The Silence of the Lambs (opening)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXlvVZRsv0

The Silence of the Lambs is a film that has has become part of my research because of its Genre; Horror/Thriller. The two main chracters are Anothony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. In this film Clarice Starling is a trainee Police Officer and her task is to find out information about Doctor Hannibal Lector.

Although the stroyline of this film my not be like my film, the thriller genre that it is will be similar to my film. When watching the opening part of this film, you are not able to predict what will happen in the rest of the film, this is how i want my film to appear.

Editing

Editing is completed when the film has already been filmed. Editing is used to get from one scene to another scene. Non-Diejectic sound will also be added at the stage of editing. Editing should not be noticeable to the viewer, editing that is noticeable to the viewer will take away any sense of realism. The most common types of editing are:

- A fade to black, this signifies an ending to an episode.

- Disolve, a way of getting from scene to scene.

- Wipe, this editing technique is used for comedy or specialist films.

- Jump cut, a jump cut can reflect a charcher's state of mind.

- Continuity editing, this editing techique can help the viewer to follow a character.

- Graphic match, this is when a object turns into reality, for example; if you are looking at the clock wishing you were in the sun, then being in the sun.

- 180 degree rule, this is wher the camera stays to 180 degrees and does not cross that line.

Mise-En-Scene

Mise-En-Scene is everything that a viewer can seen in the shot, such as; costumes, props, facial expressions, lighting ans where the characters are situated within the shot itself, Mise-En-Scene is a french phrase meaning "Putting on stage" which is similar to everything in the scene. Mise-En-Scene helps the viewer understand the film in the sense that they know what genre the film is. Mise-en-scene also helps the viewer understand what the film may be about, before any acting is started by the characters.

It would not make much sense to set a film about the countryside in a busy city. If this is done the film appears to be less realistic than a film that is set in the right location, according to the genre. If a viewer beginnings watching a film that is unrealistic, it is not very likely that they will stayed tuned to watch the film the whole way through because they will see no point. The reason why the viewer will see no point in watching a filmed in a unrealistic location is because when most people watch films, they watch it for escapism. Film escapism is literally when a viewer watches a film simply to escape from their everyday lives.

In television shows, the studios in which they are filmed are not necessarily the same location in where the actually television show is set, this will not make the television show look unrealistic. If the studio that the television show is set up to look like the location that the television show is set in then there many not be any problems. Occasionally to reinforce the location of the television show they film crew may ave to film a couple of scenes on location, the location will actually be the location where the television show is meant to be set. An example of this would be; British Soap; Eastenders, although Eastenders is set in the East End of London the actual location of the studios are in Hertfordshire, the Mise-En-Scene used in this soap to represent London is the sound of the London Underground service in many scenes, there is also the Underground sign post in the actual Square. The location is also made to look realistic with the opening titles of the soap, they are of London.

This image is of the Eastenders opening titles, the Mise-En-Scene used in this clip to represent London is the o2 arena, and the River Thames.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVJK5OcUvzI

The clip above is an example of on location filiming, to make the Mise-En-Scene look more realisitic.

Film Trailer (Flawless)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDEqMo79lr0

This is a film Trailer for the film; Flawless. This film may be similar to my film, the reason for this is because the storyline of this is film is that somebody wants to break into a safe and steal the jewelery from the London Diamond Corporation. My film will not necessarily be set at the London Diamond Corporation but my film may involve some jewelery been stolen.

Film Openings (Scream)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFCStOMqpfk&feature=related

In this opening sequence of Scream, Casey is made to feel vulnerable by the Intruder. The reason why i have analysis the opening sequence of this film is because my film idea is similar; in my film there is going to be a sentimentally valuable item in a house and a break-in will have to bee used to get the item, this will make the current tenants feel vunerable.

Directors of well known films

Spike Lee is a famous American film director, Lee's movies have examined race relations, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Many of these have been Thrillers.

One of Lee's films is:

- Summer Of Sam

This is the movie poster for 'Summer Of Sam ' shows us gruesome newspaper headlines which give the viewer the impression that this film is going to be quite Gorey and involve a serial killer. Clippings like 'WANTED' and 'No One Is Safe From Son Of Sam' makes us think that there is a battle between good and evil. The red writing reminds the viewers of blood and destruction.

Clint Eastward is an established American actor and film director. He has received five Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and five People's Choice Awards—including one for Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star.

