot of representation to Britain in this clip apart from the women loving the dog.

D) The colours are mainy red on the women with the blank background.

E) The stereo type is of British people loving there dogs and being proud of it.

F) To show Britain's bond with animals mainly dogs

6)

A) Costume is blue with a white bow and chair for the cat. Hair is natural, with it down the side. Make-up is only on the women and the cats hair is down the side. Body language is from the women and is happy and very expressive. Facial expressions are happy and joyful.

B) Sound is the man and the woman walking and then a second women adjusting the bow on the chair.

C) There is not a lot of representation to Britain in this clip apart from the women loving the dog.

D) The colors are mainly white on the Chair, Bow and cat with the woman wearing blue.

E) The stereo type is of British people loving cats and being proud of it (Very loving).

F) To show Britain's bond with animals cats and the love for them all.

7)

A) Costume is a brown suit from the Indian man and a grey suit from the photographer. Hair is slicked down with a parting in the middle. There is no real makeup visible. Body language is the Indian man showing posture. Facial expressions are serious and nervous.

B) Sound is the man saying to the Indian man that its getting married time so its important.

C) There is not a lot of representation to Britain in this clip apart from the fact that he talks very un-posh/slang.

D) The colors are mainly brown along with the background with the photographer wearing gray.

E) The stereo type is of British people talking slang and how our culture has changed.

F) To show Britain's multi cultured society.

8)

A) Costume is formal with the man wearing a fez and its quite comical. Hair is under the fez but he had a very large moustache. Make-up is strongly done around the forehead and eyes. Body language forceful and strong. Facial expressions are of seriousness and anger. 

B) Sound is of him saying “I Don’t Want Flash” and then the flash of the camera, but he is not listened to maybe because of his outfit he is taken seriously.

C) There is a lot of representation to Britain in this clip from the fact that he is serious and grumpy. Also it shows British comedy, in being serious and a big part of our culture

D) The colours are the black and white of the suit with the fez being a strong red colours.

E) The stereotype is of a comedian or magician. He is looks like the famous comedian Tommy Copper

F) They have stereotyped him to show British comedy 

9)

A) The costumes are very open and showing. Hair on the women is tidy and well kept. There is a lot of make up on the women. Body language is one of a very sexual manor . Facial expressions are meant to show people them women being sexy.

B) Sound is the man saying to the women that his nearly there and the photo’s been taken.

C) Its hard to tell wither there is any representation of being British in this clip as its no very often photo like this are taken.

D) The colors all clash which means you look at all of the women rather than just one, again with the dark background.

E) The stereo type is of British being friendly and very open.

F) To show Britain's playfulness and how people are so openly obvious with each other.

10)

A) Costumes are the 3 little girls wearing . Hair is done perfectly . There is no real makeup visible. Body language is the Indian man showing posture. Facial expressions are serious and nervous.

B) Sound is the women talking to the lady sitting down about her daughters.

C) There is massive representation on being British as the women loves her children.

D) The colors are blue on the little girls with darker colors on the 2 women which match almost with the back ground.

E) The stereo type is of British people loving there children.

F) To show Britain's love for there family.

11)

A) Costume is the little boy wearing a red waistcoat and small shorts. Hair is done over to one side. There is no makeup visible. Body language is at a minimal apart from the boy picking his nose. Facial expressions are happy and cheery.

B) Sound is the possible mother/grandmother saying to the child not to pick his nose.

C) The British part is the child being given freedom to be on his own.

D) The colors are red on the boys waistcoat and the mini sofa with the women wearing colors to match the background. .

E) The stereo type is of British children being very naughty and rude..

F) To show Britain's children in a very independent way.

12)

A) Costume is a woman wearing fish net tights and a corset like bit of clothing.. Hair is hair sprayed and curled into a perm. Make-up is strongly done around the face and a bright red lipstick. Body language is meant to be sexy. Facial expressions are one of which is serious but also a slight joke. 

B) Sound is of the man saying “Nearly there nearly there…were there” and then the woman starts to laugh.

C) There is a lot of representation to Britain in this clip from the fact that she likes to have a laugh and joke.

D) The colours are the black and white from what the woman is wearing.

E) The stereotype is of a woman being portrayed as a “slag”.

F) They have stereotyped women as be very open.

13)

A) Costume is formal with the men wearing Suits and being boring. Hair is that most of the men are bald but only 1 has hair. Make-up is not there at all. Body language is . Facial expressions are of seriousness.

B) Sound is of the man talking but apart from that nothing much more.

C) There is a lot of representation to Britain in this clip from the fact that they are serious and grumpy. Also it shows British comedy, in being serious and a big part of our culture

D) The colours are the black and white of the suit.

E) The stereotype is of Men in suits being really grumpy

F) They have stereotyped him to show British workplace

Horror Still

This is the horror that i created, the main feature of my shot is the lighting, the contrast in the light (dark,light,dark) gives the image a confusion to the photo and creates a dark surronding for the lighten centre, there is a key light coming from the left causing a shadow to add to the effect of a horror still. Also that the 'killer' is walking into the darkness it makes the audience think to what and whom is up there, this evokes a chilling image. Another feature is the deep, dark red of the walls, it gives a chilling image as it refers to blood. As the red colour scheme is followed all the way up the stairs to his victim.

