Inception review
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The opening scene of Inception is set on a beach with natural lighting that then transitions to a dull indoor room lit with ceiling lights. Sound begins with loud crashing waves that create a peaceful start, followed by a girl screaming to indicate something is happening. Camera angles include high shots showing a body on the floor, close-ups of a man's face to express emotions, and long shots showing children on the beach. Editing shows a whole scene, then jumps to a close-up before slowing down for a point-of-view shot showing confusion about an unfamiliar place.
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Shot list
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The interview script
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Inception review
The opening scene of Inception is set on a beach with natural lighting that then transitions inside a building with duller ceiling lights. Sound begins with loud crashing waves then a scream indicating something is happening, followed by quiet speaking creating suspense. Camera angles include high shots showing a body on the floor, close-ups of a man's face expressing emotion, and long shots of children on the beach. Editing shows a whole scene, then jumps to a close-up, using regular pacing and a slowed point-of-view shot showing confusion waking in an unfamiliar place.
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The opening scene of Inception shows the main protagonist washing ashore on a beach in a confused and exhausted state. As he lies on the beach, he hallucinates seeing two children playing, creating confusion for the audience about his mental state. He is then seen with a gun to his back by a man in a military uniform, establishing tension. The introduction also shows an old man closely examining a small trinket, implying it will have significance later in the film and setting up a sense of mystery.
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The document outlines a storyboard for a film trailer that is meant to be misleading. It shows various scenes including the main character at home, a flashback of friends camping, and two people later found with one dead. It then shows the character in town surrounded by a gang. Throughout, camera angles, shots, sounds and music are used to build mystery until the trailer ends on a cliffhanger with two people pointing guns at each other.
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This document provides a detailed analysis and summary of four movie trailers: The Last Exorcism Part 2, Sinister, The Shining, and The Last Exorcism Part 1. For each trailer, the document examines the cinematography, editing techniques, music, and other elements to understand how the trailers build suspense, mystery and intrigue in order to attract audiences to watch the full movies. The document finds that The Last Exorcism Part 1 and Sinister are the most effective trailers through their use of camera work, lighting, music and storytelling techniques to create tension and leave viewers curious to learn more. In contrast, it finds that The Shining trailer is less successful due to a lack of
Misfts first episode
The first episode introduces the main characters who are all wearing orange boiler suits in a prison-like setting. Slow pans and angles are used to establish each character. The music builds tension during these shots. A low angle wide shot then shows the characters facing an unknown person from behind. Close ups focus on the characters' faces as they are spoken to by a probation worker. Sound effects like a ringing phone are used non-diegetically. The opening gives viewers insight into the characters and setting but leaves enough mystery to compel them to continue watching.
Inception opening sequence analysis
The opening sequence of Inception uses camera work, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound to build tension. It begins with a close-up of crashing waves on the beach, then cuts to a man on the beach with a gun pointed at his back. The sequence jumps back and forth in time, showing the same character in the same room but with different Chinese men, indicating time is an important element in the film's plot. The editing, music, and ambient sounds are used to draw the audience in and leave them wondering what has happened to the protagonist on the beach.
Two minute film opening plan
The film opening uses a voiceover and series of flashbacks and shots to depict a girl who is injured and confused as to where she is. The flashbacks show her running through a forest while being chased and happy memories with a boy by a lake. The voiceover discusses how "they" had begun something that wouldn't stop until they got what they wanted. At the end, the girl says "It's begun" as the sounds of helicopters and panicked voices are heard.
The hostage
1) The opening scene of the film shows a crime scene in red, black and white colors to create a tense, creepy atmosphere and imply that something unpleasant is about to happen.
2) The scene begins with a close-up of a man screaming on the phone with a gun and zooms out to reveal the surrounding police forces and helicopters responding to the hostage situation.
3) Various camera shots and angles like close-ups, dolly shots, and jump cuts are used to convey emotions and move the intense hostage situation forward efficiently through editing.
Analysis of four film openings
To understand the codes and conventions of film openings and prepare me for creating my own film opening.
