·      Close up towards Bruno looking through the window, builds a lot of suspense

·      Can see the mood deteriorating as it goes on from very happy to more serious and dangerous.

·      Lighthearted opening  (kids having fun)

·      At the beginning while the children play they are sub consciously

Copying behavior.

·      Scene where daughter says a prey should be a sweet scene but dad looks serious and uncomfortable.

·      Arrive at new house and shot from Bruno’s point of view at a low angle shot making him look venerable as is looks big and scary

·      When the man carrying veg enters kitchen we are made to feel awkward, enhances this when we see everyone in that kitchens reaction.

·      Change of a sweet gesture (making a swing) into a negative feel when we see how bad Paval is treated and we feel sympathy for him

·      When he falls off the swing could foreshadow the later stages of the film that the more curious he gets the more dangerous and he will get hurt.

·      Mum looks reluctant to thank Paval.

·      At the end, sound of thunder and lightening, adding to the gloomy and frightening idea of what’s happening.

·      Two stories happening at once, so we see it evolve and the mother realize Bruno is missing and where he could be.

·      Music builds tension as he gets closer to being in danger and seeing more of the reality of the camp.

·      Heavy breathing and loud voices of soldiers gives a idea of what’s happening just through sounds.

·      Sudden silence of music could symbolize the death and that there is no more screaming or shouting or struggling.

·      Shot of the door at the end while it zooms out showing the striped pajamas summarize the whole film and the issue it’s addressing.

·      Parallel editing builds the tension of what will happen next and how the families reaction will be

I personally found to have an effect from the film after the first time I had watched it. This is because later after seeing the film I took part in a play on the holocaust where we played characters in the film and lines we said reflect the images in the film and made the idea of it more explicit and blunt as they don’t sugar coat it or hide the truth of it.  Therefore this film made an impact on me once I had moved on from seeing it and then reminded of it because of the lasting effect it had. At the end I also have different emotions toward the mother and father. Even though I feel bad the child has died, I cant help but feel glad that they have faced consequences of their own actions and can see how brutal it is what they are doing and how wrong it is. Also it is hard to feel sorry for the dad as if it wasn’t for him the problems of Jewish people being gassed wouldn’t exist and he put his child in that danger. Although a parent could feel different as they would understand that they hold such a big responsibility of having a child and the guilt you will live with after letting such a horrific thing happen to them. 

Amores Perros is a film based around a tragic car accident where three stories interwind however with very different lives. The film begins with the characters Octavio, Susana and Ramiro where there is some kind of love triangle was happening. Also Octavio uses their dog as a money making business by making him fight against other dogs causing problems with the other characters who are being beaten in the battles. These problems result the car crash with another driver who we are then introduced to in the next part of the film.

The story of Valeria is another one of the other three stories we are shown. for her part of the film we see her moving in with her boyfriend and getting ready to start a happy life until the fatal car accident occurs and she is brutally injured and loses a leg. We are then shown the aftermath of these events where she has to cope in a wheelchair. as the film continues Valeria’s dog disappears into a hole in the floorboards. Richie the dog is missing in this hole for days and starts to bring more and more stress on the couples relationship as the time goes on, until it gets to the point where they have a explosive argument. 

gem-fraser:

SIDNEY LUMET born on the 25th June 1924, he has made over 50 films including:

12 Angry Men (1957)

Serpico (1973)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Network (1976)

The Verdict (1982)

ALL OF WHICH APART FROM SERPICO EARNED HIM AN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR BEST DIRECTOR.

Shelton Jackson SPIKE LEE…

beckysparrow:

Sidney Lumet (Dog day afternoon) - He was an American director, screenwriter and producer with over 50 films. The Encyclopedia of Hollywood states that Lumet was one of the most prolific directors of the modern era, making more than one movie per year on average since his directorial debut in…

Sidney Lumet 

Similarities of his work - ‘Both Dog day afternoon’ and ‘12 angry men’ are based in one setting throughout the film one being a bank in do day afternoon and a court room in 12 angry men. By doing this the films show similar charesteristics from their characters like frustration and restlessness. Both of the films rely on dialogue throughout due to their same setting. They both show men in crisis and have a tense and pulsating tone. His movies are such vivid time capsules of urban life and cinematic style that it can seem as if they must have been intended for that specific time period. 

I have chosen the film Precious to get ideas for my own short film. I liked this film because it conveys the same story that i would like to use for mine and the characters i would like to include. 

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The film is about a teenage girl who has a hard time at school as well as at home. It shows the struggles she goes through in her life. The way her life is portrayed is how i would like to show my character. I have took this as an example for me to base my characters and plot on. 

The story of Beetlejuice begins with a married couple enjoying a holiday together, were they then tragically die in a car accident. They then become ghosts and are annoyed when there is a new family living in their house so decide to try and scare them away, which doesn’t work. After their failed efforts they chose to seek help from a unusual character named Betelgeuse. 

Tim Burton (director) has portrayed the characters as being very ordinary and boring at the beginning, however once the event of their death happens it starts to become more unrealistic and we are shown the horror side along with the comedy from Betelgeuse’s  character. 

We were given the task to create a small clip showing someone being edited into a ghost.  To do this we use ‘After effects’.  The first thing we did was film one member of our group walking past on a green screen so that we could easily put them on whatever background we wanted. Once we had this footage we used the tutorial for after effect on YouTube, however we did have some problems following as the speakers voice wasn’t very clear and we didn’t have the same effects as the tutorial but it did help us through the task.  The tutorial helped us to transform the person into a ghost and then place it on out chosen background. I think our end piece was good and we worked well producing it.  If I was to do this again I would try and do something a bit longer with more of a story in stead of one image. 

Film review

The Inbetweeners movie

During the summer I went to see the inbtweeners movie. It is a spin off from the E4 sitcom the inbetweeners. The storyline is a group of four friends decide to go on holiday to Malia hoping for a fun and exciting trip following the break up of one of the boys. It is a comedy and has hilarious parts to it, one of which is a dance scene where the character Neil steps up and performs a routine. This has already become a popular and well-known part of the film and people everywhere are joining in on the craze. In my opinion this is one of the must see films of summer and is defiantly worth watching. Also it is a great way to end the series of the TV show.