Analyse the ways in which Speilberg builds up tension and suspense in the hit film jaws.
Analyse the ways in which Speilberg builds up tension and suspense in the hit film jaws Jaws was a film, which from its first release reeled in and captivated the imagination of audiences worldwide on its release in 1975. Nothing quite like it had been seen on the cinema. It remains one of Steven Spielberg's greatest films to date and also one of the classics of the silver screen. It was a box office smash and wad deservedly nominated for many awards and arguably assured Steven speilberg as one of the elite directors to the modern day. Speilberg uses four main techniques to create tension and suspense within the film. These four techniques are music, camera angles, facial expression, and also structure. The film is set on a small American tourist island named Amnity meaning friendship. Subsequently in the summer a number of unforeseen deaths occur. When the mystery is solved it turns out that there is a great white shark dwelling on the Amnity shores. The Amnity chief of police Brody makes the discovery, and he knows it is up to him to save the island, however chief Brody has a fear of water and the 4th of July is approaching fast so Brody is on a race against time to Kill the murderous marine beast not only to save the people of Amnity but to save the Economy of the island which key earnings is made from tourism. One of the most important aspects of the film and how
Trailer analysis - Mission Impossible 2.
Media Coursework, Introduction I am to investigate one or two trailers, and analyse the information shown to me, and how it is shown. A trailer is a preview to a film, like a blurb in the back of a book. It aims to entice the viewer into watching the film. A successful trailer is a matter of opinion, but personally I like fast action trailers with a voice over that reveals a sneak peek at what the film is about. I also like trailers with special effects too. Most action film trailer structures are like this, but some with or without voiceovers or special effects, and I would like to see trailers with no music or voice over....this creates an eerie atmosphere that I would like in horror films. I will ask the following questions about the trailers.... *Does it have a voice over? , Its function? *Does it have music? What atmosphere does it create? *What genre is it? *What are the characters like? *What colours are shown? What scene is set from this? *How fast is the trailer? What special effects are used? *What are my opinions? Why? *What is the plot of the trailer (if it tells it)? Trailer 01: Mission Impossible 2 (Mi: 2) The voiceover was short, and very precise, the voiceover's function is to say that the film is back and better than ever, this voiceover is at the start of the trailer. The music in the trailer is heavy metal and follows the trailer's speed so when
Comparing "Teechers" With "Grease" And "Weekend Away".
Comparing "Teechers" With "Grease" And "Weekend Away" I am comparing "Teechers" by John Godber with A "Weekend Away" and "Grease" (both the stage play and the musical). The most obvious comparison I can make is that "Teechers" is what is known as a multi role (where one actor plays more than one role). I played the character Gail in "Teechers", but within that character come the parts that SHE has to play. It is a very challenging concept, but effective nevertheless. The multi role technique used in "Teechers", however cannot be more different from the single role techniques used in both "Grease" and A "Weekend Away". Both the single and multi role techniques are effective, but are used for different ends. Another point for comparison is costumes. The costumes in "Teechers" have to be very simplistic, as they are constantly changing, and usually only consist of one item, for example, a leather jacket for Oggy Moxon. The costumes in "Grease" are typical 1950's costumes and very much to the period, and in A "Weekend Away", the period of time is not stated, but judging by the language that the characters use, it suggests a more modern, up to date time frame, as the characters talk about the mini bus which is more modern. "Teechers" is in an unusual category, as it is only a play for three actors. "Grease" has a cast of about 13 main characters, and a lot of people in the
A Memorable Scene
A Memorable Scene Plan Story - Avalanche Descriptive, detailed scenes with metaphors and similes. Start as good, then change for worse and for good again. Write-up The soft snow hardened beneath my feet as I sauntered up the mountain. It was like heaven on a winter's day in the Alps, while on a skiing trip. All around me, the snow was falling on the lucid landscape. Time had stood still, and the only sign of movement was the gentle meandering snowflakes. It was as if nothing could spoil that idyllic setting. As I admired the radiant scenery, a sudden movement caught my eye. A colourful clash of blue and yellow against the blinding white snow expertly interlaced through an imaginary string of posts. I watched, transfixed, until slowly, my senses heightened and my awe turned to horror as I realised that the skier was off piste and gathering momentum as his body fought to gain control of his situation. The spray from the snow surrounded him in a lace like fashion and made his speeding frame shimmer like a heat haze. The distant rumble was hardly audible, yet I was suddenly aware of it gaining momentum and force and a frozen horror fixated my body to the spot as I looked past the skier and saw the tumbling snow of an avalanche. Filled with apprehension, I turned from the approaching hazard, hastily fastened my ski's on and leapt forward. My view of the past
LDV reflection (3rd May 2004-16th May 2004).
