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- 1. Assignment 20: Opening SequenceAnalysis Judy Ibelgauptiene Katia Martins Leticia Silva Noor Naoum
- 2. Judy Ibelgauptiene Katia Martins Leticia Silva NoorNaoum Editing + 1 Narrative Theory Purpose/Conv entions + Some sound + 1 Narrative Theory Narrative (Structure/Eni gma/Type) + MES + 1 Narrative Theory CAM SAMC + Some Sound + 1 Narrative Theory
- 3. ‘U TURN’ Film Details Genre CrimeDrama Thriller Year 1997 Director Oliver Stone Main Actors Sean Penn Jennifer Lopez Nick Nolte
- 4. Film: U TURN Genre:Crime Drama Thriller
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- 6. Genre Purpose Crime, Drama+ Thriller
- 7. Purpose (Opening Sequence) Thepurpose is… (four points?)
- 8. Conventions *Input table* Colum 1:General conventions of genre 2: Conventions in U TURN (reinforce or challenge) 3: Similar Films And how many ever rows u think u need
- 9. Camera Shots The extreme closeup of the horse could symbolise the journey of life and time passing quickly. The extreme close up of the radio could suggest his sense of comfort Extreme close ups Close ups Purpose There was the shot of the dead animal which creates enigma. This is because it could foreshadow a death within the movie The close up of his face could portray he emotionally feels. The close up of his injured hand could suggest that this man is exposed to a lot of danger The idea of cards could suggest a gamble in life and that he is choosing between life and death The close up of seeing a dead animal and a bird eating the animal could forebode the mans death
- 10. Camera Angles Low angles Thislow angle could suggest that this deserted area has hidden dangerous places. High angles Purpose The purpose of this allows us to think how he has the courage to be alone in such an abandoned place. This high angle could suggest his isolation and vulnerability of being alone in a deserted place. The sunset from a low angle could symbolise danger as the dark is approaching. This low angle could also portray the fact that he has the power and the strength to be in this place on his own. This conveys him as being dominant This also symbolises his isolation of being surrounded by nature which shows us he is exposed to a lot of danger especially being alone with no help.
- 11. Camera Movements Track Tracking inthis scene could suggest that he has a long journey to reach his destination. This could also establish the setting around him showing he is in a deserted location. This long journey could represent his life and time moving quickly. Panning Purpose This creates enigma because when he reaches to the end we want to know whether he keeps on going or not. Being surrounded by beautiful nature and being on his own could portray confusion and isolation. This portrays the act that he is isolated within nature (deserted place) This portrays his journey taking a lot of time but also establishing through nature what may happen to him.
- 12. Mise-en-scene: setting The openingsequence is set in a type of dessert and an open high road. This setting could symbolise the fact that he is on a journey somewhere and the fact that he is alone could symbolise running away from a problem. This setting of the mountains could symbolise the obstacles that he has to take during his life time. The train on its track could symbolise that this is a path that he has taken before and is taking again on his own. The car in the distance going through the dry unsteady road could symbolise how his life is going at the moment or throughout his life.
- 13. Mise-en-scene: Lighting Most ofthe time in this opening sequence it has a naturalistic lighting but at some points it has a tinted orange colour that could represent different timing. The orange tinted colour could represent timing that he has been on the road for a long time portraying that he is trying to travel really far. The mid key lighting could represent the foreshadowing and mystery in his life at the moment. That fact that the shadows and light are split means they are balanced or he is trying to balance them out. The high key lighting could represent how he seems to feel that the way he is going is going to bring him the peace that he is trying to find or the answers to his questions.
- 14. Mise-en-scene: Character Term Screen grab Annotation Representation Thecharacter is an angry tempered person who has a problem in his life at the moment. He is also a careless person. Body language His body language is very unsettled and uneasy. Also a trying to keep calm type of body language. When he shakes his head out of distress. Costume His costumes is very messy and scruffy representing his stress and his tempered state. Props the red car= representing his anger. Grave stone= foreshadowing death. bandage-= representing the wounds in his life. Medicine and cigar= establishing his stress. Sun glasses= trying to run away from life.
- 15. Editing: Text/Titles The typeof text used throughout the opening sequence looks hand written. The way the titles move are in four different main ways: 1) Move closer to each other slowly (Jump) 1 2 2) In a firework like way (Fireworks/spark like) 3) Slide down the screen 4) Flash like 1 2
- 16. Editing: Continuity Editing MatchOn Action Match on action is used when the man hits the cat with his car. Cat running across road. Eye-line Match Insert Shot In the opening sequence a few eye-line matches are used. There’s a few insert shots used. For example this one is where he is looking at the carcass. This one is of his car key. Characters reaction. Cats reaction. Cat gets hit. Remains of cat. This one is of a caveman drawing in the beginning.
