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Assignment 9 final draft
- 1. Assignment 9: Openingsequence analysis Name 1: Monae Name 2: Laura Name 3: Chelsea
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- 4. Film: U Turn Genre:Crime Drama Thriller
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- 6. Purpose (opening sequence) Thepurpose of this opening sequence is: 1. To captivate the audiences attention. In ‘U Turn’ the 3. To pull the audience in audience is faced with and introduce them to the many enigmas character and settings in through the restricted the film. narrative. 2. To introduce this linear film as a medium pace and make the audience wonder what will be happening next.
- 7. Purpose Crime Drama Thriller • Fast pace • Emotion • Creates fear • Keep audience • Thoughts • Suspense in a suspense • In tense • Enigmas • Tension • Entertain • Guessing game • Draws interest • of ‘who did it’ • Cause interaction with others • Anticipation
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- 12. CAMERA SHOTS: Wide These shots are also considered as establishing shots. PURPOSE? The purpose of a wide shot is to show a large variety of information.
- 13. CAMERA SHOTS: Overhead The purpose of an PURPOSE? overhead shot is to show beyond a character or an object.
- 14. CAMERA SHOTS: Closeup The purpose of close ups is to show a particular part of an object. In this PURPOSE? case it will be the numbers on the radio station or the horse at the front of the car.
- 15. CAMERA SHOTS: POV PURPOSE? The purpose of a point of view shot is to show the character’s perspective.
- 16. CAMERA ANGLES: Low The purpose of these angles are to make the PURPOSE? character seem more bigger and dominant.
- 17. CAMERA SHOTS: High The purpose of a high angle is to make the PURPOSE? character/object seem smaller and vulnerable.
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- 19. Mise-en-scene – Setting • Isolated desert • Exterior area • Dusty road • Harlins garage • Allot of broken cars
- 20. Mise-en-scene – lighting Screen grab • Natural lighting throughout the opening sequence
- 21. Editing: • Diegesis • Continuity Editing • Pace • Time • Cutting • Transitions • Special Effects
- 22. Diegesis • Diegetic: - Lorrydrives past - Vultures eating dead wolf - Empty road ahead of him The world within the narrative of the film.
- 23. Diegesis • Non-diegetic: - Text on screen - Film title These are not part of the diegetic world within the film. The characters cannot see or hear these elements.
- 24. Continuity Editing: MatchOn Action Multiple shots show one continuous action. This action is continued in The character turns the the next shot. dial on the radio.
- 25. Continuity Editing: Eye-lineMatch Shot A: Shows the character looking at something off- screen. Following shot that shows what the character is looking at. Shot B: shows the character looking at the road signs.
- 26. Continuity Editing: Insertshot Close-up: the character turns the dial on the radio. (master shot) Insert shot: the dial changing. A shot as part of a scene, filmed from a different angle or focal point from the master shot.
- 27. Continuity Error There aretwo vultures in this shot. In the next shot, there is only one vulture.
- 28. Pace • Mid Paced However, the opening sequence • Average number of shots used also uses fast • To make normal and comfortable pace. These shots all happen in a • matter of seconds, one after To show realism the other, creating a sense of anxiety as to what will happen.
- 29. Time Story time: thereisn't a set time shown, but could be Time Allocation: between minutes and • The man in the opening hours. sequence (presumably the Discourse time: 04:06 main character) has the most screen time. • Shows his importance in the film. • (He is the only human character seen within the opening sequence.)
- 30. Transitions • Straight cutting:shows realism This shot cuts to the next shot Which straight cuts to the next
- 31. Special Effects • Colour -Black and white (Often used to show a memory or time period)
- 32. Sound Tyre bursts andengine Cat meows exhaust fumes comes out - Lorry passing by Music from the radio
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- 34. Structure Linear: The opening sequencemoves in sequential order, starting with the man on is journey and ending with him reaching a destination.
- 35. Type • Restricted: - Doesn’tshare lots of information with the audience - Holds back information to create enigmas.
- 36. Enigmas • Where ishe? • Who is he? • Where is he going? • How did he get his hand injury? • Which road will he take?
- 37. Narrative theory: Todorov Includes: •Equilibrium • Disequilibrium • Recognition of disequilibrium • Attempt to repair damage • New equilibrium
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- 40. Attempt to repairdamage
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- 42. Narrative Theory: Barthes Barthestheory of codes encourages the audience to seek answers and clues to make them anticipate outcomes. Identified by these codes: • Enigma Code • Action Code • Semantic Code • Symbolic Code • Cultural Code
- 43. Barthes Codes. Enigma Code: - The audience are not told anything about this character or where is is/where he came from. - Action Code: - We would expect the character to begin to hallucinate or see things unclearly after taking pills.
- 44. Barthes Codes –cont. Semantic Code: - Shot of vultures eating at the carcass off a wild dog connotes death. - Isolated landscape connotes loneliness. Symbolic Code: - (opposition and antithesis) isolation vs civilisation
- 45. By: Monae Laura Chelsea