Preliminary Task Analysis

Preliminary Task Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J_aHyB1OeA&feature=youtu.be

What we done: In our preliminary task we had to film a short sequence to a video and what happened in the video is that a bomb threat was called out then obviously at the end the bomb exploded and the main character could do nothing about it. The task was to introduce us students to editing and learning skills as we go such as being introduced to the 180 degree rule, which is pretending we have an imaginary line when filming shots and we can’t exceed past the line otherwise it causes confusion. We also inserted how to add music, effects, sound and texts to our videos.

Good points: Good points in our task are that we managed to get some understandings of shot reverse shot in our video, which was effective. Also we managed to add sound effects, an explosion and title texts and music in our film and the music set a mood to our task which worked well and all of these aspects made our overall presentation better and worked well in the video.

Bad points: A negative aspect in our task is that we maybe could have added more v. close up shots to show facial expression from both the characters because this would have held an effect and may have created tension due to the facial expressions. Also we could have added some credits at the end of the film just to signify who we are and it would have made the overall presentation neater.

Overall conclusion: Overall I felt this task was a success for many reasons, firstly I learnt new skills and techniques to my editing, such as learning the use of shot reverse shot, establishing shots, the 180 degree rule etc. Also the task has helped me with memorisation of lines and important roles amongst filming and it has given both me and George confidence for when we film our proper AS Media films. I would recommend the task for other students who are in the same position as me.

SE7EN analysis

Se7en opening scene Analysis

The film se7en is based upon murder mysteries and we understand that there are 7 killings, in which involve the 7 deadly sins. Detectives follow up the murders and they aim to succeed and figure out who is behind it all.

Mise en scene – (Setting) the opening sequence does not include any long shots of the setting; we would assume that the things taking place are happening in someone’s home, or in an office as the props are what you would typically find in these places. However, it is not shown therefore creating immediate nervousness and creates questions already i.e. when will the first murder take place?

As soon as the first shot comes into action, we recognise that it’s quite a dark lighting based film. By this I mean that the dark lighting throughout ensures mysterious-ness, danger and the isolation in the city because ‘nothing is the same anymore’.  The low lighting could indicate that the producer is trying to convey a message of how lonely and dangerous this city really is because of the individual-ness and how bad it is, everyone lives for himself or herself. Overall the lighting of the full opening scene is recognised as quite dark and simple, there Is no real bright lighting in the scene and this indicates the sever-ness of the scene in introducing the film and gives of an idea that most of the film will be dark lighted, and this is a really clever technique from the producer because it leaves suspense and carries on to play into a persons mind. In all fairness there are hints of dark red amongst the sequence, and this connotes danger and development.

The props used in the first scene may be associated with investigators, and detectives/detective work. This works really well because it gives us a simple explanation of what kind of detective he is because of the props he has and where he keeps them; this is things such as books, photos, files, pens and paper. This seems as if he’s straight down to work so early on. His props also imply that Detective Somerset is well educated and has a good sense of knowledge and he may have certain aspects which other Detectives may not have, as in he might have high anticipation skills because of his knowledge. Also the fact that he has quite a few numbers of pens implies that he is more of a clever detective who works better through written evidence and handwriting analyses of a murder and sets himself up well in providing work.

Editing - The transitions of the opening sequence vary. By this I mean that some are straight cuts and some cross fade or fade to black. The straight cuts are straight to the point and give their own effect compared to the other two editing types. The fading gives the effect of the clips being linked together and creates an eerie feel as to what is the whole point behind this all, and the fade to black reflects the sincerity and darkness of the overall film and these two editing types are very well in symbolising the severity of the film as they are both effective. This effect is positive because it’s vague.

Special effects - Some of the special effects used in the opening sequence include the clips being converted into slow motion and this creates a more sombre tone but however allows the audience to properly see what is clearly happening amongst that certain part of the sequence. There are also animations of flickering on the screen during some of the shots and this in most cases is the creepy parts of the sequence; which is done in effect and works well. This is used to create an eerie effect on the shots but also to set a mood to the sequence.

The opening credits of the film are very very clever, they are done in effect. This being because they give away clues an ideas of what the murders are like and how sever they are; they also set a mood of the tempo of the film and the credits also connote a lot of red, and red connotes danger, meaning that it gives of clues that the film is danger-based but also contains a thrill in the tempo of it.

Overall, I think the opening sequence to the film is maybe a little too revealing (as to what will follow from the rest of the film) but is very useful and effective because it understands the codes and conventions of the genre the film is. Also other positive aspects to the film is the overall presentations, because the editing, special and sounds effects to the film are used very well and give the sequence that little bit extra.

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Mission Impossible Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5KFbyBmrQ - Opening Sequence


The opening sequence of mission Impossible to firstly is set in The grand Canyon, this conveys loneliness and isolation of the character in many ways, however it could imply that the character holds quite a laid back, relaxed personality. Firstly, him being the only one in the shot at present connotes that he is the protagonist. The titles occur with bright colors of orange, red and white and this then gives the effect of the viewer into thinking of explosions and fire or something dangerous.

Sound

There is a mixtures of both of diegetic sounds and non-diegetic sounds in the opening sequence. When the sequence starts, us as viewers can hear a voice over speaking and this is done to open the film up and give us a brief description of whats happening, and in the background, we can hear non-diegetic sound coming in and this is recognition of the opening sequence. We also can hear the wind blowing quietly and then the African styled music begins to increase in tempo as the sequence is beginning to get intense. This is very effective in helping the viewers understand what the sequence is about and the characters characteristics but also conveys a very mysterious but action packed opening sequence.

Editing

As there is only one character present in the opening sequence and this maybe has been done to imply our main, important character, Ethan Hunt is given large amounts of screen time meaning that from this the viewer can infer that they will be the protagonist. At the beginning of the sequence, we are given an establishing of the scene to give us an image of the scene and what we are to face; furthermore, the shots are slow-paced, but increase in action to create an image of his characteristics early on in recognition of the full film. This is done because it signifies the danger which is occurring within this scene.

Camera Techniques

The opening title sequence starts with a mid-shot of the protagonists face and gives us viewers an idea of the setting and our character, it slowly zooms into his face revealing his expressionless and uninterested face. It then establishes into an extreme close-up, and we are exposed into his mysterious sun glasses, which gives the viewers curiosity as they can't see his face. This is a good effect because us as viewers are static due to the misleading event which has occurred; the helicopter dropping a pair of glasses to our character.

Overall I feel as if the opening sequence of this film is very clever and has definitely been well thoughtout by the producer because of the action it implies at a sudden, this action suggests that the film is going to be very action packed and will leave people on edge straight away. The plot twist used right at the end of the scene is good because you feel panic and scare when you see the rocket launcher being pointed at our main character and as that trigger is pulled we feel even larger panic however it only proves to me some sunglasses which are passed down to him. The use of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in the film is used well too as well as the other components such as editing and camera techniques which are used very well, especially for the tense parts to the opening sequence.