Analysis of moving image

Monday 22nd May


Film : IT

Trailer : Trailer here


The genre of the film, IT, is a horror. We can tell this is a horror film because of the creepy music, a little kid talking over the scene, and slow zooms into objects faces and places. and dark lighting.

Camera work 

1. Fast straight cut,to black screen,then fast straight cut
2. High angle shot
3.Slow track shot towards a missing poster. this shows this object is important for the film later on.

Editing

The trailer is fast past and jumpy it like this because of the genre.

Sound 

Sound has been increased for some objects and non-diegetic music is played. Between scenes a swoosh noise happens this noise is non diegeticAlso when the kids enter the sewer a balloon appears and pops this sound is increased and the echo is also this is for effect and to also make you jump this sound is diegetic. 

Mise-en-scene

Theres a killer (clown) With a costume.
Dark , rainy , setting.
Blood
scary haunted place
jump scares

Sound

Soundtrack

• All sound used in films is known as the soundtrack 

Diegetic and non diegetic sounds and music 

• diegetic sounds whose source is from the story world of the film 
• non diegetic sounds whose source is from outside the story world of the film 

Task 1.

• footsteps 
• gasps 
• wings flickering 
• fire 
• key in the locks 
• the girl saying no 
• tapping

Dialogue 

 Most dialogue is recored secretly and added on after, this is called audio dialogue replacement (ADR) 

Foley 

• is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking.

Task 2

• lamp jumping 
• crickets 
• rusty chain 
• banging 
• human noises 
• pen on paper 
• chair 
• glass breaking 
• tree leaves 
• tree branches
• water pouring 

Sound effects 

Task 3

• people talking / shouting 
• people pushes 
• building crumbling 
• floor cracking 
• water rushing 
• car alarms 
• rocks 

Music in film 

Helps to add tension, atmosphere, time or setting

silents can also be just as effective 

Thursday 18th May

Analysis 

Fight scene 

Opening fight scene.  sherlock holmes is losing and music starts playing this music is non-diegetic. The music is old folk music this suggests the time period 

the thought process. Everything is quite but his voice in his head ( this voice is non-diegetic to everyone else ) 

Finel fight scene. sherlock wins and the crowed goes silent this means they go in shock the silents is for effect. 

mise en scene

Mise-en-scene

• A french term what is put into scene or frame 

• settings and props 
• costume,hair,and makeup
• facial expressions and body language 
• lighting and colour 
• positioning of characters / objects within the frame

 settings and props

sci fi 

• space 
• space ships
• aliens
• energy weapons 

romantic comedy 

• everyday location 
• bed
• flowers

horror

• killer
• weapons 
• dark settings 

costume hair and makeup

• scary
• smart 

facial expression and body language 

• solid
• main character

positioning of characters and objects within a frame 

lighting and colour 

types of lighting

• low key lighting dark lighting
• high key lighting bright ltighting

scene

• high key lighting
• jungle / ocean 
• action / comedy 
• pirates 
• past 
• palm trees 
• ships