cinematography task-
The Adams family (1991)
The first show is an extreme
long shot showing the two main characters and also the setting. The shot
has been used in order to set the genre
of the film and also the location, in order to give the audience an
understanding of where they are. A medium
long shot is used in order to show the character in more detail ,
expression of the face are more visible which allows the audience to establish
what the characters are feeling. A close up shot is then introduced taken
from a 45 angle from the character which makes the audience feel as if he were talking
to them. Likewise the next shot again follows in the same way showing the character
facial expressions, which also allows the audience to get a closer look of the
characters appearance.
The next scene in the trailer of the Adam family is a point of view follow shot. The shot is
of a blade of some form that is moving in certain direction at a high speed
towards a man. This shows make the audience feel as if they were the blade and
were going to kill a man, it also can make audience feel jumpy and slightly
terrified by what had is taking place. The
shot is then followed by a close up
of the blade hitting a door, this makes the audience feel as if the blade
missed the target but also can make the audience feel relieved. Further in the
trailer there is a scene of a child where she is eating her food, when she is
about to eat her food ,a match shot
is used and then the shot becomes a point
of view showing that audience the food as if they were the child and also
what is taking place in the scene.
Bad teacher trailer (2011)
The first shot at the opening sequence is a close up showing the whole bill board
and what it says. This has been done to give the audience an understanding of
what is taking place and where. Its says “John Adams middle school” which give the audience a setting of
where it has taken place also the words “car wash” help the audience to
understand what is taking place. The shot can be seen as a significant shot as
it if the first scene that the audience sees. The shot then continues by a medium long tracking shot to students holding up a car wash sign this shot
there for strengths the first scene as it shows two young people holding up a
car wash sign. Followed by an extreme
long shot which shows the young kids the billboard and finally a building.
Further in the trailer a close up of a car door opening which is then followed by a pair of
legs, a close up vertical tracking shot
is used showing a tied up top followed by the face of Cameron Diaz. The focus
has been set on Cameron Diaz who is an iconic character in the movie industry
and is known for romantic comedies such as; the holiday, there’s something
about Mary and Charlie’s angles. The vertical
tracking shot has been used to show the main character in a seductive way
in order to get the audience attention. By showing the face last means that
audience are on edge to know whose face belongs to the body.
Editing tasks-
The first scene is introduced by the institution this has
been done to show the audience who the film produced and distributed by. Another reasons that this may have been done
is to show the audience that the film is by a well-known producer and may have
a fan base which can therefore attract audiences to watch it. The editing in
the first scene of the Adams family is a jump cut, however it does not take
place until 10 second in the scene. The editing is used to show a closer view
of the subjects and allow more focus on the main characters, this allows the
audience to establish the characters but also allows the audience to see the appearance
and facial expression of the characters. The appearance can allow the audience
to establish the genre of the film and therefore is very important. The next
shot that follows is an eye line match which is used in order to create a sense
of intimacy or intensity between characters but show where the characters focus
is. Again due to the long duration of the shot is allows the audience to really
see what the characters are feeling and what is going through their mind based
on their expressions. A long duration shot can also imply that the character are
remembering something for some time ago which can be strengthened by the facial
expression showing that they are happy. The character also look away for a
second as if they were remembering.
Another jump cut is
used to show the male characters facial expressions and also allows the
audience to focus on the character. A cut is then used to show the facial
expression of the female character after the male character has spoken, which
shows that the director wants the audience to focus on the character. A cut is
then used to introduce the title of the film to the audience. The next scene is
again introduced by a cut to a fast face scene of a blade moving at a man. The scene
is cut just before it hits the door making the audience feel as if it when
through the person. Further along the trailer the speed of the cuts become
faster but at the same time new characters are introduced and also scene of action
of start to come in. This has been done to show the audience what the film is
about but again what genre the film is.
A match on action has been used then the main character jumps
through the window, the audience first sees the character jumping from outside
in to the windows. The shot is then continued showing the character smash
through the window in to the house and then cut. This scene could make
audiences feel on edge to know what happened and why the character did what he
did. An cut is used to a hand that is moving on its on with no attachment to a
body the hand grabs a knee , and then followed by a cut to with a man screaming
in terror and falling backwards. This suggests to the audience that the man is
in fear but also whose hand it is and what had taken place. Special effects
have been used for the hand to make it look realistic, this impacts the
audience as they try to figure out how the director has done that effect.
The last scene of the film is cut again however the editing
of the trailer has been done very successfully, as the character in the film
flips pages in the calendar at high speeds he finally finishes on the 22nd
of November again with the paramount picture logo at the bottom. This may have
been done for brand awareness but also to show audiences how who has created
this film/trailer. It is continued by the next scene showing then the film is
going to be released. After show the data of release a dissolve is used to
shows the end of the trailer but to leave the audience at a calmer state of
mind.
Throughout the trailer there is a lot of focus on the first
the characters that are seen at the start this therefore suggests to the audience
the main character is. This is clear due to the duration spent on the character
and also the scene that the character are in. Throughout the trailer cuts are
used in every scene which implies to the audience a change of time or location.
