Jurassic park

Jurassic park  

Jurassic park is a adventure sci-Fi film. in the opening scene all the characters are holding cattle prods this suggests that they are trying to herd a animal of some sort against its will it also shows that they are dominant at this point in time this is backed up by the camera angle which is a high angle looking up at the character however it changes and looks down at the character being eaten which suggests that the tables have turned and the characters that were in control are no longer in control and it is all chaotic. the lights in the background is bright and light up the scene well this gives the viewer the feel that it is dark so therefore late at night which makes the viewer think that they are doing something they shouldn't be otherwise they wouldn't be doing it at night secretly. the viewer never actually see's fully what is inside the container which makes them excited and they want to find out which makes them interested in the film. in the opening they show all the tittles before actually showing any footage this builds up the tension of the film also makes sure the viewer actually sees the title as if there is footage with the title then the viewer would be more focused on the footage this way it makes the viewer remember the film so that after they have seen the film they will go tell a friend to get it spreading the popularity of the film which will increase the sales. they also show the film company that funded the film which is probably because the film company wants to get more publicity so that more people would recognise who made the film and in future will recognise that film company when watching another film also they might see that because they made a success with one film they might think that because they funded it its going to be good aswell so more people would pay to buy it. the first bit of footage the audience see's is the container moving through the trees however the audience doesn't actually see the container just the trees moving this builds up the tension with the audience because they think it is a dinosaur, the audience thinks this because before they showed the first bit of footage they showed the title 'Jurassic park' which gives the audience the impression that there is going to be dinosaurs involved with the storyline of the film. there is a close up on a characters face showing tension because the character looks nervous this raises the tension with the audience because they feel like something bad is about to happen and at this point in the film they think it is a dinosaur in the trees not a container so at this point the audience thinks that a dinosaur is going to come out of the trees and eat that man. all the characters except one are all wearing the same clothes this suggests that they are all employed by the man which is wearing different clothes showing a dominant main character over the rest of the characters.

The dark knight rises & the dark knight

the dark knight rises 

the dark knight 

both the dark knight and the dark knight rises start off with diagetic sound not non diagetic sound this is because the directors want to build up the suspense of the two films but not raise the tension that is why they haven't put background music into the opening instead using the surrounding noises to build the scene up and raise the suspense of the opening. the dark knight rises uses faint non-diagetic sound in the background to build up a tiny bit of tension as well as suspense where as the dark knight in the opening doesn't use any non diagetic sound and it is mainly no noise at all apart from a soft ring. the first shot in the dark knight is a extreme wide shot this sets the scene for the film the camera also slowly zooms in to a building window making the viewer nervous because they know something is going to happen where as in the dark knight rises the first shot is a low medium shot following a car this suggests to the audience that one of the main characters of the film is in the car and because the car is moving quickly the viewer gets the impression that they are in a hurry for something important which also gives the viewer the impression that the first scene is an important one for the rest of the film this keeps the audience focused on the film. both villains in both films have something iconic on there face to allow the viewer identify that they are the main characters and it also keeps the attention of the audience on the main character, in the dark knight the iconic item on the face of the villain is a clown mask where as in the dark knight rises the iconic item on the villains face is a mask which helps him to breath. the masks give the villains there identity in the film and they represent there characteristics/ personalty for example the clown mask could suggest to the audience that character doesn't take anything seriously and takes everything as a joke where as the other villains mask intimidates the audience and makes the villain look strong and fierce. there is more medium shots in the dark knight rises than there is in the dark knight this is most likely because the director wants to create more suspense and more tension than the dark knight this is because in the dark knight the director doesn't want to build up too much suspense or tension as he wants to keep the viewer thinking about what is going to happen which will keep them focused on the film. the dark knight rises is more action than the dark knight this is because the main villain is big and muscly and is meant to be a mercenary where as the dark knight main villain is meant to be smaller but yet more terrifying hence the silent approach in the opening scene. 