Some of Eastwood's films include:

- Play Misty For Me

This movie poster for Play Misty For Me, this poster shows the viewer that the image is in dull colours, this shows that is may be a horror/thriller film. The character at the top of the poster is shown holding a Knife, this shows that somewhere in the film a murder may take place.

-Absolute Power

This film poster is for the film Absolute power. This poster is only showing one character's face. This character is clearly the antagonist in the film. The fact that half the film's name is in red also shows signs of blood, and the fact that somebody may be killed

Jonathan Demme is a film director, he has earned many awards for his work, including the Academy Award® for Best Director for Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Demme's films include:

- Philadelphia

This is a film poster for the film Philadelphia. This film poster two characters, the character on the left is the protagonist and the character on the right is the antagonist. This is identified because the protagonist is wearing white; white shows signs of purity, while the antagonist is wearing black and shows that they may be hiding something.

- The Silence of the Lambs

This is a film poster for The Silence of the Lambs. This film poster is very simple, it shows a pale person with a animal covering their mouth. The background is black, this is to make the character stand out.

Alfred Hitchcock is a film director, he was a British-American filmmaker and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.

Hitchcock's films include:

- Rear Window

This is a film poster for the film Rear Window. This film shows that the male character in the poster will be spying on a character through the rear window, because he had a spying device in his hand.

-Psycho

This is a film poster for the film Psycho. This film poster uses very simplistic colours, also on the far left of the poster there is a man with a red face, he may be seen to be the psycho.

- The Bird

This is a film poster for the film The Bird. Even without looking at the title you know that the film is going to be about birds because there are birds displayed on the poster. The colours in this poster that are used are very light colours, this shows more detail. You also know that the film is going to be about birds attacking the characters.

Stanley Kubrick is a film director. Kubrick is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished, innovative and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.

Some of Kubrick's films include:

- The Shining

This is a film poster for the film The Shining. This film poster is connected to shining because the majority of the poster is yellow. There is also a face in the letter T, this is placed here to make the viewer think about why this image is appearing, and that the face may represent the sun.

Camera Frames

Different camera shots are used in films to create many different meanings. Here are some camera shots that i may decide to use in my film to create effect for the viewer.

The shot used in this image is a Birds Eye view shot, this shot may be used in films to give the viewer to view the whole scene, and everybody in it.

The shot used in this image is a Two shot, this shot may be used to show the two main characters in a film or to show two characters facial expressions, like the image opposite. Three shots can also be used to show three characters.

The shot used in this image is an Extreme Close Up, this shot may be used in a film to show character's emotions. This shot may also to used to something like a small scratch clearly.

The shot used here is Close Up, this shot may be used in a film to show the character's facial expressions in detail.


The shot used in this image is a Medium Close Up, this shot may be used to show the character's facial expressions.


The shot that is used here is an Over the Shoulder shot. This shot is used to show the opposite character's emotion when the other character is speaking.

The shot used in this image is a Medium shot. A Medium shot is usually showing a character from the waist up to the character's head.

Scream 2 (research)

Scream 2 is a Horror thriller film, this film is in a series of Scream, there has been been Screen, Scream 2, Scream 3, and there is spectulation of a Screen 4. All the Scream films are filmed in the United States of America.

This film is following the same idea of Screen, the college students are trying to find out who the murder may be after in Screen Casey and her boyfriend, Steve were killed.

In Screen 2, in the college the killer sits next to Maureen Evans, Maureen thinks the killer is her boyfriend wearing the mask that the killer wears whenever he kills somebody, the killer kills Maureen later on in the film.

In this film there is huge speculation between all of the college students as of who the killer may be.

Flawless (research)

Flawless is a film that is set in London in the 1960's, the genre is a Crime Drama film. The main actor in this film is Michael Caine. Michael Caine's charcter; Mr Hobbs works for the London Diamond Corporation and is about to reitire, however the London Diamond Corporation is not offering him the amount of money he would like. He asks for the help of one of the companies executives; Laura Quinn, who is played by Demi Moore.

The film starts of with Laura Quinn as an old women, then the film goes back in time to when both Mr Hobbs and Laura Quinn were working at the London Diamond Corporation.

