The document provides examples of inspirational scenes from the films Shutter Island and Funny Games. For Shutter Island, it summarizes the plot about a U.S. Marshal investigating a disappearance at an asylum on Shutter Island. It then discusses representational elements like the main character's formal attire and shots that portray emotion. For Funny Games, it briefly outlines the plot of two young men torturing a family at their vacation home, and discusses how the antagonists are unknown neighbors looking to have fun by causing trouble.

1. Assignment:
Inspirational Scenes
From Films
By Paula Duru

2. 1st Inspirational Film – Shutter Island
Genre – Psychological Thriller

3. Shutter Island Quick Plot
It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to
investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter
Island Ashecliffe Hospital.
He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but
before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a
twisted plot by hospital doctors.
Teddy's shrewd intelligence investigating skills soon provide a promising
lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would
break the case wide open.
As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more
dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, Teddy begins to doubt
everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity and ability to think

4. What inspires me Representation of main character.
(Man in suit dressed smartly)
Badge: Formal wear at all times.
represents he Which means his role as a
has a important character is important.
role. Police
officer, Marshal, Man always in formal wear
can represent a superior
etc.
person.
Man behind cell – Represent criminal
or dangerous encaged person

5. Denotation and Connotation
Denotation – Old pale lady
in a knitted blouse with
hardly no hair on the front
lawn.
Connotation – Elderly
woman looking worried,
scared, possibly a sick
patient reaching out for
help.
Denotation – Quotes on a
rusty wall With a man
before it.
Connotation – Troubled person.
Message is “Stop me before I
kill someone” a loud call for
help possibly a prisoner a
deranged crazy person

6. Props (evidence)
Word “Run” stands out from others
in the book. A sign of fear. Written
notes usually represent mystery.
Book and Picture – this can mean
Gun – Weapon documentation of somebody's identity
usually represents linking back to the police and the frail
danger or crime. lady
Hospital Instruments – A
health unit is widely shown.
Used on patients.

7. Shots
I wish to use this filming Close Up – I love close
technique in my opening ups because they
sequence because I like to always show detail in
portray emotion and feeling. So face. This is a screen
audience can clearly understand print of a man who is
how a character is feeling and disfigured and you can
what they look like clearly see it by this
In our opening sequence we will shot
use this shot to show pain or
misery.

8. Music
In this scene they play non diagetic sounds to show
emotion (Teddy’s Love for woman in his dream)
The music is very subtle, soft low key music. This
makes audience feel emotion towards scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eG0O9qNB4

9. Lighting
Dark lighting usually
represents isolation or evil
Completely isolated can
portray bad atmosphere.

10. Target Audience for Shutter Island
Suitable for 15 years of age and over
- Intense psychological
- highly disturbing imagery, including drowned children.
- Settings - piles of corpses, blood, guns, dark prison
corridors, and bizarre, scary nightmares and
hallucinations.
-It contains strong, foul language, smoking, and various
of medical/experimental drugs.
-Shutter Island might appeal to older teens, if they can
handle the strong stuff. Younger kids are strongly warned
away.

11. Mind
Mystery
Emotion
Conventions:
How the scenes
employ conventions
of genre
Existence
Identity
Purpose

12. 2nd Inspiration – Funny Games Genre –
Psychological Thriller

13. Funny Games Quick Plot
A family settles into a vacation home, which
happens to be the next stop for a pair of young,
articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an
excursion (nice trip) through the neighborhood.
A middle-class family submits both physically
and mentally to the torture, violence, and death
foisted upon them by two young, unexpected,
white-gloved visitors at their vacation retreat
near a lake.

14. What inspires me (Characterisation)
Protagonists – Vulnerable
family moving into a new
house. Mum, Dad and Son
(Nuclear Family)
Antagonists –
Unknown
neighbours,
young men who
want to have fun.
Possibly looking
for trouble

15. Music
In this scene instead of a Non Diagetic sounds (edited sounds) being played Diagectic Sounds
are being played instead.
In this scene the moment (Georgie) is about to kill Paul. Diagectic sound is being played from the
stereo Paul switched on right before the scene starts. This is to build suspense and tension of the
gun setting off. Which did not happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjozZPvGhZo