Out Of The Blue - The final scene

The sound used in this scene all suddenly stops just before David Gray comes bursting out of the crib. This helps create the element of surprise and also helps set up the rest of the scene where he gets shot down. Once David Gray has been shot down and the police are trying to hold him down to tie him up there is a ringing sound. This music makes it more intense and also is almost like ‘death music’ for the audience. Because you can’t hear his screaming and can only hear the ringing sound, it allows you to focus more on his facial emotions and physical struggle. The sound used goes from a loud ringing and slowly dies down into a deep rumbling noise. By having the sound die down it creates a level of security for the audience because you know it is all over.

The lighting used in the scene is very dark and dull most of the time. Whilst he is inside the curtains are drawn and it is very dark. This creates fear and terror in the scene. The dark lighting reflects off of his mental mood and emotional mood.

This final scene of the film where David Gray is shot down contains many different techniques. During this scene David Gray is hiding away from the police and slightly opens the curtain to see if the police are outside. This shows his fear and terror but also shows how selfish he really is in some ways. The use of sound and music helps intensify the scene. By using no sound or music in the scene just before David bursts out of the house it becomes more intense and suspenseful. I think that this final scene plays a big part in the film because it really shows more emotion on David's behalf. It doesn't show any kind of feelings or emotion towards what he has done, but shows it towards himself and what is going to happen/what he knew was going to happen once he walked out that door.

Out Of The Blue - Scenes

In the film ‘Out Of The Blue’ I enjoyed the scene where David Gray is outside having a smoke just after he has committed his first killings. I liked this scene because it shows his lack of emotion for what he had just done. It showed how much he didn’t even care about what he was doing and what he was about to do. His body language was very casual and didn’t seem to be very fidgety in any kind of way. This shows that he just didn’t care and was very self obsessed and living in his own head.

Another scene I enjoyed in the film was when David Gray is applying dark make-up to his face as camouflage. I liked this scene because it was silent as he applied it and showed much of his anger. I enjoyed the shot where he looks up in the mirror after all of his make-up has been applied. I liked this shot because as he opens his eyes, you are able to see all of his anger through his eyes. It has a lot of impact on the audience because it shows all facial emotion and mental emotion without the use of words. By keeping the scene silent it draws the audience in more and gives more of an impact to the scene.

These two scenes contrast each other. In one scene he shows no emotion at all, but in the second scene, his real emotion comes out through his eyes/mental emotion. The second scene also shows that he was willing to keep on going until he was shot down. These scenes are all about emotion and trying to cause an impact of the audience. They show his emotion in an almost polite way without causing the audience unwanted impact.

The Sixth Sense - Final clip

1) Name three shot types that have been used in this clip and explain how they have been used. Paragraph answers required.
Medium shots were used in the scene to show more surroundings in the shot. This allows the audience to see what may be happening on a wider scale. Has less impact on the audience than the close-up and extreme close-ups. Close-up shots. These shots were used to show the characters realization of what has happened/happening to him. This impacted on the flashbacks that were occurring throughout the shot. Extreme close-ups are used in the clip to show the characters facial emotion and feelings. It is used to help the audience gain understanding of how the character is responding. By gaining understanding of the characters feelings, it adds more emotion to the scene.

2) How has camera movement been used in this clip?
Fast camera movement is used in the clip to add suspense to the clip and intensify the scene for the audience. During the shot when the camera rushes to the table adds more intensity to the scene. It shows the rush of the characters and also shows the character realization within the scene. It offers the scene a sense of worry and rush.

3) What is a symbolic code and how has it been used in this clip?

4) What was the message the director was trying to get across to his audience in this clip?
In this clip the director was showing the audience that what they may have seen throughout the film as the narrative was still developing wasn’t what it really seemed. What they had been thinking turned out to be different by the end of the film. This clip pieces all of the films events together and gives reason to the film. Without this clip the audience wouldn’t really be able to grip onto the narrative of the film and understand what is happening with the characters.

5) How do you think this clip fits into the film?
The clip uses flashback to show the realization on the characters behalf. The clip is the piecing together of the whole film. This is where the audience begin to piece the film all together and make sense of what has been happening as the narrative develops. This clip is where the movie’s lose ends begin to all tie up and make sense to the audience. The narrative begins to draw to a close during this clip.

