The Bank Job
Establishing Characters;
Within the first two minutes, the main character 'Terry' is established. He is wearing a brown leather jacket, stands centre frame in front of a car lot with a sign labeled 'Terry Leather motors'. This clearly establishes the name of the character 'Terry leather' and the word 'leather' links with the clothing he is wearing. His accent is that of an East Londoner, and east London is associated with crime, his stubble and very short hair gives the appearance of a typical criminal, but not a mindless criminal, the care for appearance and good fashion could imply he is a criminal of interlect. Furthermore, later in the scene, a man dressed in blue overalls named Eddie, is using a machine to turn back the mileage on the cars, judging by the actions and dialogue of Terry Leather this is done with his authority and is part of his business, to add to this Eddie's dialogue states 'another Terry Leather low mileage'. This would suggest he is crooked, and perhaps a criminal. Terry asks 'Got your glad-rags sorted out for your wedding tomorrow' which suggests that Eddie is going to be getting married. Terry leaves Eddie, and a straight cut to another room sees Terry enter and exchange dialogue with a female sitting behind a desk; 'so, you getting married tomorrow Ingrid' this shows the audience that the two are getting married together. This gives connotations of friendship and trust between the three characters in the garage. When the two males dressed in black arrive in their black car, Terry mumbles 'Oh god' which suggests that these two visitors are not expected, not wanted and prepares the audience for the actions about to take place.
Establishing Setting;
A sunny beach, clear water and three people jumping and splashing in the sea sets the scene. 'The Caribbean 1970' appears at the bottom as part of editing. The exotic location instantly appeals to the audience, and the sexual nature of the play in the sea especially appeals to the male target audience. The people in shot, playing in the sea are of mixed race ethnicity and each have an afro, this conforms to the location stated through the editing. All of thi9s is accompanied with fun, upbeat non-diegetic music. After the title sequence a new location is presented to the audience. A garage down an empty street, grey sky and no activity in sight. The cars in the garage are all British made cars, the 'Austin Healey' car which is focused on with a close up, gives the feel that the film is set in England. To confirm this, text appears at the bottom of shot, 'East London 1971'. The accents and appearance of Terry are typical to that of an East Londoner. The non-diegetic music stops now and later turns to a low suspicious tone. The change in music between the two locations enhances the expectations of the locations.
Establishing Narrative;
The very start of the film begins with a sound bridge of 'T.Rex - Get it on' and a disorientating shot into water, the sun is shining and as an upward track surfaces the camera, the audience can see three people playing in the sea; one female has no clothing on her and another is having her bakini bottoms taken off by a male. As the scene develops, there is an over the shoulder shot of a man taking pictures of three persons performing sexual acts. This immediately sets an enigma in the audiences mind. There is then a fade to black edit, with the title sequence, and then a fade in to a garage in London. The fade in, fade out edit shows the audience that there has been a change in location. The dialogue between Terry and Eddie indicates there is going to be a wedding. Soon after the dialogue at the garage, a loud non-diegetic screech can be heard, followed by a long shot of a black car pulling up outside. Two males dressed in black suits wielding crowbars exit the vehicle. The non-diegetic music changes to a more dramatic lower tone to add suspense to the scene. This scene could suggest that 'Terry' is in some sort of trouble and could conotate that Terry owes money, as that is what usually happens to people who owe money to powerful men in crime genre films.
