Some people may think that filmmaking is about the big picture, not small details. The movie Paradise Lost:The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky captures the big picture and exposes raw footage, interviews, court room conferences, and personal family gatherings. The filmmakers use a plethora of rhetorical devices to show the audience their perception of the court cases, whether they perceive the defendants guilty or innocent. Berlinger and Sinofsky communicate their thoughts about their subjects to the viewers. In such a way that is not blunt yet still appeals to the immense audiences with emotion, credibility, and reasoning. In the film, Berlinger and Sinofsky first set the stage by revealing footage of where the police first discovered the three mutilated boys. They provide viewers with a glimpse of the secluded patch of woods with a lake located beside a busy freeway. In addition, police officers and investigators also quietly roam the area, surveying the crime scene where the remains of three children lie. Viewers can almost feel that this scene went on longer than it should have because of its slow transitions. Berlinger and Sinofsky solidify their credibility by giving viewers a moment to collect their feelings, building questions they would soon answer for viewers in the following scenes of …show more content…
the film. Continuing, the lack of communication between the officers in this scene immediately introduces a tone of anguish.
This grand reveal is also accompanied by the Metallica soundtrack that appears to be in a minor key. Perhaps Berlinger and Sinofsky wanted to appeal to viewers’ emotion, this time through heightening music. The speed of the music welcomes the emotions we associate it with. That is, sadness and seriousness. The film makers almost want viewers to be dismal, connoting the severity of the situation and leading them to wonder who was responsible for the death of these young boys and what consequences will
follow. As this scene slowly transition, viewers find two more officers standing beside the creek. The dialogue “Robin Hood Hills – West Memphis, Arkansas” are presented just below the screen. Filmmakers adjust their cameras at this point, so that viewers can finally hear some communication between the officers. This grabs viewers attention as they can hear one officer saying, “Don’t let nobody come up here. Don’t want nobody in here.” The communication between the officers appeals to ethos because filmmakers place themselves in the shoes of the officials. Viewer’s also realize that the officers want to protect the community, by assuring that no one witnesses the austerity of the crime. Thus, the filmmakers posses the goal of engaging themselves in the investigation soliciting an appeal that makes viewers feel safe about what they will see next. Furthermore, one of the disadvantages of Paradise Lost is the fact that for all of the fundamental information provided, key elements are introduced; however, they are seldomly explored. Some supporting factors receive more light than others. Filmmakers do this as if to grant viewers permission, to interpret the habits and patterns applied during the film and formulate their own theories while also leaving them in the dark about other details. The filmmakers, for example, focus a lot of their attention toward the court scenes in which they appeal to experts who help assess the situation. In one scene, which takes place at the trial of Damien and Jason, a certified “expert occultist” provides proof of the satanic orientation involved during the murders. Viewers come to find out, that this occultist receives his degrees from a mail-order institution. This institution does not require any coursework or classes for him to become certified. The cameras seem to prolong this particular scene; however, filmmakers fail to provide viewers with more footage of the defendants and their alibis. An appeal to a viewer’s common sense is triggered here, as he or she note their intentions to promote a feeling that the defendants are obviously more guilty than innoscent. Overall, Berlinger and Sinofsky begin building credibility with personal facts answering vital questions they anticipate the viewers will ask. They also include reputable experts, reasoning and employ emotional appeals by paying more attention to certain details than others.
Furthermore the music was ambient mixed with drums to add a serious aura to the scenes. Music is an important part of a movie, mostly because It shows how important a scene is depending on the scene and what the scene is about. For this film the music was very fast-paced when there were action scenes. In the final scene of “Man on Fire” the music playing is sad music was also reuniting music because the protagonist reunited with the Pita. The flash backs effect of the movie played an important role in the music choice
2.4 The issue of vigilantism in each of the three movies has proven the hypothesis to be true, with each of the films positioning the viewer to accept the killing and to sympathise with the victim as if they are the only wronged party. The philosophy that says revenge killing is a form of justice is constantly depicted to society through films such as the above. However, in essence the film makers carry an unseen responsibility to the viewer to unveil the moral issues that ari...
Around 20 years ago from our frame in time, from within the town of Robin Hills was an event of tragedy involving gruesome deaths of children. No matter the point in time the importance of the event that transpired has never changed. The film is based on the murders titled, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hills, focuses on the lives of the families before, during and after trials. Not only does it focuses on the deaths of the children, the film focusses on an internal theme that explores the riddle; “Is justice still served when given or taken from the undeserved?” Whether the accused teenagers are proven innocent or proven guilty that is what the directors were on the prowl for. Berlinger and Sinofsky documented every aspect they could to convey an honest and unbiased judgement into the trial. The methods the directors used is connected with how the audience will possibly judge the trial. Possibly meaning that the directors, no matter how hard they tried to be unbiased, grew emotionally attached and actually agreed at some point that the teenagers who committed the murders were actually either innocent or guilty. By the ways the filmmakers edited their film, on certain scenes suggest they had their opinions. As they
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The legend of Robin Hood has survived in ballad, book, poem, play, and modern media. The story of Robin Hood has been of great interest among a select group of historians. It is highly debated whether he actually existed. Many historical texts of the time describe outlaws that closely match the description of Robin Hood. The legend of Robin Hood was originally based on a real person.