This still is a medium shot, bording on a long shot to fit the whole the scene in and its surrondings, to give the audience a feel of the whole atmosphere. The camera is angle from below to give the character more of a dominant, scary image, also to show that the staircase starts from below.

The costume in this still is very formal and business-like. I believe this outfit gives the character a powerful and respectable, it also a very dark, mysterious outfit to add the characters presences. The costume was inspired by Patrick Bateman, a pyschopathic yuppie in the 1980's in the film 'American Pyscho.' My character is also wearing black leather gloves. Black leather gloves are infamous for killers in horror movies, so i thought it would be a good idea to wear a pair.

The one prop used in this still is a large kitchen knife. It is one of the main focuses in the picture and is the main feature to give across the image of a killer going kill.

  

Trombone Shot

Trombone Shot:



After a while of trying to find a example clip of a trombone shot, i found this scene from a french film called La Haine. In this scene the trombone effect stretchs screen and gives you an unsettling feeling as it zooms out.
The trombone shot effect is an unsettling in-camera special effect that adjustes viewers normal perception in film. Its achieved by the camera being pulled away from a subject while the lens zooms in.

Low Angle

Low Angle:



This example of a Low Angle Shot is of a busy city street. The use of the shot in this clip is to make the camera feel little and that people can walk over it, make the people seem more sginificant. a low angle shot is a shot positioned low, generally anywhere below the eyeline, looking up. The main use of this shot is to give the subject more meaning and significants, another reason is to show the scene from top to bottom

Worms Eye View

Worms Eye View:



Here is an example of a worms eye view, it is of a passing steam train. In this clip from this view it gives the train a more powerful role, you can see the wheels grinding and hear its mechanics and this hightens the trains power. A worms eye view is a shot from below looking up, the reverse of the birds eye view which is from above looking down. It is used in cinema to give the subject importance and dominance.

Crane / Birds Eye View / Aerial

Crane / Birds Eye View / Ariel:



The crane shot i found to be a perfect example was the opening sequence of 'Touch Of Evil' directed by Orson Welles.The use of the crane shot in this sequence is to keep focused on the car with the bomb planted in the boot, the crane varies in height from above buildings to the floor and there is not a single cut. It emphasis the scene as you feel you are near the car and it could blow any minute. A crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a crane. The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie, however this scene has gone against the standard way and used it at the beginning

Example of a crane:

Crash Zoom

Crash Zoom:



Here is an example of a crash zoom, it took the example from a short film found on Youtube. This use of the crash zoom is to emphasis the collision the biker and pedestrian have. A crash zoom means rapid zoom, the shot is basically a quick zoom, it is used to emphasis a moment, pick up pace and to draw attention to a certain part. I use a crash zoom in my Film Intro

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot Reverse Shot:



This is a scene from the famous Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams. It is very iconic with the conversation between Matt Damon and Robin Williams and i believe the reason for this is the use of the 'shot-reverse shot'. A shot-reverse shot is a film technique that is used for a conversation between people, it switches from character to character. It shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

Whip Pan

Whip Pan :



Here is an example of a Whip Pan shot. It is frequently used in films were it is shown to be personally film, to get the real effect and may cause motion sickness. It is also effecient in movie trailers as it quick, showing important clips from the film and main characters

Tracking Shot

Tracking Shot:



Here is a tracking shot from the famous Kill Bill. In this shot the camera follows or tracks a determind Uma Thruman as she is on her mission, this is unusual as the camera goes areial and almost a birds eye view. This shot is used to identify the significant character or object in the scene, also can be used to show the auidence around the scene as it does in this one, when it takes the focus of Uma Thurman, then on to her suggested target.

Panning Shot

Panning shot:



Here is a typical Panning shot. This shot simply pans across the scene , generally 180 degrees. In this scene the camera pivots from left to right, allowing you to acknowledge the scene. This shot is used to show the audience the scene and take in the atmosphere.

Sherlock Holmes Review

Sherlock Holmes was released on the 26^th December 2009, it was based on a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was directed by Guy Ritchie a well known British director, who also directed films like Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The film features a very strong cast such as the versatile Robert Downey Jr. As Sherlock, the charming Jude Law as Watson and the passionate Mark Strong as evil Lord Blackwood. In the first week of opening in the USA the film made $62,304,277. The outline of the story: Holmes and his assistant Watson finally catch the legendary serial killer Lord Blackwood and have him hung. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and continues his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. However, there are problems. Watson is held back by his new fiancée and the police are after Holmes. They are under pressure with finding Blackwood as the whole world is at stake!

The film is based in the heart of London in the 1900’s, the film is very authentic and true to the year, I thought with a director like Guy Ritchie he would make the film more up to date, but we see Ritchie’s input in this when he has a homage to himself with the bare knuckle boxing and with the comedy throughout the film. The costumes are original and classy and the setting is very believable.

Downey Jr delivers a rebellious, arrogant and powerful Holmes, but his accent is still not perfect, but is convincing. Jude Law plays Watson not as such a ‘side-kick’ to Holmes but a partner, he cares very much for Holmes even though he almost ruins his life. Mark Strong stood out to me, he played Lord Blackwood. I was very impressed with Strong’s presence in this film, he is very dark and horrifying and when ever he came on screen he brought a very dark and dissonant feature to the movie.

The fight scenes are one of my favourite parts the film, they are shot and described with such precision, and then shown in slow-motion techniques, that you understand why Ritchie is renowned for them.