The Princess Bride” a “fantasy comedy adventure film” that uses a range of film techniques, lighting and sound to engage the audience. The scene of the battle of wits to the death contains several camera angles and shots that enhance meaning to the scene and present the elements of fantasy. The use of sound and lighting also dramatises and intensifies the mythical creatures, lands and characters allowing for a successful portrayal of the fantasy features. In the scene, the medium shot was used frequently to portray Vizzini. It clearly expressed his body language which was filled with power as he held the potential of the deadly sword over Princess Buttercups neck. Further along the scene Vizzini develops fear, hatred and rage and loses his …show more content…
cockiness and confidence. This is clearly shown with his body language of a continuously raised voice, tensed body posture and hand gestures revealing frustration. Additionally, the camera angle towards the Man in Black is consistently at a high angle, this allows for the figure to look stronger and more powerful. This represents the Man in Black accurately as he has the power to defeat a deadly poison which is a fatal power. It also represents his urge to defeat evil for the reward and safety of Princess Buttercup. Moreover, the long shot used in the beginning of the scene reveals the vast hills, mountains and vegetation they meet at. This setting are magical and imaginary areas that are overwhelming and emphasize the importance of the events. Furthermore, the dramatic use of non - diegetic sound at tense moments allows for the audience to gather a further understanding over the scene and the actions being undertaken.
As the Man in Black accepts the battle of wits, screeching violins are placed as he nods his head symbolising agreement. The screeching sound adds up to the harshness and promotes suspense which allows for the audience to continue watching as they have developed a sense of conspiracy. The violin is a powerful sound that will show impact to the viewer and such sound will create an environment for the story line without the use of dialogue. The use of the non - diegetic sound of violins is used when Vizzini confronts the Man in Black over the power and damage he has caused for his team. The use of subtle sound added a further suspense and tension. It symbolises the power the Man in Black holds over the vulnerability of Vizzini, symbolising his quest to defeat …show more content…
evil. The several lighting techniques in the scene is largely from the sun. The subjects have their backs to the sun as the lighting creates further modeling, enhancing the structure by creating shadows. This creates the figure more interesting at is emphasizes its form, power and colour vibrancy. The lighting strongly presents the swords that both subjects hold for their own desire to use. The lighting suggests it is between the morning and afternoon, on an exquisite day of summer. The brightly lit setting emphasizes peace, calm and warmth, however this is in contrast with the characters desires to kill for the princess as well as the perilous actions that are about to be undertaken. The costumes and props used to characterise the Man in Black are a black bandana, a black mask, a long sleeve black lace shirt, black pants, leather gloves and pirate boots.
All these features reveals a sense of mystery towards him as he is not willing to reveal his identity. It is vital that he covers himself as has a status of a feared, powerful dread pirate Roberts whom must appear fatal and unknown. He concealed his identity when putting death on the line for the quest to defeat evil for the princess. His props and accessories of the intricate sword and iocane powder is very unlikely to be a part of someone's everyday carry ones as it is illegal and cannot be accessed which contributes to his overall
character A key line of dialogue that drives the scene is “I challenge you to a battle of wits. For the princess?, To the death?” This drives the story as two characters of highly contrast personality are allowing death to be the consequence for taking the princess. It also symbolises the superior traits that are within Vizzini which is his great desire for evil and his provoked knowledge. The Man in Black symbolises his superior power of strength placing him above every man. As he is faced with death several times he has been able to defeat a giant's strength, out skill a spanier and outsmart Vizzini wits. This elevates the scene of super human people duelling with unbelievable skill and superior qualities.
Romeo and Juliet presents an ongoing feud between the Montague and Capulet families whose children meet and fall in love. Markedly, the meeting scene depicting love at first sight continues to be praised by today’s critics. Romeo and Juliet then receive the label of star-crossed lovers whose tragic demise is written in the stars. In fact, Shakespeare 's work is well received and its numerous adaptations have made it one of his most enduring and notorious stories. The cinematic world brings to the screens a disastrous approach by Baz Luhrmann to do the play justice. A glance at Baz Luhrmann’s productions allows audiences to assume he delivers movies which are unlike those of any other filmmaker today, or perhaps ever. Therefore, blending a delicate
The film Wendy and Lucy, directed by Kelly Reichardt, presents a sparse narrative. The film has been criticised for its lack of background story, and as a short film, much of the story is left to the viewer to infer from what is presented in the plot. However, Wendy and Lucy is able to depict the intimate relationship between Wendy and her dog as well as reflecting more broadly on the everyday, and commenting on the current economic state of the film’s setting in America. This essay will examine how film form contributes to the viewer’s awareness of the story in Wendy and Lucy and allows a deeper understanding of the themes presented. The aspects of mise-en-scene, shot and editing and sound in the film will be explored.