The plan of the Film is for both main charcters; Mr Hobbs and Laura Quinn to steal from the London Diamond Corporation. Their plan is interupted when they discover that the London Diamond Corporation has installed CCTV, however, they get round this because Mr Hoobs discovers that the camaras are on a rota basis, this means that the corridor that the safe is on is only on CCTV for sixty seconds every two minutes. Laura Quinn is under the impression that Mr Hoobs will only steal one flask of diamonds (because she think that if only one flasks size goes missing the other members of staff may not notice), in fact he steals all the diamonds in the safe.

Thriller films

Here are a some diffrent sub-genres to thriller films.

Mission Impossible II is an Action thriller film, the main actor in this film is Tom Cruise.

Hannibal is a Psycological thriller, the main actor in this film is Anthony Hopkins.

Get Carter is an Action thriller film, the main actor in this film is Sylvester Stallone, however this was the remade version, the first film was realsed 29 years earlier, with the main actor in the earlier, Michael Caine.

The Bourne Identity is a Paranoid thriller, the main actor in this film is Matt Damon.

How colour is used in films

Colour is used in films to give the viewer an idea of what the film might be about. The colours used in films can make the viewer feel different emotions.

The colour blue may be used in films to create emotions. Blue is associated to be the colour of sadness and calmness. Blue also has a sense of coldness because blue is the colour of the sky and sea.

The colour red may be used in films to create emotions. Red is associated to be the colour of pain and sadness, the colour red is also the colour of blood. Red also has a sense of aggression and also has a sense of love, a rose is red and associated with love.

The colour green may be used in films to create emotions. Green is associated to be the colour of jealousy, green is also a friendly, nature colour. Green also has a sense of money and richness.

The colour yellow may be used in films to create emotions. Yellow is associated to be the colour of warmth and positiveness. Yellow also has a sense of relaxation and happiness because the colour of the sun is yellow.

The colour white may be used in films to create emotions. White is associated to the colour of simplicity and cleanliness. White also has a sense of purity and heaven, because god is made to be full of purity.

The colour black may be used in films to create emotions. Black is associated to be the colour of control and death. Black also has a sense impurity and mystery, because villains are not pure.

The colours; blue, red green, yellow, white and black are the main colours used in film. These colours are used because they are simple colours and the viewers can relate to them very easily.

Colour used in the fim; Jane Eyre

In the film Jane Eyre the filmakers use dull colours to represent the fact that she has been sent to go and live with an uncharing family. The children who are already part of the established family that Jane has been sent to live with are dressed in the colour of red, this represents the colour of evilness and that is their feelings towards Jane. The colour of the clothing that Jane is dressed in is black, this colour may be to so that the family think she is a villian. Although the mother of the family is dressed in black, she is dressed in black because black is a colour of authority and mothers are usually shown to have authority.

Lighting

This is an example of back lighting.

With back lighting, the main lighting enters the shot through the back of the shot. Usually back lightings create the effects of solhouettes.

This is an example of top lighting.

With top lighting, the main lighting enters the shot through the top of the shot. Top lighting can also make characters look glamorous.








This is an example of underlighting.

With underlighting, the main lighting enters the shot it comes from below the persons face as shown to the left. This type of lighting is mainly used in horror films because it confuses the viewers.






This is an example of low-key lighting.



This is an example of high-key lighting.

There is is clear difference from high-key lighting to low-key lighting, this is clearly identified by the images show above. High-key lighting is much brighter than low-key lighting.

Both of these types of lighting could be used in my film. I the type of lighting i am likely to use is low-key lighting, these reason for this is because my film i will make will involve a finding of valuables in a house and the representation of films like this tend to use low-key lighting.

Lighting in the film; Dead Again

The lighting used in part of the film is low-key lighting. The colours are black and white and this suggests that part of the film is a dream. Lighting has been used in this particular exact to show a dramatic affect in the characters. Baker appears in the film to show simplicity, on the other hand mystery is shown through Strauss. The mood in this extract of Dead Again suggests that the criminal is suspicious through the way that the lighting only shows half of the face.

Film Noir

Film Noir is what the French film analysers called films made in the nineteen forties and fifties in America. Most of these films took place during the evening time, this is why the french called this genre of films Film Noir because the English word for Noir is black, black is associated with night times. Most of the films were set in large cities and dark alleyways, they have a general dull feel to them.

Here is the opening of a Film Noir film D.O.A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8-08oqiFcc

The film D.O.A is a Film Noir film, the director of this film is Rudolph Mate.

This is the film poster for D.O.A.