Saturday Night Fever Exam

Overall Grade - 34/50 - C

Terminology - Mostly accurate terminology - Level 3 - 6/10
Examples - Range of examples from at least three areas, mostly relevant - Level 3 - 14/20
Explanation, Analysis and Argument - Proficient understanding of representations made, mostly relevant - Level 3 - 14/20

To Improve - Try to write about representations created, not audience effects. Cover all four areas fully.

Jaws Scene Analysis

The camera makes the beach goers seem very vulnerable. One example of how the camera does this is the low angle, POV shot (from the shark) of the boy on the raft. The reason the child seems vulnerable is because the shot is from below, which is an unconventional way of representing weakness and vulnerability. A high angle shot would usually be used in this situation. However, in this case  it works as the child is unwittingly swimming right above the danger.

The camera really emphasises the emotions of certain characters, truly showing off what has just happened. An example of how this is done in this extract is; the dolly zoom in on Chief Brody's face as he notices the child on the raft is being attacked. This greatly emphasises the sense of realisation and the panic in his facial expression. Giving us greater insight into how Chief Brody is feeling at that exact moment.

The camera carries out a great use of foreshadowing, and links certain characters together well. One example of this is when the dog and the child, who are later attacked, are in the same shot as one another. This suggests that they will later be linked in some way, foreshadowing that they both might be in danger in the near future.

Sound Key Terms

Foley - A Foley Artist is someone concerned with or related to the creation of sound effects for film, TV and even music. Foley is the reproduction of every day sounds by unnatural means, this is carried out by a Foley artist.
Diegetic Sound - Sounds such as music, animal noises and gunshots that are within the scene and can be heard by the characters as well as the audience.
Non-Diegetic Sound - Is a sound overlay on the scene, this tends to be music  but can also be sound effects used to create tension, and emphasise the importance of events, characters and certain objects. All of this can only be heard by the audience and not by the characters, as it is not within the scene.
Pitch - The quality of sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Rhythm - A strong, regular repeated pattern  of movement or sound.
Sound bridge - When the scene begins with the carry-over sound from the previous scene before the new sound begins.

Sound motif -  A sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film.  Crescendo - A gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.
Ambient sound - The background sounds which are present in a scene or location.
Asynchronous sound - Asynchronous sound effects are not matched with a  visible source  on screen.
Dialogue - A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.
Timbre - The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.
Hyperbolic sound - If a sound is hyperbolic it is exaggerated, it is louder than it would be normally.

Camera Movements Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxva5el1QOk

Continuity Editing Video

https://youtu.be/4uqamuHVs_8

Feedback

In the second shot we broke the 180 degree rule ever so slightly, which made the shot a bit jarring but still worked well in the end. However throughout the rest of the video we do not break the rule again, keeping the camera in the same position to the characters. Unfortunately, our fourth shot the camera was not fully focused making the view partially blurry, which takes away some of the immersion of the video. Furthermore, the shot is at a slight canted angle, distorting the image, however this is merely due to the camera being hand held at the time. Moreover, in the tenth and eleventh shot as I walk out of the scene, we could have created another match on action, but we did not do this which again made the shot a bit more jarring.

City of God Opening Sequence Editing Analysis

 This shot frames the chicken staring directly into the camera and at the audience, this makes it seem as though it is watching something happen. Feathers then fall in front of the lens to create a cut like the knives did previously in the sequence. The director does this to create momentary tension, to make the audience to begin to feel a connection with the chicken.

 There is then a shot of a pile of feathers of plucked chickens, which is added to by the feathers that fell in front of the camera in the lats shot. This is an eyeline match signifying to the audience that this is what the chicken is watching in fear. The director has placed this into the sequence to make the audience feel sympathy towards the chicken, and then to create an effect finished in the next shot.

 We are then shown another shot of the chicken, but he seems more panicked, this is likely due to the Kuleshov Effect. Telling the audience that he is worried that this is going to happen to him next. The director did this to make the audience worry and show that the chicken is in imminent danger.

The final shot here is of the chicken's leg tethered to a post, this links to the previous shots, telling us that he wants to break free of the tether which is the only thing keeping him within the vicinity of this danger. The director has also placed this shot in here to link to the main protagonist, telling the audience that he feels the same as the chicken does, wanting to break away from the danger of the favela and the gang. Just like the chicken.

James Bond Casino Royale Mise-En-Scene Analysis

The lighting in this scene suggests who is the antagonist and who is the protagonist, and represents the danger within the narrative. This is done by placing the key light on Bond, which clearly shows off his muscular physique. It also brings to our attention that he is sweating and naked, which tells us that he is nervous and vulnerable. This is however contradicted by James Bond's body language, which despite him being tortured at the time, remains strong and he manages to keep his back straight  to stand up to his oppressor which reflects his tough character and will.
The antagonist is shrouded in darkness, due to the low key lighting of the scene. This emphasises the dark nature of the antagonist's character, and the acts he is about to carry out.
Furthermore, the back lighting suggests that not all hope is lost for Bond, as help may be on it's way to save him, or he might escape himself and see the light of day once again.