The music correlates to the images because the slow-playing violin and soft-playing woodwinds complement the nefarious activities shown; therefore, molding a creepy and ominous tone in order to demonstrate the credulous attitudes of the audience. When thinking of demonic activities, the soul of an individual is automatically frightened, which is what the composer manipulates in the opening scene. Fenton takes advantage of this and incorporates melodic dark music to further intensify the fear of the “so-called” villain, Abigail Williams, in the
use of the camera the sound and the mise en scene. I will analyze the
Initially the audience is witness to how particular sound techniques shape this film. For instance, one of the main details that the audience hears is the song that the murderer whistles. Due to the marvel of sound the audience can pick out that the whistling is related to the murderer. Along with the blind man who figured this mystery out, the audience could only put these two together with this sound technique. The director shows the audience how such a simple part of every day sound can be so important to solving such a terrible crime.
Enhancing the sustained fright of this film are an excellent cast, from which the director coaxes extraordinary performances, and Bernard Herrmann's chilling score. Especially effective is the composer's so-called "murder music," high-pitched screeching sounds that flash across the viewer's consciousness as quickly as the killer's deadly knife. Bernard Herrmann achieved this effect by having a group of violinists frantically saw the same notes over and over again.
In the film ‘Into the Wild’ directed by Sean Penn, there are some scenes in the movie and enable us to understand how it was developed. I found one important scene in the movie, this is the scene in which Chris’ feels that his journey was almost end, the director uses some camera shots, dialogues and some soundtracks for us to see and understand the scene in this movie.
...successful collaboration of sound, colour, camera positioning and lighting are instrumental in portraying these themes. The techniques used heighten the suspense, drama and mood of each scene and enhance the film in order to convey to the spectator the intended messages.
Then the question is posed to Mr. Lockwood, "How did it all begin?" The answering of this question is what my paper will explain. I will attempt to break down the opening scene and show how it all started. By using tools of film such as sound, editing, mise en scene, and cinematography, this paper will show how the scene was made as well. Mise en scene played an important role in this movie as with any other movie.
In the 1996 film version of Romeo and Juliet, the interior and exterior designing of the palace helped create certain symbolism. An exhilarating explosion of fireworks in the sky helped recapture an intense party scene. Beautiful colors were reflected throughout the scene. These different rays of color were reflected in the faces of the actors and actresses. Music was also used to intensify this scene.
Films are created to tell a story, to tell an effective story a broad range of techniques needs to be used in a successful way (Brown, 2012.) The ‘Two Pills’ scene from the film The Matrix (1999) uses these techniques in a way that creates a strong representation of the characters and storyline. The techniques used include cinematography, the soundtrack and the editing. In addition, mise-en-scéne is used to enhance the narrative through dialogue, costume, setting and lighting to create a highly emotional reaction from the audience.
As an audience we are manipulated from the moment a film begins. In this essay I wish to explore how The Conversation’s use of sound design has directly controlled our perceptions and emotional responses as well as how it can change the meaning of the image. I would also like to discover how the soundtrack guides the audience’s attention with the use of diegetic and nondiegetic sounds.
What do you think about when watching a film? Do you focus on the characters' good looks or the dialogue? Or do you go behind the scenes and think about what made the film? Maybe, it's even a combination of all three. No matter what comes to mind first, an important part of any good movie will be what you see. A camera and good director or cinematographer is needed to make that possible. Different directors and cinematographers will use different camera techniques to make you focus on what you see. Camera techniques show emphasis in films, because they make you focus more on situations and people. They are especially important in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream.
Due to the film’s quality and interest it became an award winning film. The film had excellent sound effects such as the battle scenes. The image quality was also outstanding; it used many different angles to depict the actor to make you feel involved in the scenes. In the action scenes the most common viewpoint used was a close up shot which allows the audience to see and feel the intensity of the scene. The second viewpoint mostly used was a tracking shot due to the actors c...
Edwin S. Porter contributed the following editing styles and techniques to film. He used a dissolve between every shot just and he frequently had the same action repeated across the dissolves. According to Filmrefrence.com “Edison Company’s new Vitascope projector in Indiana and California, and Porter worked with them as a projectionist in Los Angeles and Indianapolis. Later that year he went to work for Raff & Gammon in New York but left after the Edison Company broke with Raff & Gammon. He then toured with entertainers through the Caribbean as an exhibitor of motion pictures, and in early 1897 he helped build the projector at the Eden Musée”(Filmrefrence.com.2014).