- Elements of Comedy and seriousness would attract a wider range of an audience
- Big Actor/actress names such as Judy Dench and Steve Coogan
- Award winner, advertises that fact.
- Fair amount of showing times, not as many as blockbusters.
- Based on a true story and book, would attract people that have read the book.
- Would be screened in main screen cinemas
- Made profits of near $15 million. Not as much as a typical blockbuster
Thursday 28 November 2013
Philomena
Philomena -> Multiplex Cinema's.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Aims and Context- Charlene, Sarah & Alex
Aims and Context
- The genre of the film I will be making with my group will be a war tragedy.
- The basic outline of the film will be that it starts with a woman crying at a gave, then we shall add in some flashbacks of the woman's life with the man who had died in the war right up until she gets the letter about his death. It will end with with her at his grave, same as the beginning scene.
- Most of the middle section of the film will be flashback to an an emotional subject such as he life with her boyfriend until she gets the letter from an army officer about his death.
- This film will be a short film.
- In comparison to other films it will be similar to 'Dear John' and 'Forest Gump'.
Saturday 16 November 2013
FM1 Film Analysis Coursework - Stephen Kings It, Marsh house scene.
How does the use of cinematography and mise-en-scene create suspense in the Marsh house (01:43:55 to 01:48:04) sequence from Stephen Kings It?
By this point in the film Beverly has returned home to Derry, to the house that she grew up in with her father. This is also the same house that Beverly had her first encounter with Pennywise the dancing clown. The scene starts off with a long shot to panning of the surrounding area. This is to show the viewer where the setting is and how quiet street
which is non typical convention of the horror genre. This is a contrast to the earlier scenes in the film that are shown at Beverly's home as previous, the streets would be busy with young children playing. At the beginning of this scene I felt like it was just going to be completely normal scene without anything making me feel scared, I was wrong. When the camera pans to a low angle shot of Beverly we see the mise-en-scene of what she is wearing. She is in a pink top with a floral blazer and a purple skirt, this portrays her as quite innocent. When we consider the fear she went through as a child with Pennywise the clown, she now appears as a normal grown up woman.
As Beverly stands at the front door of the house we then see a close up shot of the side of her face which is as eye level. It has a shallow focus of the door bells at this point. It then cuts to a close up shot of the door bells, the camera slowly moves down until we clearly see the name 'Marsh' written on the doorbell. We then see a close up shot of the old woman when she comes to the window. When she stands at the window we can see a symbolic aspect of mise-en-scene which is a representation issue of religion as there are upside down crosses either side of her face. As the two characters look at each other it is shown through an eye line match shot. This is to show that the two women looking at each other without physically seeing them look at each other. When the old woman comes to the door it is shown through a medium long shot. This shows the mise-en-scene of the woman's clothing which is all black. This could be to show that she is dangerous as the colour black is most commonly known as a way to issue a warning. It makes her appear threatening and that she is not to be trusted. As the two characters are talking at the doorway it cuts twice from an over the shoulder shot of Beverly to and over the shoulder shot of Mrs Kersh. It is confirmed that Mrs Kersh could be threatening as when we get another close up shot of the name tags on the door bells it now clearly says 'Kersh'. As soon as I saw that I realised that there really was something suspicious about this woman and that something bad was about to happen. This built up the suspense for me as I now thought that Beverly was about to walk into a trap.
