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A Review of the Opening Sequence of Pretty Woman Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy, which is based on the stories of Cinderella, the Prince and the Pauper and My fair lady. The film was produced in 1990 and directed by Garry Marshall. It is set in the Hollywood hills and the rough Hollywood Boulevard. Richard Gere and Julia Roberts play the two main characters, Vivien Ward and Edward Lewis. Edward is a wealthy man who is respected and admired by others. Whereas Vivien is a lot poorer. Her only way of earning money is by her job as a prostitute in Hollywood Boulevard. In the film the music is very important. At the beginning it is set at a party. It is Edward's party so it is very posh and classy. All throughout the party scenes there is piano music being played in the background. This shows that Edward and his friends are very sophisticated. The music changes though when Edward is in his car driving through the Hollywood hills down into the Hollywood Boulevard. It turns into a more upbeat song it's lyrics include 'I'll get over you,' this is a signifier because it links in with the fact that he has just broken up with his girlfriend. When the shot moves to Vivien in her bedroom the music changes again, it changes to a louder, heavier song called 'Wild women do' which matches Vivien's character as a prostitute living in the rough part of the Hollywood Boulevard where she lives life wildly. Just from this you can see a contrast between Vivien and Edward straight away. The costumes that the two main characters wear are very different. At the party at the beginning of the film, Edward and all of his friends are wearing very posh... ... middle of paper ... ...ien is first introduced when she is in bed and the first shot is of her underwear, we don't see her face until the next shot of her. The biggest signifier within the first few shots is of the pictures on her wall of her and her boyfriends but her boyfriends faces have been cut or scratched out. I think that in conclusion Garry Marshall was very successful in how he was able to hook the audience. He used good techniques like the cross cutting shots and also how he introduced the two main characters away from each other leading their own lives. He made a very good contrast between Edward and Vivien by having Edward as the rich businessman and Vivien as the prostitute living in the Hollywood Boulevard. However he also made comparisons between the two characters for example neither of them are very good in relationships.
To fully understand the relationship between a filmmaker and a composer, it is helpful to take a closer look at the filmmaker’s position towards music in film in general; these can of course differ substantially from one director to another. It seems, one must think, that the complete narrative and emotive potential of film music is not yet fully recognized and appreciated in many film produc...
The films musical score alerts the viewer to an approaching attack of the shark and they automatically build this association with the music in their mind. Horror films often make use of high string instrument notes that irritate viewers and increase tension. Music plays an important role in film editing and the editor must choose its placement wisely to ensure its intended effect on the viewer’s mind and
...vision and music. Therefore the movie begins on a simple level. The viewer is introduced to many of the central elements of the film in a purely visual way – Donnie, his family, and the American suburbs. The music makes this an isolated and surreal presentation; the viewer sees the family from the outside before seeing them from the inside. The song also has a feeling of apprehension and of magnitude which makes what is seen seem more significant and mysterious.
The opening credits immediately indicate to those expecting a Bollywood film, or a more orthodox Indian film, that this was something completely different. The music used incorporates traditional Indian instruments, such as tablas, Indian drums, but uses them in a Western way; the underlying bass is a traditional Indian beat but remixed on top are Western - influenced beats which increase both the pace and tempo of the piece. The melody, complementing the upbeat percussion, is also very cheerful; this contrasts greatly to a large majority of Bollywood films, which tend to begin with very slow, mournful tunes, tending not to include percussion at all... ... middle of paper ... ...
The Hollywood movie Pretty Woman (1990) is about a prostitute in Hollywood, marrying an extremely rich businessman, in spite of her mutual distrust and prejudice. The movie contains the basic narrative of the Cinderella tale: through the love and help of a man of a higher social position, a girl of a lower social status moves up to join the man at his level.