Troy

troy 

the opening to troy clearly shows the audience who is the main character and what is going on. this has been done by keeping the warrior in the centre of the shot and in the background there is two huge armies suggesting that there is a war going on. the audience sees that the two armies are not fighting and only two warriors from the two armies (one warrior from each army) are fighting the audience assumes that they are battling to decide who wins (too avoid the thousands of soldiers dyeing). out of the two warriors on is huge and the other is small and the audience start to become worried for the main character as they think he is fighting against the odds but when the main character beats the huge warrior the viewer is amazed and becomes relaxed whilst being impressed. near the end there is a wide close up of two warriors in the other army and the close up shows that there expressions of how they feel seeing there huge warrior be destroyed which is scared but at the same time impressed, because the camera focuses on them after the fight which suggests to the viewer that they are the leaders or high command of the army (the king), they do not wear helmets showing to everyone that they have no fear it also shows the audience that they are different to the rest of the army as everyone else has a helmet on apart from them. in the beginning of the opening there is a wide shot used which sets the scene for the audience showing the size of there armies making the audience nervous. the huge warrior is wearing no protective Armour showing everyone (the audience) that he has no need for Armour and he is brave enough not to wear Armour where as the other warrior is wearing alot more Armour and has a shield which helps him out to stop a spear. the first shot the viewer sees is a medium shot of the small warrior running towards the huge warrior, because of the medium close up shot  the viewer can see the warriors expression as he is running and it looks like the warrior is angry at something and is about to take it out on the huge warrior.
troy is a romance/history/adventure film it is aimed at male audiences due to all the fighting but it can be aimed towards the female audiences because of all the romance in it the age targeted by the film is young and old adults as they understand what is happening in the film because they know the story's of troy where as the younger audiences would get board watching the film as they would not fully understand what is going on in the film.
almost every shot used was a medium shot this is because the director wanted a consistent flow of shots also he didn't want the viewer to concentrate on anything else but the two men fighting, the director didn't use too many different shots because he wanted the audience to see how easy it was for one of the men to kill the other keeping the fight really simple and plain. the director used diagetic sound whilst the fight was going on this made the viewer feel apart of the film also it also allowed the viewer to see how both army's were dead quite at the suspense of who was going to win the fight. the lighting used in the film was natural lighting from the sun this gave the viewer a sense of how hot it was in the film making the viewer feel more and more like they are in the film.

The dark knight

the dark knight 

the opening sequence of the dark knight is not the typical action movie because it does not start of with fast pace camera movement however it does make your heart beat faster due to the anticipation of the bank robbery and you don't know what will happen next, the beat in the background creates a steady pace sequence keeping the viewer glued to the screen with anticipation. the actors themselves wear masks which hide there faces which give the viewer a creepy feel towards them so the viewer instantly knows that they are the bad guys. As they enter the bank and it becomes a hostage situation making it a intense moment because the viewer doesn't want to see any of the hostages die however the hostages are holding grenades and could die at any moment. the first shot the viewer sees is a extreme wide shot this establishes the scene of which the opening scene is set. there is mainly diagetic sound in the opening of the film however in the first shot there is no noise apart from a ringing noise giving the viewer the impression of silence this builds up the tension and suspense between the film and the viewer keeping the viewer focused on the film, the ringing sound tells the viewer that it is a quiet normal day all quiet and calm when suddenly the window smashes and it becomes chaos this gets the viewer interested in the film and what is going to happen in it. the villains in the opening sequence have clown masks to hide there identity this gives the viewer the impression that. the opening starts of dark suggesting to the audience that it is going to be a dark film and that appeals to audiences that enjoy watching dark horror like films. the opening shot is a wide long shot zooming in on a building (the building  is in the  centre of the shot) this establishes the opening scene and allows the viewer to see what the surrounding area is like. the first characters the viewer sees has a mask and is using a zip line to cross across buildings this straight away tells the viewer that they are up to no good and because of the mask don't want to be identified which tells the viewer they are most likely to be stealing something or breaking the law.
the dark knight is a action/adventure/ drama film it targets a male audience of mainly teenagers and young adults it appeals more to males than to females because males enjoy watching gun fights and action packed films because they can relate to it with their feelings inside where as females prefer romance films as they can relate to it better than an action film.
the clothing the characters are wearing are just everyday clothing for example jeans this shows the audience that the thugs robbing the bank are not professionals and don't care about their appearance they just care about the money however the people hired to run the bank are wearing suits which suggests to the audience that it is a very high end bank meaning that they have a lot of money which is why they are being robbed. at this point in the film the audience cant really tell who is the main character until one of the bank robbers says "he thinks he can just sit out on the job and still take a slice" this makes the viewer think that the boss who hired the bank robbers is the main character but as the bank robber said he isn't there but then the bank robbers start to kill each other making the viewer suspect that the boss has a cunning plan to take all the money for himself then towards the end the main character reveals himself to the audience and he is at gun point, keeping the main character out of the opening scenes raises the suspense between the audience and the film this also raises the tension of the film and to raise the tension even further the director has used close up shots to make the viewer feel closer to the action. the opening shot was a long high angle shot this allows the viewer straight away to see where the characters are and where the film is based. in the background there is a very faint non diagetic music being played this raises the suspense as this notifies the viewer when something bad is about to happen getting the tension between the viewer and the film up quickly.

