Film Language.

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.

Both films use different types of shots, the Adams family reveals the main characters straight away and the event that occur however on the other hand the scene from bad teacher builds up the tension by showing a range of clips before revealing the character. Bad teacher make the audience feel more on edge as they want to know who the main character is, whereas the Adams family is showing a range of events to show that the characters are different and are trying to get the genre across to the audience. less movement is used in the Adams family as it shows focus on the characters and setting by extreme long shots where as in bad teacher,shots are range from close ups and extreme long shots. this has been done to build suspense of the scene and also to build seduction of Cameron Diaz.

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 22^nd 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.