Sunday, 30 October 2016
Friday, 28 October 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Analysis of Sound in Central Intelligence's Opening
In the opening of central intelligence the music and interaction with the characters are put together to create anticipation for the audience so they can predict what will happen in the film.
music
The sound heard here is of him being scared and when he is thrown in the hall, you are able to hear the laughter of the audience and small muttering. you also hear the other main character helping him and giving him his jacket and that is the dialogue that is heard.
music
- The music in the the opening is a really old song but it git more recognition when the film was releases.
- The song is called 'my lovin' by En vogue and it was released in 1992
- The song sounds like a blues song done by a choir
- The song sounds very energetic and fun which gets the audience excited to watch the film.
ambient and Foley sound
The ambient sound in the opening is of the music and you can hear the character who is in the shower and singing. also he character who is creeping up on him, his voice is also heard in the opening. when you hear the sound of Robbie singing you can no longer hear the music on the background.
The sound heard here is of him being scared and when he is thrown in the hall, you are able to hear the laughter of the audience and small muttering. you also hear the other main character helping him and giving him his jacket and that is the dialogue that is heard.
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Analysis of Sound in Legally Blonde's Opening: Bethany Volante
In the Legally Blonde opening, ambient sound and a little interaction between characters is blended with music to set the tone of the film.
Music
The cover or the Legally Blonde soundtrack (left), and the cover of Hoku's self-titled album
Some gifs I made to visually highlight moments with ambient/foley sound combined with the music
Ambient Sound/foley sound
Music
- The music featured in this opening is a song which was written specifically for the film, and has become a renowned hit and the audio face of Legally Blonde.
- The song is called 'Perfect Day', by a female singer professionally known as 'Hoku'.
- The song sounds bright and bouncy, with generic pop-rock use of guitar accompanied by a classic American rock star voice. The fact that the singer is female is significant, because having female artists in dramas like this is a common convention.
- The song creates a general feel of lightness and female positivity and independence, with an Avril Lavigne-like sound to the voice and backing track, and defiant and optimistic lyrics.
The cover or the Legally Blonde soundtrack (left), and the cover of Hoku's self-titled album
Some gifs I made to visually highlight moments with ambient/foley sound combined with the music
Ambient Sound/foley sound- The ambient sound used in this opening was varied. In the shots where the person was riding a bike through town, the majority of distinguishable sound was made up of voices -- people were talking and laughing around her. On top of that, the sound of her bike chain can sometimes be heard over the voices, as well as her bike bell. Some of this sound could be inadequately quiet in the original shots, so could have been re-recorded in a foley sound-style.
- There is not much sound to accompany the alternative shots of the main character, Elle, getting ready, as they are close ups of things like hair brushing and shaving. However, the clinking of metal can be heard when a shot of Elle putting her necklace on is shown. There is also a groaning sound which can be heard while you watch her painting her nails. The same applies here, in terms of potential foley sound involved.
- There is little dialogue which is highlighted and can clearly be heard in the sequence. Short greetings are exchanged, but that is the majority of it.
- There is a one-sided dialogue between Elle and someone on the phone to her at the end of the sequence, when the music is fading out. Her voice is clearly intended to override the music as it the volume of it is decreased specifically for that moment.
Music and ambient/foley sound combined
- As previously mentioned, the song is upbeat and bright, with a generic, friendly American voice singing.
- On top of this, the sounds of the voices mainly consist of bright. friendly chatter and laughter.
- There are no violent sounds involved - the bike chain is heard whirring only gently, and so on.
- Therefore, all of this combines to create a light, carefree, and generally positive feel to the film's opening.
Monday, 24 October 2016
Sunday, 23 October 2016
PRACTICAL REMAKE ACTIVITY - FILMING AND EDITING: Group 36
FILMING 'THE BREAKFAST CLUB' REMAKE
We filmed the remake within the college as 'The Breakfast Club' was set in a school. In order to film, we had to go to various places within the college to remake the shots in 'The Breakfast Club'.
We had to film in the cafeteria to recreate this shot and I would think it it was incredibly successful.
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| Original |
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| Remake |
To edit, we had to keep watching the original opening sequence and look at the storyboard so that our shots were in the correct order as the original.
Friday, 21 October 2016
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Monday, 17 October 2016
BFI RESEARCH
BFI research
genre - chapter
1. The three genres that were most successful in 2013-204 were animation, action and comedy.
2. The genres that were least successful were documentary, romance and war.
3. Comedy was the genre that had the most films released in he UK were comedy in 013-201
4. There were 153 films made in comedy.
5. There 33 animated films made
6. There were 47 action films made
7. This information tells us the comedy and action are the genres that audiences most prefer and they don't really like documentary.
audiences - chapter 15
1. The age group with the largest proportion of cinema admissions was 15-24.
2. The hangover 3 was the film that was most successful with the age group 15-24.
3. Quartet was popular with the over 50's and its a drama/comedy film.
4. The genres that were popular with men were action, comedy and thriller.
5. The genres that were really popular with the women were comedy and documentary. 6. UK films appealed mostly to group A
7. The three films that were most popular in the 7-14 age group were one direction; this is us, wreck-it Ralph and despicable me 2. this tells us that they like the comedy and animation genres.
8. The films that were popular in the 35-44 age group were frozen, the croods and jack and the giant slayer. this may have been because they have children who like that genre of films.
9. the films that were popular in the 25-34 age group were fast and furious 6, rush and django unchained.
10. The films that were popular in the c1 and c2 audience class were rush and oz the great and powerful.
11. In the Scotland tables it looked like they really enjoyed drama movies and the most popular one was sunshine on leith.
However in the London table it looked like they really enjoyed to watch action movies with the most popular one being Django unchained.
