This is more of a 10 films that i can remember really liking, sot so much top ten in order.
Fight Club
Cloverfield
Kick Ass
Four Lions
Napoleon Dynamite
Anchorman
Hurt Locker
Where the Wild Things Are
Prestiege
Pulp Fiction
Napoleon Dynamite!
Yeah i know, this film has some widespread opinions on it. I have met numorous people that just dont get this film. To tell you the truth, i just dont get those people. This film is hilarious! Staring Jon Heder in his first major film and first time director Jared Hess (Also writer of the film). This is the account of a teenager living in Idaho with his gran and his older brother Kip. The whole complex of this film is that its a story of a nobady becoming a nobady. Its entirely anti hollywood in that there is no point to it, no one wins, there is no real conclusion and no one wins. That is the beauty of it, its jsut the account of one teenagers progression from teenagehood into teenagehood. I think the reason so many young adults, along with me, love this film is because there is so much of the character that we can see in ourselves (just same characteristics, different setting). The interaction between him and his brother is also hilarious, not to mention the many random scenes that are dotted around the place (including REXKWANDO). Overall this is definitely one of the funniest films I have ever seen, and a perfect representation of teenage life just in a foreign language.
Lighting
High key - Bright and clear lighting
Low Key - Dark and more dim
Hard Lighting - Well defined shadows
Soft Lighting - Softer shadows
Frontal lighting - No shadows on face , very flat
Side lighting - Half of the face is hidden, character could be hiding something
Back lighting - Silhouetted for dramatic effect
Under lighting - Makes facial features bigger and more menacing
Top lighting - Casts shadow in face
The letter - Lighting
During the murder scene there is low key,hard lighting which makes you feel more fearful of the scene. With it being nighttime and the light above the woman makes her seem more menacing. With it being black and white, the lighting is made more significant. After the shooting when the camera is on her face there is a lot of light behind her which adds mystery because you cant see her face. Also after the shooting the moon disappears behind the clouds to add darkness and then emerges again after a few seconds, the camera shows this to bring attention to the darkness of what just happened.
Low Key - Dark and more dim
Hard Lighting - Well defined shadows
Soft Lighting - Softer shadows
Frontal lighting - No shadows on face , very flat
Side lighting - Half of the face is hidden, character could be hiding something
Back lighting - Silhouetted for dramatic effect
Under lighting - Makes facial features bigger and more menacing
Top lighting - Casts shadow in face
The letter - Lighting
During the murder scene there is low key,hard lighting which makes you feel more fearful of the scene. With it being nighttime and the light above the woman makes her seem more menacing. With it being black and white, the lighting is made more significant. After the shooting when the camera is on her face there is a lot of light behind her which adds mystery because you cant see her face. Also after the shooting the moon disappears behind the clouds to add darkness and then emerges again after a few seconds, the camera shows this to bring attention to the darkness of what just happened.
Casino - Figure expression
Looking at Robert De Nero's character.
The way that he walks shows a confidence in his character. He knows who he is and embraces that, the good and the bad. He has a contentment with his life and a real professionalism about ho he walks. You can see from this walk that he has got to where he is through work. Also when he is sat down he is relaxed but not slouching, this shows that he is always ready to do business. He is pretty much always smoking which goes with the casino lifestyle. He is unfazed by his friends kicking someone's head in in a bar, which shows that he has been through stuff before and he could well have had a violent past.
The way that he walks shows a confidence in his character. He knows who he is and embraces that, the good and the bad. He has a contentment with his life and a real professionalism about ho he walks. You can see from this walk that he has got to where he is through work. Also when he is sat down he is relaxed but not slouching, this shows that he is always ready to do business. He is pretty much always smoking which goes with the casino lifestyle. He is unfazed by his friends kicking someone's head in in a bar, which shows that he has been through stuff before and he could well have had a violent past.
The Shining - Figure expression
Looking at jack torrences character
He doesn't change expression when his wife tells him his son has been strangled. He seems empty, emotionless and as if there isn't anything going on in his head. The way he walks around shows and lethargic nature and physically and emotionally drained. Then he switches when his wife says if they should get their son out of here. He gets angry and overpowering. Also he starts to look at things with angry eyes. Both of these personalities show his mental breakdown at different stages.
He doesn't change expression when his wife tells him his son has been strangled. He seems empty, emotionless and as if there isn't anything going on in his head. The way he walks around shows and lethargic nature and physically and emotionally drained. Then he switches when his wife says if they should get their son out of here. He gets angry and overpowering. Also he starts to look at things with angry eyes. Both of these personalities show his mental breakdown at different stages.
The avengers - Props
The umbrella and pocket-watch in the first scene with john steed show his professionalism and classy. He has a very english upper class feel to him. And the pocket-watch shows the traditionalism in him. The car that he drives is again a very old english traditionalist car. It is a Bentley which adds to the wealthiness of his character. This is showing a typical view of an englishman, and a stereotypical view of an english spy (english gentleman/James Bond type). The umbrella shows that he is professional in that he is prepared, this also goes with the traditional/stereotypical Englishman. Then add on top of them the bowler hat, this just reinforces the stereotypes. Here the props reinforce the character of John Steed.
Emma Peel is the next character and you can see that she is very sofisticated/indepentent. She comes across as more of a modern girl. Her sunglasses give her an air of mystery, which obviously comes with being a spy, yet with all of the mystery over the story involving her, the sunglasses just reinstating that. In her house there is a grand piano which shows she is highly educated. Also the flowers you see are very expensive and in an expensive vase with show her sophisticated nature, aswell as adding a touch of femininity.
Emma Peel is the next character and you can see that she is very sofisticated/indepentent. She comes across as more of a modern girl. Her sunglasses give her an air of mystery, which obviously comes with being a spy, yet with all of the mystery over the story involving her, the sunglasses just reinstating that. In her house there is a grand piano which shows she is highly educated. Also the flowers you see are very expensive and in an expensive vase with show her sophisticated nature, aswell as adding a touch of femininity.
Yale Film Studies - http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/
As far as information goes it is perfect, however its layout is not very pleasing to the eye and looks like they haven't made the effort with presentation. This is made up with easy to understand yet technologically sound explanations,
Screenonline - http://www.screenonline.org.uk/
Really good resource looking at films that i havent really heard of, really well set out and a look at films using more intensive language
Sight & Sound - http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/
A really good magazine followed up by its website, not including everything in the mag however it still runs through the basics
Empire - http://www.empireonline.com/
Great place to find reviews of any major film and some minor ones. Really well set out and you can find back dated films as well as present ones
The Film Program (Radio 4) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r5jt
This is a great place to find real reviews with no opinion of the broadcasting company underlinging anything. It is purely a film reviewers opinions and thoughts.
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