1. Introduction task
In the opening scene of Mean girls, it shows the
company name of who presents the film. This is
shown at the start to show the audience who
presents this film, so if a member of the audience is a
fan of Paramount productions, they instantly know
that this is going to be a quality film which they’ll
enjoy.
Lindsay Lohan is the main character of the film, so
her name is shown at the start to educate the
audience on this fact. Lindsay’s name is also shown
so that a member of the public who are fans of
Lindsay Lohan, know that this film is going to be
enjoyable for them.
A long shot is used to show the audience figures, and
these figures represent high school student who are
being rebellious. This symbolises how schools are
stereotyped for new students; a new school is scary.
A mid shot is used, to show pupils in a class room,
sat at desk. You could also say that this is a point of
view shot, from the personal view of the lead
character Kady.
2. Mean girls is a film based on a book, and the
audience is educated on this fact by the credits.
Therefore if a member of the audience has read the
book ‘queen bees and wannabes’ and they enjoyed
it, they’ll probably like the book being brought to life
in fil form.
The end of the credits is the director’s name. The director
is last to be shown because the director is the one who
put all of the film together. As well as that, people might
be familiar with Mark Walters work and will be reassured
that the film will be at a good quality.
3. Warner Bros are a really famous film company, all
over the world, and their company name is shown
before the rest of the credits. Therefore the
audience is instantly educated on the fact that this
is going to be a film of great quality and enjoyable.
Tim Burton is the creator of this film; he wrote the film
based on the Roald dahl book. Tim also is the director
of the film and instead of his writing in the credits that
he’s the director, he enjoys writing that the films is his
meaning, he created it.
Johnny Depp is the lead character in this film, and he
has worked in many films in the past and he is very
famous for his work. Therefore the audience knows
that Roald dahls book is going to be brought to life in a
funny and charming way, just by reading this credit.
Roald Dahl is a famous children’s author, and his
books are very enjoyable. So for Tim Burton to
This shot is of chocolate being made in what looks like
a factory. However the audience already knows that
this film is about chocolate and a factory because it’s in
Warner Bros are a really famous film company, all
over the world, and their company name is shown
before the rest of the credits. Therefore the
audience is instantly educated on the fact that this
is going to be a film of great quality and enjoyable.
Tim Burton is the creator of this film; he wrote the
film based on the Roald dahl book. Tim also is the
director of the film and instead of his writing in the
credits that he’s the director, he enjoys writing that
the films is his meaning, he created it.
Johnny Depp is the lead character in this film,
and he has worked in many films in the past and
he is very famous for his work. Therefore the
audience knows that Roald dahls book is going
to be brought to life in a funny and charming
way, just by reading this credit.
Roald Dahl is a famous children’s author, and his
books are very enjoyable. So for Tim Burton to
bring his book to life is exciting for the audience
who has read this book as a child.
This shot is of chocolate being made in what looks
like a factory. However the audience already knows
that this film is about chocolate and a factory
because it’s in the film title, so for this to be shown
as part of the opening scene is really appropriate.
4. The lighting is very dark and from looking at the
trees in the background, the season is autumn
and the temperature drops making the
atmosphere cold. This matches with the film title
‘Dark shadows’.
Tim burton is the man behind Dark shadows. That’s
why he likes to address his name in the credits and
say it’s his film. Not only is he the director, he is
the creator of the film.
This is an establishing shot, and in the shot I can see a
deserted, dark place. Again this matches up with the
film title and the narrative of the film. Johnny Depp stars
in many of Tim burton’s films and since Johnny is the
star of the show, his name is shown first of all actors in
this film.
The camera angle used in this shot is a bird’s eye shot
which is used to show the audience where the
characters are. The name Helena Bonham Carter is also
known for starring in Tim Burton’s films, so a member
of the audience who is a fan of her will enjoy the film.
A long shot is used to show the girl as small, this
symbolises how she might be powerless against all the
doomy, dark background surrounding her. This also
matches with the film title and the narrative of the
film.