LDV reflection (3rd May 2004-16th May 2004) Sheela Anastasia Salleh Assignment, assignment and more assignments had been clogging our minds this fortnight. With datelines for Social Studies and Numerical Literacy in tow, it seems that I'm wishing I have 25 hours in a day. These two weeks, we had been focusing in the topic of environment and many activities focused in this topic. For example, we had been doing an activity from the course book about birds in danger. Taken from the course book, this activity required us to read the text given and to answer the questions given. I think this activity had attract my attention as it was fun and it had also made me aware of the disadvantages of tourism as the text was about the threat faced by the birds in Hawaii. Never before I imagined that wildlife are suffering in that paradise island. Other than that, we had also participated in an activity which required us to sing. As I aware that the class loves singing, I think many of us enjoyed it. Once again, the activity focuses on the environment. The song sung by us was actually the famous 'recycle' song. Here, my listening skill was put to test as the song was very fast and it was very hard to catch the singer was singing about. After a few repeats, I managed to get all the correct lyrics. The activity was fortifying as other than improving our listening skills, the song had also
Concept of Semiotic
Alice Wei Literary Criticism Ms. Kate Liu Nov 28, 2004 Concept of Semiotic Ferdinand de Saussure defined the knots of signs as the relation of sound and concept, i.e. the flexible combining of signifier (sound) and signified (concept). As he asserted, meaning was created not only because of the combining between signifier and signified, but also for the other signifiers in the syntax. Freud built therefore his psychoanalysis upon Saussure's Linguistics. He compared unconsciousness with signified, consciousness with signifier. Jacques Lacan based on where Freud stood, but added a possibility to the model to be contrarily, so that new meanings came out through the rearrangement. signified consciousness concept signifier signifier unconsciousness sound signified Hence, Lacan is the statement that unconscious has a familiar structure to language. Like the subject has competence for constructing languages, the manly thought has an analogous pre-structure for unconsciousness becoming figurate. When the sound is absent in the relationship of signifier / signified the blank of the sound is taken over by the concept. In this case, the concept becomes the signifier for the function of metononymy and is longing for the sound, which has become the signified. By this rearrangement, the position of consciousness and unconsciousness has switched as result. This is the
Britney Spears or Spear Britney.
