Momento storyboard - Alex Fox

This was 1 minute 58 seconds to 2 minutes 10 seconds of the opening of the moment. I feel that a good thing that there was with our storyboard was that it was well detailed and showed key events in the shots. The storyboard also showed a description f what happened in the shot and how to film it.

Harry Potter aspects of mine en scene- Luke Burnip

 The mise en scene for this set is very simplistic with lots of props being played out on the table to signify it is lunchtime for the school. There is a crest that notifies to the audience what house table it is. Also there is fairly bright lighting to show that it is a safe place and so the audience can see all of the props on the table no matter how small they are.

 In this picture there are lots of bright props that were placed on the table which is very eye catching and is made to catch the audience's attention. The contrast of the shiny, light objects and the dark table really makes the props stand out. This is also enhanced by the fact that there is bright lighting to make the props stand out even more.

 This is meant to depict a dark classroom with the teacher walking around the classroom. The lights are used to emphasise the props in the form of cauldrons  and it helps the audience know what the lesson is about. In the background there were lots of props that are bottles that further give the set the feeling that potions are being made. 

 This is a long shot of people sitting at the table, The set was made like this so it is easy to see all of the characters and the dark clothes that they are wearing. There is a prop of a snake in the middle of the table that is going for a floating woman. The prop of the scale is positioned so it looks like it is going to attack the woman and the woman is suspended in mid air to give across a sense of venerability from the set.

 This is a close up of the wallpaper that was covering a room. This was very good for the setting and it had a lot of hidden meaning that the audience could visually see if they looked at it in enough detail.

 This train station and the train itself is set so that it looks like it is a train in a station. The set was a long dark room to depict an old fashioned train station. The lighting was dark but the paining of the train really made it stand out from the set.

 This carriage is good because it is small enough to look like it is a little crammed like a real life train carriage but is big enough that all of the characters would have been made out. It is light to show that the train is in use and it provides a level of luxury to its passengers.

This final picture is to show the castle of Hogwarts. It shows the huge lengths of the whole set and it has all the details of the windows ect... there was lighting used to light up the important parts such as the main sections of the castle.

Brief

In AS media studies we have to create a a preliminary exercise. This is a continuity task which has filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting own in a chair opposite to another character. This person also exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task is made to demonstrate the match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Costume analysis Kareem Lyew-sang

This is a screenshot is of joker from the dark knight. This screenshot shows the sub genre as it shows the joker in criminal/anarchist type clothing. You can clearly see that he is the criminal by the dark clothing, dirty clothing that gives him a criminal look. In this case the criminal is more of anarchist so he stands out from the crowd with his colours.(use of purple and greens) This screenshot helps the narrative as this is early in the film. So it is a time show the joker personality and what he is about to the audience. The costume is a important part of that. This screenshot is creative because it shows the joker entering a room of mobsters with no care. The use of the purple and green suit and him walking into a grey area makes him stand out. Which says something about his personality.

 

 

 

 

This screenshot shows the sub genre of crime as it shows the criminal against the protagonist. The use of tattoos on the criminal shows the audience that he is a criminal also the use of the gun is a key prop in most crime thrillers. This screenshot helps the narrative as it shows that the protagonist is in combat with a potential high ranking criminal. The fact the criminal is not completely clothed suggests that he was perhaps relaxing before the protagonist entered and there for must be higher ranking as normally low rankers have to dress a certain way if hired. Also the protagonist is in dark colours which suggest he just infiltrated the area also the blood on the clothing shows that they have been in combat. This screenshot is creative as it shows a clear distinction between the two characters with the protagonist in all black and completely clothed and the criminal shirt less with an unbutton shirt and tattoos making him seem like scum. Making the audience dislike him. This could be used in are Opening sequence to have a clear separation of good and bad. The all black clothing would be useful for the assassin to seem as if he wants to go unnoticed.

