Analysis of the Video for Madonna's Song "Frozen"
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
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
Media Essay for GCSE English AQA, Wes Craven's Scream
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
Comparisons between 'The Others' and 'The Sixth Sense'
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
From Russia With Love.
From Russia With Love From Russia With Love, is a James Bond film created in 1963. It pits James Bond, the British secret agent at his best against the Russian organization SPECTRE. From Russia With Love is the second film in the long running Bond series of films. This film is the successor to Dr No, and many critics argue that these two are among the best of the Bond films, with memorable scenes, solid storyline, memorable villains and acting (Sean Connery as James Bond especially). James Bond was the creation of Ian Fleming, who began writing his first story 'Casino Royale' while on his Jamaican hideaway. After almost a decade, his stories were turned into a movie, Dr. No in 1962 which was directed by Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, although Ian Fleming still had an influence on the movies. Ian Fleming described Bond as "an interesting man to whom extraordinary things happen". This is why he chose the name James Bond, as it seems anonymous, even though James Bond is far from anonymous symbolizing a very upper class person with a good taste in cars, cigarettes and wines. The movie, From Russia with Love, was created in 1963, in the middle of the car war. Thus, it was very much influenced by the historical happenings at the time. At the time, tensions were quite high with the allies and the communists, particularly between the USA and the USSR. At the time, the
Examine the cinematic techniques used in the film East is East
East is East Examine the cinematic techniques used in the film e. Camera shots and angles. East is East is a film about the crash of eastern and western culture in a multicultural family in which, the father, George, is a Pakistani and the mother, Ella, is a British. In the movie, different cinematic techniques are used in order to show this theme of culture crashing. Among the cinematic techniques, camera shots play an important role in presenting the idea and showing the emotions of the characters, while angles are effective in putting emphasis on certain characters, places or objects. The use of camera shots in the movie reflects different situations when eastern culture crashed with the western culture. At the beginning of the movie, a medium shot is used to show the parade where all the children of George and Ella carrying a crucifix. As it seems that they are the only Asians among all the white faces, this shot creates a dramatic opening as it is against the religion of Pakistani, that is Muslim, to carry the symbol of Catholic, the crucifix. What follows are a series of close-ups of each children, Abdul, Tariq, Saleem, Meenah, Maneer and Saijid, these close-ups show the happy faces of the children, which implies that they are not conscious of their tradition religion, and at the same time, introducing the children one by one. Then the camera quickly cut to the close
Top Gun Analysis
Top Gun Essay Top Gun is a typical patriotic American Action/. Adventure film. The film was made by Paramount and directed by Tony Scott, who is well accounted for his Action/Adventure films worldwide. He has directed such films as Days of Thunder (1990) and Last Boy Scout (1991). The non original music used in the film was composed by Harold Falkenmeyer and was heavily acclaimed in its day. The cast of Top Gun comprises of the young and enthusiastic Tom Cruise who plays 'Maverick'. Kelly McGillis plays an attractive Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood. Anthony Edwards plays the ill fated but eccentric and fun loving 'Goose'. Finally Iceman is played by a rather sycophantic Val Kilmer. Top Gun received Oscar nominations for special sound effects, editing and for sound. It however won an Oscar for the soundtrack used throughout the film "Take My Breath Away. The films further use of aeronautic display was revolutionary and the fact that none of the lead actors in the film actually flew makes the effects even more ore inspiring due to the reality of the film. Top gun is an American film about two fighter pilots who are sent to America's best fighter school "Top Gun". After a brief insight in to the film's story the viewer is thrown in to an intense action scene. "Maverick" and "Goose" and their wingmen "Cougar" and "Merlin" are on patrol when enemy aircraft fly into their area.