My Mise-en-scene analysis is on American Beauty on page 217: number 1(The dinner scene). The frame itself is a very closed, tight shot; there is no way for the characters to escape and they're left with only confronting each other in this very little space. The shot of the camera isn't necessarily far away or close either. It's neutral, and we can see the full action of the family's dinner conversation happening right in front of us. My eyes were immediately attracted to the bright, white table and then my eyes focused on the faces of the family. The scene's texture is slightly fuzzy, and is not very detailed. But the character's faces are still recognizable. The foreground of this scene is the table with the man and woman sitting at each end; the middle is the girl-who is
The film’s music largely consists of famous pieces from the 19th century, from either romantic orchestral composers or from operas. Also, there is always a pianist playing in any scenes involving a restaurant, and this pianist sings popular songs of the early 20th century that happen to fit into the storyline lyrically almost too well. The score, then, has a two-fold purpose. The most obvious reason ...
the end of the scene a lot to change scenes. In the play music is used
In conclusion, music role in the selected clip from the godfather represents a great use of both diegetic sounds and non-diegetic music that help the viewer of the narrative film to illustrate and interpret the dramatic events as they unfold. Moreover, Setting the mood, providing continuity between scenes and intensifying rhythm and pacing were the principle functions of film music that were used in the selected clip to achieve the overall goal of the use of music in the scenes.
It seems like music in these films has been frozen for the past decade or so. Developments in film music have been “winding down” (fb link tonks). Tonks believes that too many cooks have spoiled the broth as there have been a vast amount of film composers in the last decade but very few have been actually influential. The classical Hollywood style is still the main model for film productions. Research in this area is duly required as it could potentially act as an impetus for composers to broaden their horizons in terms of composition. Linked with this is the issue Julie Brown brings up- many analyse the score for a film on its own (in a symphonic manner). However film music is not necessarily concert music. This ties in with the some points I have made thus far (regarding film music analysis and the lack of development in film music). A common language between music theory and film theory needs to be developed as we have reached a standstill. Debuek. Sometimes it is hard to even access the score for some films, which inevitably makes research harder. However important access is, one must also be able to properly interpret and analyse film music scores, for they are different than concert music. (A Research Guide to Film and Television Music in the United
Lady Chudleighs’s “To the Ladies” exhibits a remorseful stance on the concept of joining holy matrimony. Chudleigh’s usage of metaphoric context and condescending tone discloses her negative attitude towards the roles of a wife once she is married. It is evident that Mary Chudleigh represents the speaker of the poem and her writing serves a purpose to warn single women not go get married and a regretful choice to women who are.
Standing on a street corner waiting for a guy to pick you up for sex probably isn’t the idle way to start romantic relationship, well at least its not a way to start one that will last more than a week or a few days. But in the movie a wealthy businessman Edward picks up Pretty Woman Vivien. Over the course of the movie they develop an intense bond for each other. While watching this movie I came across the four major concepts that I felt played a major role in the film Perception, Kinesics, Initial Interaction and Self-Concept/Esteem.
with and have heard Symphony No. five by Beethoven. Whether it was a theme in movie
Music in film is normally either used to color the emotion of a scene and fitting the setting (Dyer 250), or to inform the audience about a character. In La Strada Fellini and Rota use the different musical themes to tell the audience about the characters, and their development (Van Order 53). Through the diegetic and nondiegetic playing Il Matto, they show characters transition from ignorance about their self importance, to a state of cognizance, and then to their eventually understanding their levels of importance in the world.
The importance in music does not just end when the scene does in a film. It continues on throughout the ending credits. The first song that plays after the closing scene is the main theme song for the soundtrack which is “Eclipse-All Yours” by Metric it is a very happy, confident upbeat song. It also gives the audience assurance that they just seen a good and enjoyable film. This also gives the audience the chance to see the feeling the characters are to portray across the screen back to the audience. This also gives us emotions for the film and character when they use dialogue or which is being said on screen. Music and Original Score piece in a film will forever be a main part of completing a film and making it a masterpiece or a work of art.