Both London and Scotland are very different because Scotland enjoy drama movie but London enjoy action moves.
genre - chapter
1. The three genres that were most successful in 2013-204 were animation, action and comedy.
2. The genres that were least successful were documentary, romance and war.
3. Comedy was the genre that had the most films released in he UK were comedy in 013-201
4. There were 153 films made in comedy.
5. There 33 animated films made
6. There were 47 action films made
7. This information tells us the comedy and action are the genres that audiences most prefer and they don't really like documentary.
audiences - chapter 15
1. The age group with the largest proportion of cinema admissions was 15-24.
2. The hangover 3 was the film that was most successful with the age group 15-24.
3. Quartet was popular with the over 50's and its a drama/comedy film.
4. The genres that were popular with men were action, comedy and thriller.
5. The genres that were really popular with the women were comedy and documentary. 6. UK films appealed mostly to group A
7. The three films that were most popular in the 7-14 age group were one direction; this is us, wreck-it Ralph and despicable me 2. this tells us that they like the comedy and animation genres.
8. The films that were popular in the 35-44 age group were frozen, the croods and jack and the giant slayer. this may have been because they have children who like that genre of films.
9. the films that were popular in the 25-34 age group were fast and furious 6, rush and django unchained.
10. The films that were popular in the c1 and c2 audience class were rush and oz the great and powerful.
11. In the Scotland tables it looked like they really enjoyed drama movies and the most popular one was sunshine on leith.
However in the London table it looked like they really enjoyed to watch action movies with the most popular one being Django unchained.
Both London and Scotland are very different because Scotland enjoy drama movie but London enjoy action moves.
BFI RESEARCH: Jhean Capitan
BFI Research - Genre Chapter 4
The three most successful genre in the UK in 2013-2014 were Animation, Comedy and Action whereas the least successful genres were Romance, Documentary and War.
The genre that released the most films that year was Comedy with 153 releases. However, with only 33 releases, Animated films managed to make £246.5 million in revenue and Comedy only profited £158.2 million. Action also released 47 genres.
With the data above, it tells us that the film production does not always equate to revenue. This is to say that the more films that are released in a genre, it will not always generate more profit. As well as this, whilst certain genres do get more profit (e.g Animation), some genres fail to make a mark with audience meaning that the film doesn't generate a buzz around the film.
Audience Chapter 15
A large proportion of cinema admissions in the UK were people aged 15-24 with the most notable film among this age group being 'The Hangover Part III'. On the other hand, the film most popular among over 50s was Drama/Comedy film 'Quartet'.
Popular genres differ according to gender. For example, the genres most popular with men were Thriller, Action and Comedy whereas for women, it was Romance, Comedy and Documentary. As well as gender, popular films differ according to age groups. For example, the most popular films among 7-14 year olds were One Direction: This Is Us, Wreck-it Ralph and Despicable Me meaning that this age group favours pop culture documentaries and animated films than other genres.
Animated films were popular among 35-44 year olds suggesting that they favour more family friendly films so that they could take their children to see the movie.
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Friday, 14 October 2016
4 Different Types of Title Sequences: Kim Phuong Hoang
My favourite title sequence is from the
film Men In Black because I like the simplicity and contrast of the dark image
with the white text in the foreground that is used throughout this sequence,
making it effective although it doesn’t have heavy and bright colours
used. The animation is also impressive because I like how the music suits the dragon fly on it's journey; even though i'm not a fan of insects and bugs, this sequence as a whole is really eye catching and interesting.
Analysis of Favourite Film Title Sequence: Kim Phuong Hoang
Wall-e Title Sequence
The title sequence starts with the director, then co-producer, executive producer and etc. Finishing with casting and voices actors of the different characters. So, I can tell that the title sequence starts with the most important person and contributor in the film which is always the director and continues downwards from this hierarchy.
The imagery of nature and the industrial city, demonstrates the relevant imagery, in relation to the plot as this title sequence would be shown at the end of the film. I think that the target audience is established well, aiming at the younger generation especially children, because of the animation which is simple yet colourful, packed with symbols and references to the actual film. I really like the art and animation because there are smooth transitions between each image which makes the flow of the film very fitting towards the target audience.
IMPORTANCE OF SOUND: Jhean Capitan
Soundscapes and Layers of Sound
After watching the video below, I understand the importance of sounds in film.
Diegetic Sound Effects Only
With the first clip, I did, in fact, feel immersed in the world as if I were observing the story as part of the film however, it did seem as though nothing happened in the story. This is to say that I felt no suspense and I wasn't left in anticipation or left wanting to watch more.
Non-diegetic Soundtrack Only
It did have some effect on me so that I felt the importance of the situation that was presented in the scene. however, the clip did leave me confused as the sound effects and the actions of the characters were not in sync. I was also incredibly confused because I did not understand what was happening in the clip.
Final Mix
Both of the sounds mixed together left me immersed in the story and left me with a sense of anticipation. It understood what was happening as well as the severity of the situation. This was the best clip as it left me fully immersed in the story
As Sarah Caldwell puts it, sounds is so important that it has the power to either fully immerse the audience or jar them out of the film's atmosphere as opposed to the actual picture, if the picture is bad, it will still flow whereas sound will do the opposite.
Sound can also set the tone for the film. Usually, the soundtrack of the film directly correlates to the film's atmosphere. This is to say that action films will use a more rough and upbeat soundtrack in their opening whereas horror films will use a more eerie and unsettling soundtrack in order to set the tone for the film.
FAVOURITE FILM TITLE SEQUENCE
The film starts with the director and then the credit crew. I think the title sequence went in order of who did the most work the it went on the actors. This could be because maybe they want the cast and crew to get more recognition.
The words in the title sequence are similar to the theme of the film based on the computers and electrical imagery.
Thursday, 13 October 2016
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