Looking at mise-en-scene, cinematography and sound in the film Leon (Luc Besson) 1994.
Focus on how one or more of mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and and sound create meaning and generate response in a film sequence of no more than seven minutes. I will be looking at mise-en-scene, cinematography and sound in the film Leon (Luc Besson) 1994 In the opening sequence of Leon, Besson uses a travelling aerial shot of a lake followed by a huge park, which is finally dominated by huge, cosmopolitan skyscrapers. The camera rests here to show the contrast in jungle and urban life. We then enter the urban city, where several travelling shots going through the streets are used giving an apparent sense of setting and location. The added use of non-diagetic sound combined with many beautiful shots of New York's streets combine to produce a very mysterious atmosphere. This mood is enhanced once we zoom in to the dark open doorway of a small Italian restaurant. The first image of Leon goes hand-in-hand with the first scene, as we see him only in an extreme close-up of his eyes, which are concealed beneath sunglasses. This image is shrouded in darkness and mystery. We are also shown close ups of Leon's boss through the reflection of his own sunglasses. This again adds to the mood. At this point in the film, we see neither Leon nor his boss in full view, meaning that the first character conveyed to us in the film is a photograph of a victim. In this shot, the director
Benefits of an Online Business Presence
Unit 8 - Business Online Task 2 - Benefits of an Online Business Presence In this task I am going to explain the developments in internet technology, describe the benefits of an online presence and give examples of businesses that enjoy these benefits and finally explain the advantages of to businesses of having an online presence rather than having a purely offline presence. Broadband and other developments Nowadays, broadband connections enable data to be transferred much faster than narrowband. The connection does not tie up a normal phone line. The user can choose get online by an ADSL connection, a cable line, wireless or via satellite dish. Also the internet is low cost and is increasing in speed which benefits the commerce online. The new portable devices such as PDA offer the user easy internet access at any time. 80% of the UK can get broadband by ADSL and cable. Most of people use internet every day which enables a great share of data. Secure payments The increase of security enables the use of credit/debit card facilities. But the newspapers and magazine headlines about fraud and hackers quite obviously put people off. To be secured, all the online payments need to be private and confidential between the buyer and the seller, conveyed intact and without any changes during transmission and erased from the system after the process has been completed. The banks
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Michael Lee Media Coursework MADONNA-Frozen I have been asked to analyse the video for Madonna's song titled frozen. For this I will look at the words and video of the song and see how the writer and director have tried to put the song across to the listeners of Madonna's music. To analyse the video I will need to understand about cinema convention terminology. This is a technical language that correctly describes a range of techniques that have been In my opinion the song 'frozen' is designed as a love song as the words suggest this. I think she is singing about her loving someone, but they perhaps not loving her. This is shown in many lines throughout the song. For example she says 'if I could melt your heart', meaning his heart is possibly like ice and he may be cold towards her. Also she states 'your frozen when your hearts not open' which could again mean she can't penetrate his heart. It's almost as if his heart is actually frozen and she is trying to thaw it out to get to it. I believe that in a video you must make it with the type of song it is for in mind. For the video 'frozen' the director and designers have really used the video to boost the way the song is projected to the public excellently. The video complimented the meaning of the lyrics with the mood it makes you feel and nothing happens by chance in the video. Colours are a key aspect of videos and
ict online service
Online services 1.1 There are five different services in which I will be studying these are: * Communications * Commerce * Entertainment * Download services * Real time information Communications Communications is a way in which people can talk or have a conversation with another person using the internet. Using communications saves you many so that you don't have to spend money buying credit on a phone. It is a very easy and free way to interact with people all over the world. I will be going into detail for two methods in which you can communicate with other people through the internet. These will be Windows live Messenger and Newsgroups. Instant messaging Instant messaging is a program in which you download from the internet this allows anybody who has internet do download the program for free. Instant messaging Is a program which allows you to talk to people all around the world instantly which means they have to be online for you both to talk to each other free of charge and when you write a message they can read it in like a second after you sent it. Also you can meet friend on msn as many people use this method of talking. Also if you have a webcam you can also let the person who you are talking to have visual contact with you through the webcam. In addition instant messaging allows to sent files to the other people and you can receive files. E.g. you
Bourne Ultimatum
The clip from The Bourne Ultimatum tells the story of Jason Bourne trying to help a journalist escape a group who want to kill him to prevent him from passing on his information to Bourne. The narrative follows on from two previous films and this sequence consists of three narrative threads; 1-Jason Bourne's attempts to discover his identity and expose the conspiracy, 2-the attempts of the American organisation trying to capture and possibly kill Ross, 3-the journey of the unnamed assassin ('asset') to kill Ross and Bourne. The three strands are intercut to make a coherent narrative and they come together at the end of the narrative in a crescendo, namely, the death of Ross. The early use of iconography such as red buses, black cabs, the London underground, an establishing shot and even a glimpse of the Evening Standard make it clear that the scene is set in London. These famous icons make it clear to the audience where it is set and draw on their personal experiences of this particular place, thus possibly making it feel more 'real' to them. The music and the editing create a tense and fast-paced feel to the clip as the shaky camera work and whip pans give it a documentary type feel. This method is often used in this genre of films in order to make the viewer feel like they are there, which is only a new technique as not too long ago if the camera work was shaky this was
