Colour and lighting are used to depict the narrative of a film in spite of other elements of film style. Colour attracts attention and creates ambience of a film affecting the perception of the audiences (Boggs & Petrie, 2004, p. 204). In the meantime, lighting, which is essential to make a film, helps to create different meanings presented by one scene. Memories of Matsuko (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2006) uses a rich colour palette and different features of lighting throughout the whole movie to portray
artful reimagining of the classic vampire story, Werner Herzog employs various cinematic techniques to build up to a dramatic shift in the plot and supporting characters. In this paper, I will explain how Herzog employed music, camera motion, and light, to establish character types and build up to this dramatic shift in the supporting characters. I will then perform a mise-en-sence analysis
facing Betty’s aunt’s apartment door opening, Betty is suddenly under a brighter light compared to before when she was obscured by the confines of her aunt’s apartment. Although the lighting varies throughout the scene, the type of lighting used is low key light because
quarter turn. The subsidiary focus is the characters in the background who also are at a quarter turn. The shot is with a hazy lens to depict their secondary significance to the main character. The lighting used here is both high and low key with the emphasis in high key lighting on the center foreground character to draw the viewer’s eye to him. He also appears taller than the subsidiary characters to reinforce his status as the
quarter turn. The subsidiary focus is the characters in the background who also are at a quarter turn. The shot is with a hazy lens to depict their secondary significance to the main character. The lighting used here is both high and low key with the emphasis in high key lighting on the center foreground character to draw the viewer’s eye to him. He also appears taller than the subsidiary characters to reinforce his status as the
Comparing Zefferelli's Production of Romeo and Juliet with Luhrman Production In this essay I am going to write how the production of Romeo In Franco Zeffirelli's production of Romeo and Juliet, the setting and language are of a traditional, realistic nature. This is in complete contrast to Baz Luhrmans production, with the exception of the language used in both productions. Zefferelli's production however is far more effective, as he has tried to keep the film close to the original
themes, symbols and motifs all link to ‘Claude Levi Strauss’ binary opposites, showing how conflict between these opposites can be used to create drama and impact in the movie. The binary opposites used in ‘Slum Dog Millionaire’ are dark versus light, wealth versus poverty, old versus...
Do the Right Thing is a dramatic comedic film that was directed by Spike Lee. The movie was released in 1989. Lee served in three capacities for the film: writer, director and producer of the movie, Ernest Dickenson was the cinematographer and Barry Alexander Brown was the film’s editor. For this film, Lee garnered together some notable actors and actresses, including Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Rosie Perez, Samuel L. Jackson, John Tuturro and Martin Lawrence. The setting of the movie is in Bedford-Stuyvesant;
leads to wonderland, low key lighting is used. Here, Alice seems nervous, and is struggling to get through the small door by eating cakes and drinking liquids that make her bigger or smaller. The low key lighting, or the flooded shadows and darkness used in this scene creates an overall gloomy atmosphere. (Alice) Use of lighting here plays an extremely important role in creating the grim mood Burton endeavored to portray. Therefore, this distinctive mood conveyed through low key lighting is efficiently
Analysis of the Trailer of Bride and Prejudice Introduction The purpose of the trailer ‘Bride and Prejudice’ is to advertise the film and to attract and interest the audience. The audience, which the trailer is trying to attract, are teenagers and young adults. I know this because the film has young actors and actresses, and the theme of the film is modern. The film has been inspired by the book ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which was written by Jane Austen. The genre of the film is filled
“It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film” this is a quote from John Boorman about audience manipulation. There are a lot of ways to manipulate an audience. For example, the lighting in a film and the camera angles sounds and all times of other things. I am going explain how the filmmaker can manipulate you and make you feel a particular kind
he is over whelmed with his purpose of what to do after college. Low key lighting is used from the start on Ben of the movie to show desperation, and sadness. Deep shadows are the main focus in his face and the film contains dims light to almost no lights in certain frames for analytical meaning. For instance, when Mr. Robinson confronts Ben in his dorm, the room stays dark and eerie, he could have easily turned on the light. The audience will interpret the conflicts/climax that something bad is
This film is called BIG EYES, it is about an artist, Margaret, who has her own unique pieces with children who have big eyes. She meets another fellow “artist” named Walter Keane and they end up falling in love and starting a business together. Little does she know that he was using her paintings to gain money and publicity to his name. Margaret became the woman in the background who provided the paintings while Walter had the name and the fame. The scene that I chose to analyze is the one where
flawlessly portray dark, mysterious and creepy scenes. In his movie, Edward Scissorhands, Burton effectively uses low key lighting in the scene where Peg enters Edward’s mansion and uses it in the opening credits to create tense and suspenseful scenes. Burton also uses high key lighting to his advantage when the neighbors and Peg threw a party for Edward. The scene was flooded with light to create a scene of happiness, amusement and surprises during the party. His use of lighting though, is taken to
ladder rungs. She tried to keep the loud creaking noises to a minimum. No one was home. it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. The attic was foggy from dust, and the fragrance of candles, old newspapers, and pine permeated the air. From the window a beam of light in the odd shape of an obelisk washed across the wooden floor and landed directly in the corner. Jade was drawn in that direction, not knowing why. She thought that the beam was pointing to something and forcing her to go investigate. She compliantly
“Save me, find me, show me the light”. I jumped up with my mace and started swinging around like a disturbed maniac.
is plucked and the other is drummed. The dulcimer family is divided into two sections. The dulcimers with keys and dulcimers without keys. A dulcimer with keys would be played by depressing a key which would move a mechanism that would cause a hammer to strike the string. The most improved instrument in the keyed dulcimer section is the piano. Dulcimers that are played without the aid of a key are usually in the unusual shape of a trapezoid. Early descriptions of this instrument, dating back to the
employment; he was exhausted. Picking the shining thing up he observed that it was a gold skeleton key. My lucky day he said to himself. But what would a gold key unlock.. Dropping the key into his shirt pocket he continued his walk down Parker street contemplated whether to sell the key quickly at the nearest pawn shop or try to find the person who lost it, just to find out what a gold key unlocks. The knew key would render him a few quick dollars if he sold it, however he decided on trying to find the
ENCRYPTION COSC 111 5/7/2013 Cam 2 ABSTRACT In this research paper I want to shed light on encryption. After careful research it becomes clear that encryption has been around for centuries and used in various ways. There are two distinct methods of encryption: Public Key and Private Key. Each comes with its own set of pros and cons but Private Key is the more widely used method. Laws have been put into place to sanction the use of encryption products and devices. Information has been
first transect went from Wellgate along College Street to Effingham Street to the library as this is a popular area. 4) The second transect went from Ship Hill along High Street to Doncaster Gate Hospital. 5) To complete the transects I used a key and noted down letters which symbolised the different types of services available. 6) To neaten my transects I used a colour code and used squared paper. Then I also transferred my transect onto a large A3 map of Rotherham Town. Interpretation