Film opening analysis saw
The opening scene of Saw 1 is entirely in pitch black with only dialogue to provide context. One man is shouting while the other remains calm, indicating one has been there longer. When a light is turned on, it is revealed one man wears a white shirt with a red overlay, possibly suggesting guilt. The other wears light blue, implying greater innocence. When the dead body is shown, the camera speeds up and spins rapidly as a high-pitched noise plays, effectively conveying fear and mystery.
Storyboard.
This storyboard outlines the opening scenes of a film about a zombie apocalypse. It begins with a news report of people being told to stay indoors for rescue as things become more panicked. The title "The Dead Returning" appears in red letters against a fuzzy screen. It then shows a couple watching a movie who receive a distressing phone call before finding themselves in a bloody car trying to escape a zombie attack. The storyboard cuts between different characters and times throughout the opening to build mystery and tension before the outbreak.
Dragonfly presentation
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Media course work video analysis
The video analysis summarizes two music videos:
1) "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim, featuring Christopher Walken dancing elaborately through an empty hotel set to the song. Special effects are used to show him flying through scenes.
2) "Warriors Dance" by The Prodigy, where cigarette packets come to life and start a fire at a party to symbolize the destructive effects of smoking. They then leave the burning building.
Both videos use creative camera angles and shots to enhance the dance routines and themes of destruction/rebirth.
Planning edit
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The conjuring analysis
The document provides an analysis of the trailer for the horror film "The Conjuring". It summarizes the film's storyline, about paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren helping a family dealing with demonic activity in their new home. It then analyzes aspects of the trailer, including its 53 cuts, use of music and sound to build tension, and cinematography and editing to create an intense atmosphere. Key elements like darkness, children's laughter and a jump scare involving hands on a woman's shoulders left a lasting impression on audiences.
About a girl short film analysis Task 1
The document provides analyses of three short films - "About a Girl", "Bouncer", and "Sacrifice" - summarizing the key shots, angles, and editing techniques used in each to convey meaning and emotion. Shots including low angles, jump cuts, close ups, two shots, and over the shoulder shots are discussed in the context of setting the scene, showing details of action, and revealing characters' facial expressions and reactions. Dialogue and sound design are also mentioned as important elements that provide context and guide the audience's feelings.
9 analysis film intro
The document provides a detailed summary of shots from a film, describing camera movements, characters, and scenes. It introduces a boy crouched by a river where a girl appears to be dead in the water. Through a series of shots, it's revealed the girl is alive and putting a note in her locker at school. The boy finds the note and waits at the designated time and place, where he receives a phone call from a girl named Emily.
6 Film Analysis
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Face Off Film Opening Analysis
The document summarizes the opening scene of a film through descriptions of camera shots and accompanying sounds. It introduces two characters, a father and son, enjoying a fairground ride together while oblivious to a third character who aims a gun at them. As suspenseful music builds, the gun is fired and the father is shot, causing him and the child to fall from the ride. It is then revealed that the child has also been shot. The father crawls to the dead child as mournful music plays. The scene ends with the fairground ride appearing ghostly and the music fading out.
The Grudge
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- 2. Lighting The beginning is natural and on a beach. then afterwards it enters a building and become dull. the room is lit with celling lights and the room looks important.
- 3. Sound In the beginning when he’s on the beach it has loud crashing of waves which creates a natural and peaceful start. then you hear a girl scream showing that something is happening or someone is coming. then the sound stops and you only hear quiet speaking which creates suspense.
- 4. Camera Angles High angle shot: show body lying on the floor. shows security guard looking down. close up: shows man lying on the beach. shows he’s face on the floor. expresses emotions. the close up tells you something bad has happened. long shot: shows the whole body of two children, one is running and the other is playing on the beach. two shot: shows people talking in the same scene.
- 5. Editing Shows whole scene first then jumps to close up of his face. it is all in a regular pace. then you see a point of view shot in a slowed-down speed showing that he doesn’t know where he is. there is a reaction shot showing the actor reacting to waking up in a unfamiliar place.