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How does Wes Craven's Scream offer audiences a new approach to the horror movie A convention in a movie is something that you would expect, also known as the 'normal' way a movie should be. There are two key aspects that make a horror movie; the narrative conventions, and the genre conventions. In traditional horror movies they have typical sets of narrative conventions based on fairy tales and horror movies. Examples are the journey from safety into danger, the hope of being rescued or the possibility that the threat returning Also in traditional movies they use standard conventions so that audiences can easily identify what type of movie it is. In this essay I will find out how Wes Craven uses horror conventions in his movie Scream. In the movie Scream, it follows most of the events that would usually happen in a traditional horror story. You would expect a young vulnerable women being harassed by a man in a house alone. The tension builds by the background music as the movie goes on and the hope of being rescued is increased. In Scream all these are portrayed with slight changes. There is a young vulnerable lady in the house alone, she is then terrorised by a man on the phone who she does not know. As she is on the phone, she puts popcorn on which is building the tension as she does not check it while she talks to the stranger. The man on the phone continues to harass
James Bond Assignment
James Bond Assignment: In this assignment, I will be examining the standard Bond genre from Golden Eye, the seventeenth bond film. I will also be exploring how the audience and I respond to Bond films and what our expectations of the films are. In the film industry, Genre exists as an obliging system of categorization and allows audiences to sort between films. The industries use the appropriate advertising, marketing and distribution for it to target its audience. Moreover, it allows the audience to filter through films and make a selection on what they want to watch. Genre is a recognizable and established category of written work employing common conventions to prevent readers or audiences from mistaking it for another kind. Narrative is a way of comprehending the story, time, and causality. Since in film there are at least two important frames of reference for understanding the main plot of the story, time, and causality, narrative in film is the principle by which data is converted from the frame of the screen into a diegesis, that frames a particular story, or sequence of action; equally, it is the principle by which data is converted from story onto screen. Contending that fairy tales could be studied and compared by examining their most basic plot components, Vladimir Propp, a Russian Folklorist from the 1920s developed an analysis that reduced fairy tales to a
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Comparisons between 'The Others' and 'The Sixth Sense' The blockbuster movies 'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Others' are two of the best examples of supernatural thrillers you will ever see. Both storylines are gripping and compelling and there are many unsuspected twists and turns along the way. 'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Others' have comparable storylines because they are both based on the idea of a parallel universe in which supernatural and human beings are closer than anyone realises. Both movies have an ability to keep you guessing throughout and unexpectedly surprising you. 'The Sixth Sense' is about a distinguished child psychologist, Dr Malcolm Crowe who is haunted by the painful memory of a disturbed young patient he was unable to help, so when he meets Cole Sear, a frightened, confused eight-year-old boy with a similar condition, he seeks to redeem himself by doing everything he can to help him. But Malcolm discovers more than he thought he would when the boy reveals he can see dead people. The movie is very emotional and ends when Malcolm himself discovers that he is also dead. 'The Others' is about a woman named Grace and her two children Anne and Nicholas. They live behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a huge secluded mansion. Out of nowhere, three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes clear that there is far more to their house and family that can
Film Studies, Presentation Script
Film Presentation - How significant is the use of supernatural in modern horror? RUN AUDIO: background music from 'The Ring' playing for 1 minute 30 seconds. Fading out VISUAL: DVD cover of The Ring, The Others and The Sixth Sense show on screen for first section of presentation. SPEAKER: My aim throughout this presentation is to discover whether there has been an increase in the use of supernatural in modern horror and whether it is a reasonable argument that supernatural in its own right has its own genre. The points that I will be explaining throughout this presentation; - Has there been an increase in the use of supernatural? - Different ways supernatural is used - Genre theory - Whether supernatural horror should have its own genre. What do we define supernatural as? Something that does not exist in the natural work for example ghosts and poltergeists, the presence of something we, as an audience refuse to believe in. this is what I consider a reasonable definition of supernatural. Although a lot of recent horror films have elements of supernatural, I am only focusing on three films that I think share elements of supernatural and have similar narratives. The three films I am focusing on are ITEM 1: The Sixth Sense SHORT VIDEO - trailer outlining exactly what the film is about introducing us to the main characters and showing us clips of the action - 51
Typical gender representations in the films Casino Royale, Dead mans shoes and Control
Typical gender representations in the films - Casino Royale, Dead man's shoes and Control Representations provide models for how we see gender, social groups, ethnic groups and many other things, I am going to talk about the representation of gender in the films I am studying. In the action film "casino Royale" a very typical male action hero is represented in the form of James Bond (Daniel Craig). He fits in with the stereotype of a male action hero that viewers will expect to see when watching the film. The viewer may take enjoyment and comfort in the character conforming to their typical expectations. This representation presented is not real but a version of reality. James Bond as a character has typical masculine traits such as - strength, confidence and aggression. He is also quick witted solving the problems that face him. This is a typical and mostly positive representation of males as physically fit, intelligent and confident however he also uses violence frequently which may not be considered a good trait. There is some truth in this representation because representations reflect cultural values and beliefs. Also in this film there is a typical representation of women with the character of Vesper Lynd. She is beautiful and typically feminine as she is fragile and passive - she needs protecting by a man, in this plot James Bond. This representation of women has