Now you see me & inception

now you see me 

                            inception 

compared to inception now you see me is similar in openings but different at the same time as in each opening opens differently but includes similar stuff for example now you see me and inception both when opening focuses on the main character/characters this is common in most opening scenes however something that differs from inception and now you see me is the area in which the scene is set, inception opens on to a beach with the main character lying there and now you see me because there are multiple main characters the opening switches to each main character in a different scene but all doing magic tricks this shows the audience that they don't know each other yet they all have something in conmen magic. most crime films don't have much non diagetic sound instead they use diagetic sounds to make the audience feel  connected with the story and make the story feel real for example in the opening of inception the main sound is the sea and the seagulls out side of frame whilst focusing on the main character this makes the viewer feel as if the scene was real also the noise of the sea and the seagulls helps the audience to recognise where the scene is set (on the beach in this case) similar to inception  now you see me also mostly contains diagetic sound because it is mostly the characters talking this would make the viewer feel as if the characters are talking to them and because of this the audience are made to believe that the film is real. in a crime film the main characters are normally dressed neatly and not scruffy this is proved in inception and now you see me because the main character in inception is dressed in a suit and eating dinner politely showing that he has good table manors and just like inception now you see me the main characters are dressed neatly to there role and not scuffed up this is so that the audience warms up to them identifying them as the main characters it also suggest to the audience that they are important.

Our production company name

our production company name  

we have decided to create our own production company for our film instead of using a already existing film company. our production company is going to be called last post studios we were going to make it last post production however by coincidence it is already a film company so we had to change it from productions to studio's. to come up with the actual name of our film we took the first letter from each of our forenames and re-arranged it to make the word LAST (Luke,Ashley,Sam,Thomas). our actual logo of our film production company is a bugle this is because the bugle is the instrument which is played at the funeral for fallen soldiers the traditional song which is normally played is the last post which is also where we got the name from.

Type of shots

type of shots 

a birds eye view shot is a shot which is placed directly above a scene and is looking down from above on the characters. it can be long or medium shots depending on what you are looking for if it is a crowded scene and you wanted to show that than a long shot if you wanted to show two people having a secret conversation then it would be a medium shot.  

a long shot is a shot that shows the hole character from a distance. it is normally used when releasing tension by giving the audience distance from the film that is why it is not generally used in a horror film because in a horror it needs to build up the tension. 

a close up is normally a shot which is from a characters shoulders up this is used to add tension and to allow the viewer to see what the character feels by seeing the characters expression it is normally used in a action or romance film because they want the viewer to get excited and get the heart beating faster it is normally not used in a horror film however because it would get the audience and the characters to close together and would raise the tension to high.

a medium shot is usually from the waist up it is genuinely used in a horror,action or romance because after every long/short shots they refer back to a medium shot because it is in-between being to close or to far away from the action/film so it is mostly used to get the audience back into the film if a long shot and lower the tension if a close up is used.

a wide shot is normally used to set the scene for the film because it shows the surroundings of the scene which tells the audience if the film is set in the city or country side. it can be used in action films to show that it is a exotic location or romance films to show where the characters are.

a extreme wide shot is basically the same as a wide shot however it is further away so that you can see alot more scenery to help set the scene. again it is normally action films that would use a extreme wide shot as they want to show off the exotic location of the film.

extreme close up is basically a close up however it focuses mostly on the eyes this is usually in a action film as they want to show the expressions on the characters face because they want to show the audience how the character feels

a cut-in is a close up on something other than the face for example the hands this would be used if someone was speaking and using hand movement at the same time so the camera shows this to show that the character speaking is passionate about something.     

a two-shot is when the camera keeps two people in the centre of the shot this would normally be used if two characters are talking and walking at the same time. it can be used in various genres.
a over the shoulder shot is when the camera is placed looking over the characters shoulder and looking on to the character in front of him. this tactic is normally used when two or more people are talking too each other.
a noddy shot is usually referred to a shot of the interviewer listening and reacting to the subject.
a point of view shot shows the audience the view from the characters prospective so the audience may not actually see the character however they might see part of their body (e.g. hand) or their voice which allows the audience to identify who's point of view they are seeing.
a weather shot is when the camera angle is faced slightly up showing mostly the sky but also showing  partially the ground it is normally used for backgrounds but it can be used to set the scene of the film which gives the audience a  good prospective of where the film is set. it is normally used in action films to show the audience the exotic locations of where the film is based.