Britney Spears or Spear Britney. "Manufactured bands have brought us some fab solo acts in the way of Mr Keating, and Robbie. Where would the screaming girlies be with out them?'' J17 magazine. The truth is as long as they aren't screaming and waving their underwear anywhere near me I don't honestly have a problem with teeny-boppers. Of course I enjoy the occasional joke about some larger than life band with a talent count of minus 50 but they don't aggravate me as much you might think. Ignorance is bliss! But if I HAD to rant about anything it would be about manufactured and their music. And so to make the rant really good I might as well exaggerate some of my views and thoughts to make me appear like a true cynic and hater of all that is pop. So I sat in my room staring at my CD collection, tossing away the couple that don't do me proud. So with my 'Ricky Martin' and 'Spice Girls' album on one side (carefully poised on the desk, teetering dangerously over the bin) and my 'System Of A Down' and 'Blink 182' on the other I sat down to write this article. OK. Ever stop to think about how much hormonally-charged energy you put into the quick quips and biting banter? Your life would be considerably more productive if you took some, what's that word again, oh that's it -- action. I'm not suggesting that you incinerate some fresh teeny-boppers. There are laws against it. Yep
Analysis of how the character Daniel weir has changed throughout his journey in the book - Espedair Street by Iain Banks
Analysis of how the character Daniel weir has changed throughout his journey in the book. Espedair Street by Iain Banks is a novel which is pretending to be a rock star autobiography; the story of a fictional seventies band Frozen Gold as told by bass player and song writer Danny Weir. It is told using a series of flashbacks which converge to explain the present, Danny living as a recluse, pretending to be his own caretaker in a bizarre Victorian folly in Glasgow. Espedair Street is about the emptiness that can come to fill the life of someone who has realised all his dreams on a massive scale and still not be where they want to be. It's also about other things like the hedonistic life of the seventies rock star, the things that we do that we regret and feel guilty about later, and the effects that these have on us. The hook for the story is its dramatic opening lines "two days ago I decided to kill my self" from this I gathered the book was set to be bleak although interesting, the reader would immediately be drawn in and want to read on. What I found most effective was the way the character of Daniel Weir was developed constantly during the book. Daniel, also known as 'Weird', is a thirty-one year old reclusive rock star who has a pessimistic attitude towards life and is intensely introspective. Throughout his childhood he struggled to fit in with his peers and had a
Thelma and Louise : Micro Analysis.
In this essay I will be analysing the closing sequence of the film 'Thelma and Louise' written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott. The focus of this essay on film language is mise-en-scene and sound/dialogue and how it is used to create meaning and generate response. In the beginning of this scene Thelma and Louise are driving and they suddenly come to a cliff edge. Louise slams on the breaks and manages to stop the car just before going off the edge. The dialogue between Thelma and Louise, 'What the hell is this?' 'I think it's the God damned Grand Canyon,' demonstrates their disbelief at how close they came to falling to their death. Thelma's question also illustrates how little she was allowed out of the house when she was living with Darrell. The next dialogue as the camera pans round the canyon is of Thelma and Louise's amazement at its beauty. Thelma says, 'Isn't it beautiful?' Louise responds, 'Yeah, it's somethin' else alright.' The camera pans around the canyon as if it was in the car and it is as if we are seeing through Thelma and Louise's eyes. The audience see how beautiful the canyon is. There is a slight pause in dialogue and movement, except the camera on a static shot of Thelma's face starring out in awe at the canyon. Then Thelma and Louise look at each other and the helicopter comes up from in the canyon taking them by surprise. The
Critical Analysis of a scene from Chicken Run
Critical Analysis of a scene from Chicken Run We analyzed 3 minutes of Chicken Run from the middle of the animation. Chicken Run is a model animation like Robby the Reindeer. The whole animation is built up on a war story film it resembles the Great Escape. The chicken hutches and fence are similar to the concentration camps. And the discipline enforced by Mrs. Tweedy resembles the stern soldiers in the war. The target audience would be for the younger generation but I also think that it would appeal to some adults as the humour in some parts is relevant to them. Like Robby the Reindeer Chicken run was filmed by moving the characters bit by bit to create movement. Although it was produced in the same way as Robby the Reindeer it is much more advanced, the attention to detail on Chicken Run is amazing. Compared to Robby the Reindeer where the movement is much more simple along with the models and set. The first camera angle we see is an extreme long shot, it is of the chicken's enclosure this shot alone introduces the surroundings then it pans across onto the chickens this is the most important shot as it shows us what is happening in this case the chickens all in a line standing still. When Mrs. Tweedy walks in you do not see her face this creates a mysterious atmosphere as you don't know what she is going to do. You are seeing her from the chicken's point of view, only
