For Boys N The Hood we had to use FAM, CLAMPS, MCDOVED & STOPS.
In this film opening there are a lot of different camera shots. One camera shot is where the camera zooms in on the red stop sign this could be trying to tell us that the place is dangerous or is trying to warn us that something bad will happen. There are panning shots throughout the opening scene this creates tension at some parts because you want to see what's ahead but you have to wait for the camera to move. The close ups on the children's drawing is important because it shows that all the children think of guns and shootings. Most angles are level in the opening scene this could be telling us that things are normal but could go up or down anytime during the day/night. There are non-diegetic sounds being used when the children look at the posters on the wall, these non-diegetic sounds are gun shots but only we can hear them. Most of the dialogue is spoken confidently and everyone speaks with an American accent because it is set in America. There is a few voice overs in this opening scene one of them is at the beginning where you can hear screaming, shouting and gun shots being fired but you cant see anything happening. The emotion changes throughout the opening sequence. It starts off sad because of the shootings last night then it goes into happy because they have a joke in class then it turns all aggressive and stays aggressive till the end of the 6 minutes. The transitions between each shot are slow which causes more suspense during the film opening. The pace is slow throughout the film opening this could suggest that no one is doing anything about the shootings so the city is at a slow pace while people are trying to get through a long, hard day. There are two main people who get the most screen time. There main screen time is where they have a fight in the class room. This is an important scene because it tells us that all the fighting going on in the streets is affecting the children so they think its ok to fight. The lighting is quite low key during the first part of the opening scene this could be because it is telling u bad things have just happened and people are still trying to get over it. The costumes are very 1990s this is because it was set in 1991 in America. The teacher uses a stick to point at things on the board and she probably hits peoples desks as well if they aren't listening. The children in the classroom are very good actors this is because they act bored and tired at the start of this scene this is because the teacher is talking in a very monotone voice which doesn't help the children learn. It is set in America in the 1990s, the place they live is a very rough area. the weather is cloudy there is no sun or no rain and the time of day is morning through till the afternoon as it shows the little boy going to and from school.
For The Matrix we had to use Colour, binary oppositions, male/female - good vs evil
In this film opening the use of colour is dark which shows that something is going to happen then a few seconds in a girl is dressed in black this could suggest that she is a bad person or could show that she is in danger. Dark colours also always makes things more tense so this could also be another reason why they are used. This film opening also show the difference between men and women. The men think they can handle the woman in the room but she proves them wrong and knocks them all out. The woman escapes from the men which shows that not all men are better than women. The good vs evil is quite hard to understand, in my opinion I think the woman is the bad person but I'm not sure but I cant think of any other reason why the police would be chasing her so she must be the bad person. This is different from other films as most bad people are men. At the end of this scene you don't know whether she dies or not which is very annoying as she has escaped the men but may have been killed by the van. The binary opposites in this film opening are that the woman is being chased by men and that the woman is able to knock some of the officers out to escape the room.
For Up we had to consider how to show the passage of time, sound, Mise En scene and camera
In UP it shows the passage of time by using the ties. This makes time go fast because he has a different tie everyday so it speeds time up. The music is happy throughout the opening scene until it gets to the part where Ellie is told she cant have children at this point the music goes deep and slow to fit the video playing. The whole background music is non-diegetic because the characters cant hear it but we can. There are two main types of emotions in this opening scene these are happy and sad most of the scenes are happy which goes with the happy tune of the music but there are a couple of sad parts where the music goes slower to fit the sad theme. The costumes change throughout because their ages change so their outfits fit their age. the lighting is bright most of the time but goes dark on the sad parts to make it more realistic. The main props are the balloon stand as it shows it more than once. Another main prop is the money bank where they are tying to save to go Paradise Falls. It is set in South America in a small cosy house, the weather, time and date changes as the scene is through a period of time. Most of the shots are level and long shots this is because there is a lot going on, although there are a few close up shots one of them is when Ellie is doing Carls ties and another is when they keep having to smash the pot with their money in it. There is a lot of panning shots throughout the scene going from one shot to another.
For Cape Fear we had to use camera and Mise En scene.
In Cape Fear the camera shots and angles are all pretty similar the shots a either close us or long shots and the angles are all level this could show that he has no emotion and that he is a very serious person. There are panning shots throughout. The man walks out of gates as a long shot but walks towards the camera to make a close up. The costumes in this opening scene is either a police outfit or a prison mans outfit this is because they are is a prison. the lighting is light because he is getting out of prison so it shows there is light at the end of the tunnel. it is set in a prison so t has a very tense atmosphere this is even worse as you watch the n walk out of the prison as everyone else stares at him.
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