When Beverly steps into the house it is shown through a medium long shot. As the two characters walk towards the living room of the house the camera pans to follow them. Once inside the house Beverly goes into the bathroom to freshen up. It cuts to the bathroom and we get a high angle shot of her standing over the sink. It slowly zooms in towards the drain in the sink. When I was watching this part it built up the suspense for me as I was now expecting something to happen, as Pennywise is commonly known throughout the film to come from the drains. This reminds of the film Psycho as when the woman is getting stabbed in the bath tub you get to see the blood going down the drain. I think this is very similar to this film as in an earlier scene Pennywise speaks to Beverly through the drain in the sink. He inflates a balloon out of the drain until blood splatters all over the bathroom as well as
It then cuts to an extreme close up of the two tea cups on the table. This is to show that there is just tea in the cups. It zooms out to a medium long shot of Beverly and Mrs Kersh sitting in two pink chairs opposite each other. The mise-en-scene of Mrs Kersh's house appears stereotypical of what you would expect an old woman's house to look like in that time period. Just by the mantle piece there is an ornament there that looks like a porcelain clown. This could be a foreshowing of the fact that the old woman is really just Pennywise in disguise. It cuts to a close up shot of Mrs Kersh as she is drinking from the tea cup. The sound of her drinking from the cup makes me feel physically sick. When watching this scene I have to put that part of silent! Once she had stopped drinking from the cup you can see that her chin is wet and dripping and her rotten black teeth. That sound and the way she looks afterwards is completely disgusting. For me this builds the suspense even more as I know that the reveal that Mrs Kersh is actually Pennywise was soon to come.
It then cuts and the camera zooms into a close up shot of Beverly's face as she looks down into the tea cup. Then shows a close up of the red blood like liquid that is now in the cup. The use of blood at this point reinforces the threat that at any moment a safe and secure miss-en-scene could become disrupted by a convention of the horror genre. This seems to be Pennywise's way of letting Beverly know that it is actually him. As Beverly realises that there is now blood in the tea cup she throws it down onto the floor and it smashes. Mrs Kersh kneels down to pick up the broken pieces of the tea cup the camera slowly zooms in towards the back of her head. The voice of Mrs Kersh changes to that of an old man. It cuts to a close up of Beverly's face, the camera zooms in towards her. When the camera zooms in it gives the feeling of entrapment and really shows the fear that Beverly is feeling at this point. When Mrs Kersh looks up to no longer be Mrs Kersh but Beverly's dead father, this again reminded me of the film Psycho. When I saw his face I thought there was a similarity between him and Norman Bates in the film Psycho.
As Beverly goes to run out of the house it is shown through a Medium long shot. The camera then pans to follow Beverly as she runs to the door and to show that her dead father (Pennywise) is chasing after her. In re-watching this film at this point I did not feel as scared as I thought I would. Where as when I watched this as a child I distinctly remember being terrified of this Mrs Kersh who had now become Beverly's dead father. I used to get really scared at the thought that my father would come back to me when he died looking like that.
The camera then zooms in as her 'dead father' grabs her shoulder to try to stop her from leaving the house. When she runs into the street the mise-en-scene of it looks just as quiet and peaceful as it did before she went into the house. The camera pans to follow her running into the middle of the road and looking back at the house. In a Medium long shot we see Pennywise is standing at the door of the house laughing at Beverly. It shows a close up shot of Beverly to show her anger as she looks at Pennywise. This is an eye line match to show that the two characters are looking at one another. Once Pennywise has gone back into the house we hear a horn beeping. It cuts to a long shot of a van driving towards Beverly. Beverly jumps out of the way, the camera pans to follow the van to show that it sways and does not hit her.
It cuts to a close up of Beverly as she looks back the house, we hear the laughing of Pennywise. it shows a long shot of the house which is now boarded up with wood. Beverly is now shaking with fear, as she looks down it cuts to a medium shot of her from the waist down to show a yellow balloon come from beneath her. The balloon begins to bounce down the road. To show this the camera zooms out slightly and moves upwards to a high angle shot. Beverly becomes out of focus as the camera moves upwards until she is no longer in the shot. The scene then ends with a black fade out.