- 17. Editing: Pace There aretwo paces seen within the opening sequence, medium and fast. Medium This is the pace used through out the opening sequence. In these screen shots the pace isn’t as dramatic and fast. Its quite relaxing as its at a medium pace and no tension is created. Fast This is the other pace used within the opening sequence. The fast pace is parallel with the upbeat music in the opening sequence which makes the audience feel excited. The music in this scene of a truck driving by really fast was parallel with the pace as the pace of the editing increased.
- 18. Editing: Time Types oftime used in the opening sequence Flash-forward A flash-forward is used to show the birds eating the carcass and then the main character witness’ the birds eating it. Here is the flash-forward of the bids eating the carcass and then in the second photo the man witness’ it and we see it through his glasses/ point of view. Ellipsis Ellipsis is used as we don’t see him driving from the moment he gets in the car and we don’t see the whole of the car journey but random snippets. We follow the main character around in his car. However different shots of him in different places driving are used therefore there's ellipsis as we don’t see the one whole straight journey but random parts of it. Time Allocation Time allocation is mainly on the main character which is the only character within the opening sequence, as throughout the opening sequence we are introduced to him. Through out the opening sequence he is the only character we are introduced to so most of the time allocation is on him. If not him then its usually of insert shots.
- 19. Editing: Transitions The twotransitions used are: fade out and straight cut. Fade Out Fade out is used a few times within the opening sequence. One scene fades out as the other overlaps it. Straight Cut Most of the transitions are straight cuts within the opening sequence this is probably to create realism. Here we are looking at the key hole in the car and then at the man driving the car.
- 20. Editing: Special Effects Blurr Black& White Fisheye The blurr effect is used one or twice within the opening sequence. Here in these photos a blurring effect is used on the dashboard of the car. In the opening sequence the black and white effect is only used once. A sort of fisheye effect is used for a glasses effect. As if the audience is viewing from the main characters point of view. It is used when filming in this low angle shot.
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- 22. Sound: Non-diegetic • Inthe background the music seems to be calm and a happy type of atmosphere. When he reaches the signs the volume control decreases and allows us to hear the diegetic sound of him turning off the car.
- 23. Leticia Silva Narrative STRUCTURE TYPE ENIGMA The structurein non-linear because it has moments where the opening sequence has a scene from 2 birds eating a wolf and then when he drives past he sees it. So the timings are placed to go back and forth but to still link together. The type is restricted (implicit) because you don’t know what is going on in the opening sequence and it doesn’t give away to much which causes the audience to have their own theory of what is the meaning behind this opening sequence and by being restricted it helps to capture the audiences attention id order to keep them interested in the opening sequence. The enigmas are : Who is he? What is he doing out in the middle of the road on his own? Why is he in the middle of the high road on his own and why is he so stressed out? Why the cigars and medicines? Where is he going? What is he doing and what did he do?
- 24. Narrative Theory Todorov Is itequilibrium, disequilibrium or new equilibrium in the opening sequence? Why? If you don’t know, why do you think this is?
- 25. Narrative Theory Propp Hero dispatcher Villain Donor Helper False Hero Heroine Theman on the search probably looking for someone (psychologicall y) There is no dispatcher. There is no villain but he could possibly be the villain at the same time. He drank medicine which could give him the power energy for strength There is no helper he is just isolated and alone in a car in a deserted place. There is no false hero. There is no Heroine.
- 26. Narrative Theory Barthes Enigma Action Semantic Symbolic Cultural The enigmais that he is driving on the high road as if he is running away which creates the question for the audience of what he is doing in the middle of the high road and why is he there. The actions code is that he is smoking cigarettes and taking medicine which leads the audience to think that he has a serious condition. Also when he shakes his head as if in distress and having a mental issue. Which could lead the audience to think that he is crazy. The semantic code here is the colour red on his car which could symbolise his anger and a warning of his dangerous behaviours. The symbolic code here is when the 2 birds are eating the wolf. Usually the wolf would eat the birds. This could be a symbolic of the fact that he is in serious danger and that he is the wolf and whatever he is running from is the bird trying to eat him. The cultural code is that usually when the person is on a high road on their own it suggests isolation or a sense of wanting to run away enhancing the possibility of him having a mental problem.
- 27. Judy Ibelgauptiene Narrative Theory Cameron Anachronic ForkingPath Split Screen Within this opening sequence we see flash-forwards of the birds eating the dead carcass and then the character sees it. This is evidence for an anachronic narrative. There is no use of forking path in the first sequence as we only meet one character who is probably the main character and we see him living his life in the present moment with no repetitions of his day from the start. There is no split screen present as we follow one character for the whole of the opening sequence and the screen doesn't’t split and show any other characters or what they’re doing. This is probably is because the focus is on one character. Episodic The opening sequence for U TURN has no episodic narrative as there seems to be no abstract or anthology narrative. The opening sequence is too brief to establish anything episodic about it.