They killed two teens and three children. Their first ever victim was Pauline Reade. The young girl was only sixteen when she was killed. She was kidnapped on the way home from the disco ( "Myra" 1). Edward Evans was the other teen they killed. He was beaten to death with a hatchet by Brady. John Kilbride was a victim of the two after they kidnapped him and murdered him hours later. He was only twelve when he died. His killing wasn’t as bad as Lesley Ann Downeys. Downey was lured into the couple’s car at a fairground. The ten year old’s murder was the worst out of all of them. She was tortured and Hindley even recorded the audio of the abuse. After hours of torture she was unfortunately killed ("Myra" 1). The last child that was murdered was Keith Bennett. His case is especially unique because his body was never found. The couple buried him on the moors but they authorities never found his remains (Tortures 2). The two would use certain techniques to pick up the victims. Hindley and Brady would drive around looking for the perfect victim. Once they found the perfect person Hindley would tell them she lost something or needed help carrying something. The victims would gladly hop into Hindley’s car and she would drive them to the moors where Brady would take them and kill them. The innocent victims were to polite to even notice they were being lured into the
It is found in every culture, and it is no surprise that it is often used to evoke emotions. Shaul Schwarz uses music throughout the film to convey different emotions. The general tone of the music is slow and somber. It evokes depressed emotions, and creates a sense of sadness towards the film. The film maker does this so that we can quickly empathize with the situation at hand. This situation, at the beginning of the film is the introduction to Juarez and Richie Soto. Richie Soto is the crime scene investigator whose life is at the center of the depiction of Mexican Society. A further example of this is the Corrido’s. When the Corrido’s are shown, they are accompanied by upbeat, light music. The music changes to accompany the exemplification of the lavish lifestyle, of the Corrido’s in the United States. The positive music goes well with the positive lifestyle, invoking a sense of happiness in the viewer. Music is a powerful tool, which enables the producers to evoke the emotions they’d like us to
One of the integral things that must be addressed when making a film is the ethics involved. Ethics are a constant issue that have to be carefully considered when filmmaking. This difficult decision-making is highly prevalent in that of documentaries, because of the difficulties associated in filming ‘real people’ or “social actors, (Nichols, 2001).” More importantly, the issues faced by a filmmaker differ between each of the documentary modes. Each particular documentary mode poses different formal choices that must be made in order to operate in an ethical fashion. Two films that have been made both display examples of how ethics must be considered when embarking on a documentary are Etre at Avoir [To Be and to Have], (2001) and Capturing the Friedmans (2003). These films have been made in different documentary modes, highlighting that there is not one mode which is easier or has fewer ethical issues associated with it. Additionally, what must be considered is how these style choices in these different modes affect the power relationships between the filmmaker, the subject and its audience, (Nichols, 2001).
...ng that brings the audiences neck hair attention. The loud sounds of them stepping on glass, knocking the mountain Jew can that rolls, the door making creaking sound that unsettles the zombies. These sounds were directly amid at unsettling the audience heart because as I viewer myself their so much tension and fear as they made their way through the hallway because of the silent ambiance and ominous music. All we hear is the guttural groans and growl as they sneak. Sound used in this scene made it horror because the minor scale key music that induce suspense and tension, the silent ambient, the lack of dialogue because only hand gestures were used. Mostly music and bit of sound effects were used however it was very effective in creating tension and suspense because after watching WorldWarZ. This scene is most tense scene in the film, because it gets your heart going
The music in the first scene is very ominous in the beginning when the words on the screen are explaining what had happened with the Nexus 6 androids. The music is very sinister, going with the subject of the Nexus 6 robots rebelling and the Blade Runners trying to “retire” them. Suddenly the music shifts into one that, while still a bit
When I walked into class that day I was indifferent to the movie that we would be watching that evening. Five minutes into A Moment of Innocence (1995) by Mohsan Makhmalbaf, I was hooked. By taking a pseudo-documentary style Makhmalbaf lets us see the people as they are transformed into the characters from the director’s past. This style allows us to “grow up” with them and to relate to both sides of the story. By taking a true event and fictionalizing, at least part of it, Makhmalbaf has us trying to figure out what parts have been added to the narrative and which parts truly speak to history. A documentary does not strive to tell a story, it looks upon events unemotionally and tries not to colour our ideas about the event. A Moment of Innocence is not a documentary but uses the truth function common to that genre to give us an understanding of the events from both sides and makes us think about how our actions effect others every day. If A Moment of Innocence had been a wholly fictional film I do not believe that it would have carried the same emotional impact. Different scenes in the film show us how Makhmalbaf is trying to reconcile his past actions with his feeling today. They also show how he is, while not in any way apologizing for his actions, trying to amend some of the damage he may have caused.
After few seconds, the film crosscut to the bus and its running engine, this gives the audience an imagination of what's happening and what could happen, It also gives the audience a sense of curiosity and a feeling to watch the movie till the end. At the end when the young man gets kicked out off the bus, a slow background music is played. The reason the director has used this kind of music especially at a scene like this is to allow the audience to understand what just happened throughout the
This film really focuses on the characters. Their thoughts, anger, distress, and mistakes become part of your mistakes. This deals with a father’s s priority and how he will achieve that priority by using unethical ways like torturing an innocent man. Bringing up child abduction and torture are
When people think of Robin Hood, they think of a fairy-tale character who takes part in mischievous acts with his Merry Men at his side. Although he is just a fairy-tale character, he resembles a real human who did the same things, and there is much more to know about him than the stories say. Evidence of the real Robin Hood has been searched for for years, and although it is believed that someone like him did exist, not much information is given on his real self, only his fictional posterity. Some historians suggest that he was based off of real-life outlaws such as Fulk Fitz Warin, Herewerd the Wake, and Eustace the Monk.
9. To Manipulate - If something seems confusing, certain music is played to get the storyline back on track. You will often see this when a character pulls a gun on another character while there is a deep, serious score playing in the background and then relaxes and smiles to show the that threat was a joke. An example of this is when the James Carter character in the Rush Hour movie pulled a weapon on his cousin, only to put it down and laugh when his partner Inspector Lee leaves the room.