As Beverly stands at the front door of the house we then see a close up shot of the side of her face which is as eye level. It has a shallow focus of the door bells at this point. It then cuts to a close up shot of the door bells, the camera slowly moves down until we clearly see the name 'Marsh' written on the doorbell. We then see a close up shot of the old woman when she comes to the window. When she stands at the window we can see a symbolic aspect of mise-en-scene which is a representation issue of religion as there are upside down crosses either side of her face. As the two characters look at each other it is shown through an eye line match shot. This is to show that the two women looking at each other without physically seeing them look at each other. When the old woman comes to the door it is shown through a medium long shot. This shows the mise-en-scene of the woman's clothing which is all black. This could be to show that she is dangerous as the colour black is most commonly known as a way to issue a warning. It makes her appear threatening and that she is not to be trusted. As the two characters are talking at the doorway it cuts twice from an over the shoulder shot of Beverly to and over the shoulder shot of Mrs Kersh. It is confirmed that Mrs Kersh could be threatening as when we get another close up shot of the name tags on the door bells it now clearly says 'Kersh'. As soon as I saw that I realised that there really was something suspicious about this woman and that something bad was about to happen. This built up the suspense for me as I now thought that Beverly was about to walk into a trap.
When Beverly steps into the house it is shown through a medium long shot. As the two characters walk towards the living room of the house the camera pans to follow them. Once inside the house Beverly goes into the bathroom to freshen up. It cuts to the bathroom and we get a high angle shot of her standing over the sink. It slowly zooms in towards the drain in the sink. When I was watching this part it built up the suspense for me as I was now expecting something to happen, as Pennywise is commonly known throughout the film to come from the drains. This reminds of the film Psycho as when the woman is getting stabbed in the bath tub you get to see the blood going down the drain. I think this is very similar to this film as in an earlier scene Pennywise speaks to Beverly through the drain in the sink. He inflates a balloon out of the drain until blood splatters all over the bathroom as well as It then cuts to an extreme close up of the two tea cups on the table. This is to show that there is just tea in the cups. It zooms out to a medium long shot of Beverly and Mrs Kersh sitting in two pink chairs opposite each other. The mise-en-scene of Mrs Kersh's house appears stereotypical of what you would expect an old woman's house to look like in that time period. Just by the mantle piece there is an ornament there that looks like a porcelain clown. This could be a foreshowing of the fact that the old woman is really just Pennywise in disguise. It cuts to a close up shot of Mrs Kersh as she is drinking from the tea cup. The sound of her drinking from the cup makes me feel physically sick. When watching this scene I have to put that part of silent! Once she had stopped drinking from the cup you can see that her chin is wet and dripping and her rotten black teeth. That sound and the way she looks afterwards is completely disgusting. For me this builds the suspense even more as I know that the reveal that Mrs Kersh is actually Pennywise was soon to come.
As Beverly goes to run out of the house it is shown through a Medium long shot. The camera then pans to follow Beverly as she runs to the door and to show that her dead father (Pennywise) is chasing after her. In re-watching this film at this point I did not feel as scared as I thought I would. Where as when I watched this as a child I distinctly remember being terrified of this Mrs Kersh who had now become Beverly's dead father. I used to get really scared at the thought that my father would come back to me when he died looking like that.
The camera then zooms in as her 'dead father' grabs her shoulder to try to stop her from leaving the house. When she runs into the street the mise-en-scene of it looks just as quiet and peaceful as it did before she went into the house. The camera pans to follow her running into the middle of the road and looking back at the house. In a Medium long shot we see Pennywise is standing at the door of the house laughing at Beverly. It shows a close up shot of Beverly to show her anger as she looks at Pennywise. This is an eye line match to show that the two characters are looking at one another. Once Pennywise has gone back into the house we hear a horn beeping. It cuts to a long shot of a van driving towards Beverly. Beverly jumps out of the way, the camera pans to follow the van to show that it sways and does not hit her.
It cuts to a close up of Beverly as she looks back the house, we hear the laughing of Pennywise. it shows a long shot of the house which is now boarded up with wood. Beverly is now shaking with fear, as she looks down it cuts to a medium shot of her from the waist down to show a yellow balloon come from beneath her. The balloon begins to bounce down the road. To show this the camera zooms out slightly and moves upwards to a high angle shot. Beverly becomes out of focus as the camera moves upwards until she is no longer in the shot. The scene then ends with a black fade out.
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