Probably the most sarcastic person you will ever meet. When i'm serious it's probably a joke.. I love over-exaggurating, and I live in a complete mess. My bedroom is like WW1, a complete bomb site.
So yesterday I resorted to Sky Anytime and watched this film, featuring Robin Williams called 'One Hour Photo'. The plot was pretty amazing, and they couldn't have chose a better actor to play the main 'Sye'. The film started with an interview then a flashback, which I thought was weird as it's similar to my group's idea. I specificly noticed how the director uses white to symbolise 'Sye', throughout, all 'Sye' wears is white, and the mise-en-scene is usually white and simple around him.
This scene was probably the weirdest part of the film for me. The shelves being empty reflects his empty life, and the white resembles how sad he is.
I love this shot. Firstly it reflects the whole theme of the film, and the lens is more of a gun shot. The way 'Sye' is obsessed with this family is extremely creepy. Kudo's to whoever did the opening credits, I loved the flashing like it was taking a photo of each credit.
Last Friday we watched the thriller, Se7en. It was most probably one of the twisted yet well put together films I have watched. The shots are incredible as well as the plot. The characters play their part so well, which create the build up for the end scene. I think the symbolism of God Vs The Devil comes across relevantly in this film. Kevin Spacey who plays the vulgar killer, makes you feel very uncomfortable without his face being on screen.
Whoever directed and wrote this film, are outstandingly intelligent. To think of such a plot that makes one jump, laugh and question your own sanity deserves a pat on the back (or maybe an award). I've been told that the film has two different endings, and I would love to see how they put together the second ending.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is well worth watching. I would recommend it to anyone interested in thrillers and mysteries and anyone interested in the Swedish language! It's definitely got moments where you would want to leave the room, which Millie experienced, but other aspects make the film different from others I've seen.
I was lucky enough to watch this film with Millie and Yasemin with thanks to our generous teacher Ms Foster. Apart from the fact that the volume was ridiculously quiet for the last fifth of the film, many shots caught my eye, and I love how the story has two parts that become solved: What happened to Harriet, and what happened in Lisbeth's past. The fact that the director also uses smoke shots is very similar to the idea we hope to portray in our project. I love the flashbacks, and I love the contrast of Lisbeth at the start and then at the end. I would definently watch the film again, it's just very unpredictable.
This is the opening to the one, the only 'Mean Girls'. I guarentee every teenage girls can recite this film back to front!
Here are some screen shots of the shots I found from the clip above of different camera shots I noticed.
This is a close up of one of the actresses from the clip. As you can see, it focuses mainly on her face close up.
This is known as a wide shot, or long shot. The camera manages to fit a whole person and background in to view.
This is known as a medium close up, which focuses on a certain thing or person. As you can see the shot is focused on the Headteacher walking in to the room.
This is known as an Over The Shoulder Shot. It cuts off the actor's heads and gives a shot from just behind the ears to view the person in front.
This shot is known as a Point Of View. It's an effective shot which gives the audience a sense of perspective from the actor's point of view.
This is known as a Medium Close Up. They are usually framed from the top of head to the top of shoulders, as shown. It gives the audience a detailed version of an actor.
As i can not embed the scene due to youtube playing up i have attatched the URL. Dawn of the dead has a great opening. It is obviously a horror film, and although it shouldn't it made me feel like laughing. The credits are very uneasy and quite gruesome, with flashing images of scary zombies and lots of blood. The song that commences with the credits is a very upbeat song, but once you listen to the lyrics you realise it's very fit to purpose, as the song's called "it's the end of the world (as we know it)". The camera effects are very creepy and gruesome, which make the opening professional. The opening credits have news footage which makes it look realistic.
This film also has a spoof called 'Shaun of the dead' which is appropriiate to the genre I would like to look at. It's a horror/comedy film, which I would like to look in to for my media piece.
Se7en is undoubtedly a scary film due to the opening of the film. The fact that it doesn't show any faces gives the audience a sense of the unknown- all they see is fingers which can give an eery appearence. The media and credits are all of an eery atmosphere: very creepy and on edge. For me, the cutting of skin makes me feel very unsafe and shows how the film will be of horror. The music suits the credits completely as they both link in with the horror-mystery them. The director Kyle Cooper obviously made the beginning very dark and dull to reflect the mystery of the film and show the nostalgic that will appear throughout the film.
All of these link in with the fact that Se7en is a very professional horror, and the beginning kickstarts the eeriness of the whole film.
