Film Language

Film Language

For this task I analysed these film openings for all what i have learnt to this point. Each clip I have targeted a specific feature used. I used acronyms for each section I looked at.

Camera- FAM (frame, angle, movement)

Mise en scene- CLAMPS ( Costume, Lighting, Actors-Class /Age /Gender / Sexuality / Ethnicity/Body language, Makeup, Props, Setting) 

Sound- MCDOVED 

Editing- STOPS (screen time, transitions, order of narrative, pace, special effects)

Boyz in da hood

 

For this opening scene I analysed camera, sound, editing and mise en scene. It starts of with a black screen with white writing says 2 facts. one faded out then the next one comes in then the next one fades out then goes to a red stop sign. 
Then it goes to a hand held shot slowly getting closer to a big red stop sign from and long shout to and extreme close up. It is a slit low worm eyes view angle but pretty much normal angle. It is a cloudy grey day beyond the sign. 
It goes to a steady cam of a boy waiting on the path. A longshot and a normal angle view from across the road. 
It starts to move as a tracking shot still a long shot. The by that is waiting starts to walk as his friends are coming across then road. All of them walk off and the camera starts to move with them.
Then its goes to a medium long shot cutting off at the knees. It is still tracking with them. 
One of the boys turns as then the camera goes to a medium shot of him then turns to the rest of the friends still a medium shot and a steady cam. it does this 4 times then cuts to a one way street sign.
The sign is viewed from a birds eye view angle and it tilts down.

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Time passing shown in this film is shown in two ways. One way time passing is shown is the use of Carl doing his ties everyday before work and then while each tie is tied this shows the passing of time as at the beginning of the sequence they are young while at the end of this sequence the couple are both old through their aging appearance shown. Another way time is shown passing is both the couple at work. They first work together at the zoo at the beginning of their relationship and the balloons always rise and start to lift off the ground. However, time passing is shown through this as at the end when they are old Carl already knows the balloons are going to lift off the ground and stops them without looking. This shows time passing as it shows the couple have been working their for a long time throughout their lives together.