This screenshot shows the sub genre of crime as it shows the character in a integration room and he has a suit and tie which comes quite common in crime thrillers. This screenshot helps the narrative as it shows that the character in question is not bothered by the fact he is interrogated and seems completely innocent. For example his clothes seem smart and completely clean suggesting he has not been involved in anything. I feel like this screenshot is creative because to someone who has not watched the full film it hides all sense of guiltiness from the character in the way he is dressed down to his expressions.

 

Locations- Kareem Lyew-Sang

This location would work for our opening sequence as it could be seen as a dodgy area in which the assassin might have to go to find a target. It links to our sub genre (crime thriller) because it looks like a location crime may be committed such as drug deals. Creatively I think it would work thanks to the graffiti displayed on the walls which would and a dark and gritty feel to the opening sequence.

 

This area would work for our opening sequence because it its a dark and secluded area where the assassin may want to bring a target to kill them. It links to the crime thriller sub genre as it has a dark effect like you see in most crime thrillers.

 

filming Locations-Alex Fox

This location shows the film is a crime thriller because the shot is in the middle of what looks like a desert. This is because the director is wanting the audience to not know why the shot or character is in the desert because it looks very silent and deserted, this might also be in the film as a location because the desert can be used for many different things such as meeting points, in this case murders but also mysterious events. We could use a location like this in our opening sequence to show where the assassin meets with the hacker to collect information or just were he places his victims.  

           This location shows the film is a crime thriller because the trucks that are down on the desert floor look abandoned, this makes the audience want to know what has happened to them to make them to end up where they are. This location is effective because it is abandoned like the first location. We could use a location like this as a crime scene. 

This location also shows the film to be a crime thriller, this is because the location has been made to look mysterious to the viewers. This scene is similar to the last one but was filmed in a different area of the desert. It shows that it is a crime thriller because the location looks suspicious and bleak. This would be able to be used in our OS as the way the cop finds a crime scene or victim.

 This Location shows the film being a crime/mystery thriller because the area of where it is shot is built up and made to look very intimidating. This is because in films with the crime thriller genre, the police or good guys are quite often made to look very powerful. We could use this type of location to be a base for the police/cops in our OS. 

This locations is showing the film to be a crime thriller because it shows the prospective of a getaway car. This location also suggests crime because of where and when it has been set, by this I mean that the shot has been taken at night in a location that looks 'dodgy'. We could use a location like this in our OS to show the prospective of either the hacker or the assassin.

 This location is showing that the film is a crime thriller because the character is standing outside a housing area while looking very suspicious. This also looks to be a criminal minded location because the character is looking to be waiting for someone in the night, which normally happens in many crime thrillers. We could use a location and shot like this in our OS to show the hacker and assassin exchanging information.   

Hair and Makeup-Luke Burnip

I think that these two screenshots are great at showing the crime thriller genre because each of the characters faces are done so it looks like they are criminals. Both these screenshots do this because the hair is done to give it a greasy sight to it, as if to show that the characters know that they are criminals and they do it intentionally. This shows the narrative because with the hair and makeup the characters are clearly defined as criminals so it is obvious that they are going to do something bad. This being said, all the characters are have very different hairstyles, with some having facial hair and some having stubble. This shows that they all have their separate characters even when they are together. I think that the hair would work in our opening sequence because it clearly shows the characters which is what we want in our opening.

 The hair and makeup in the film reservoir dogs is typical of that of what you'd expect from a crime thriller film. They have make up that makes them look like they spend a lot of time outside due to their criminal activities. Their hair is done in mainly a gelled back style that makes them look professional and intimidating in what they do. I think that that we can use the makeup in our opening sequence for the hacker to make him look pale to show he doesn't leave the house that much.

In no country for old men the hair and make up looks very average for the context of the film. Most notably (in relation to our narrative for the opening sequence to our film) is the hitman. He looks very normal. His hair is straight and long, possibly in an attempt to fit in. His make up makes him look like he has been outside for a long time (because of his job as a hitman). I think that this fits in very well with our opening sequence because of the fact that the hitman is so normal looking with dark clothes that makes him look very subtle, which is something we'd also like to get across.