Into The Wild - The Apple Scene

The scene with Alexander Supertramp (Christopher McCandless) implies that he is starting to appreciate the small things in life because he is finally free. Everything is now new to him that he is seeing everything through new eyes with a new outlook and perspective, even though he has seen it all before. He is becoming a new person now that he has left and shunned society. He is no longer restricted with his thought or sight.

This scene is really good for showing his progress as a person and who he is starting to become. He appreciates all of the little things in life now that he is living with the bare essentials and is all alone by himself, stuck with his own thoughts. I think without this scene that the audience wouldn’t be able to grasp or see the kind of changes that he is starting to go through. It plays a big part in the final changes of Christopher McCandless as he slowly becomes Alexander Supertramp.

By the end of the film he is no longer Christopher McCandless. After being alone for so long and convincing himself that he isn’t the person he used to be, he becomes and turns into Alexander.

The scene also shows the audience how self obsessed he became and how much the will to be alone and ‘free’ consumed his mind. This scene slightly shows that he became very self indulgent when it came to being alone and trying to avoid society.

Into the Wild - The city scene

How does the scene fit into the film?

• Shows that he doesn't fit into society anymore
• Shows his change as a person
• Feels lonelier when he is actually in society than when he is alone in the wilderness

Why is it so important?

• Saw his old life and what could have been
• His personal changes have been more rapid than the changes in society
• Shows his changes that have been occurring
• Shows that he has tried to live in society again but didn't fit in

What is the relevance?

• This scene shows all of his changes
• Shows that he isn't able to go back into society
• The scene shows you that he isn't living by the rules of society anymore

The scene shows Alexander Supertramp (Christopher McCandless) trying to enter into society again after being away from it for so long. He enters it again by going to the city and goes into a homeless shelter to get a bed for the night. But after walking around and seeing what it is all like, he feels as if he doesn't fit in with society anymore.

He looks as if he is lonelier when he is apart of society than when he is all alone in the wilderness. The wilderness is more accepting of him than society. He feels free in the wilderness where he is alone and can escape. He feels like he can no longer be part of society now that he has changed personally and has seen everything through new eyes. Society demands more from him because there are certain expectations that he must meet as a member of society.

This scene shows that he is no longer the person he used to be. He has now really noticed that when he is back in society, he becomes just another face. In this scene he was very aware of people watching and staring at him. This shows that he no longer fits in with the world he was once part of.

Into The Wild: Film Review

The film 'Into the Wild', directed by Sean Penn, is a film based on a true story about Christopher McCandless, a young man searching for life and escaping his reality only to realise that it was all really in vain.

Christopher McCandless, played by Emile Hirsch, abandons all reality, money, rejects society and home life to find a greater purpose in life and escape a family that was built on lies. McCandless gives his $24, 000 savings to charity and sets off to hitchhike all the way to Alaska alone.

Throughout the film a handwriting effect was used over the screen. I felt like this became a bit overwhelming and a bit self indulgent after a while. The film had the potential to make the audience feel some sort of hopelessness in life and even question life in general. The film felt like McCandless got caught up in his own obsession with seeking a full life. It was really his own obsession that killed him in the end.

The photographs and shots of the scenery used in the film were both inviting and appealing. Though McCandless had very little, not even the bare essentials, I still found myself wondering what it would all be like and question what life is all about. McCandless was able to shun society and his family in order to find the bigger picture of life and himself.

The film is moving and will make you question what it is you think you know about reality, the world and life.

Taken - Elements of film in a clip

Name three elements of film used in the kidnapping clip in the film 'Taken'

Sound - The background music in the clip sets pace and makes it more intense. The screaming and shouting in the scene makes it more real and brings the audience in. Some of the sound used sounds like a heart beating. This makes the clip more relatable and draws the audience in.

Lighting - The lighting in the scene is very dark. This makes the clip more dramatic and also works really well with the sounds used in the clip. The lighting creates shadows and makes the clip much more intense for the audience and also makes it more intense. There isn't much bright light used. Brighter light is used in the beginning of the clip before the girl sees her friend get kidnapped. After she is taken, it becomes much more dark.

Pace - The pace in the clip is slow at the beginning, but when she notices her friend get taken the pace in the clip becomes faster. This catches the audience off guard and also helps set up the pace for the rest of the film.