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Monday, 23 April 2012
Oceans Thirteen - Textual Film Analysis
Oceans Thirteen
Establishing Narrative;
The opening sequence instantly conforms to the crime genre, with props such as balaclavas and settings such as vaults. The male after rappelling into the store, proceeds to take a mechanical gadget and place onto the vault door; the gadget shows the intended target audience as a 20-30 year old male as gadgets appeal to that age range and gender. The gadget allows him to see through the door into the vault, this shows that the goal of the crime is wealth, this conforms to the genre. Diagetic sound of a phone ringing can be heard, and the male answers the phone. The ringtone of his phone is an up-beat tone usually associated with the standard sounds you get with a new phone, this adds a comical element to the scene. Dialogue is exchanged and the male leaves the rest of the men with dialogue stating 'gotta go'. This challanges a convention of the character; being part of a team, and committed, this could imply that this isn't the real team which the story is based around. Non-diegetic sound of a strong, loud beat begins to play as the character leaves the room, the other males lean over and watch him leave. There is a straight cut to an airport at night time in which the character walks across to a small jet, usually associated with private jets for wealthy individuals. This shows that the character lives the high life and is quite wealthy. The non-diegetic sound picks up and begins to play casino jazz. This conforms to the genre of a crime-heist film. Inside the plain is another man and the two of them begin to chat immediately as if they know each other. After lines of dialogue exchanged, there is a straight cut to a long shot of the sun through the plain window. This shows there is a time change, and as the camera pans down to an extreme long-shot of the Vegas strip. Las Vegas is 'The Home of Gambling' and sets an enigma in the audiences mind of, why are they in Las Vegas?
Establishing Character;
The character rappells from the roof into shot, central to the camera amongst toy shelves. The character is wearing dark clothing with a balaclava and black leather gloves. This gives connotations of the darker side of life, mystery and crime. The tracking shot indicates that he is the main character of the scene, keeping him close and central emphasises his importance. He walks confidently and with a quick pace. As he enters a room in the back, identified as the room next to the vault indicated by the door, the character begins to pin a gadget to the door, the sudden action indicates that he knows what he is doing and belongs amongst the other males now in shot wearing similar clothing. As the story progresses, the character pulled off his balaclava to reveal a good looking, male, blonde man (Bradd Pitt). The seriousness on his face shows he means business. As the next scene comes into shot through a straight cut, the same male walks confidently across an airport runway to a private jet. He is wearing a beige suit, black shirt and no tie, carrying a brown leather bag over his shoulder and a coffee stretched out in his hand. The fact he is wearing no tie, takes the seriousness of the suit away from the character. The coffee stretched out indicates that the character is fond of his appearance and does not want to spoil his image by spilling his coffee on him. This also shows he is a careful and appreciative man, because he doesnt want to ruin his suit even though judging by the connotations of wealth he could afford another one easily. The private jet is a clear indication that this character is a wealthy man, that lives the high life with the most classy commodities around. This character is well spoken and comes across as an educated man. This shows that the more sophisticated crime is more suited to him.
Establishing Setting;
The film begins with a long shot of shelves in a toy store, the character enters from the roof. The low key lighting and silence adds tension to the scene, this also sets an enigma in the audiences mind. The Toy store is empty and no lights are on, from this and the costume, the audience can instantly extract that the character should not be there and the store is closed. The camera follows him through the shop with a tracking shot, into a room which contains a vault door. The team of men in dark clothes and balaclavas, along with the gadget placed on the vault door, establish clearly that the goal is the vault. After the phone call, the scene cuts to an airport at night time, the tracking pan shot establishes that the character is on the runway heading toward the private jet. As the scene cuts to a long-shot at the sun with the aeroplane window still in shot, the camera pans down to an extreme long-shot of the Vegas strip, clearly identifyable by the MGM Grand and the Luxor hotel.
Establishing Narrative;
The opening sequence instantly conforms to the crime genre, with props such as balaclavas and settings such as vaults. The male after rappelling into the store, proceeds to take a mechanical gadget and place onto the vault door; the gadget shows the intended target audience as a 20-30 year old male as gadgets appeal to that age range and gender. The gadget allows him to see through the door into the vault, this shows that the goal of the crime is wealth, this conforms to the genre. Diagetic sound of a phone ringing can be heard, and the male answers the phone. The ringtone of his phone is an up-beat tone usually associated with the standard sounds you get with a new phone, this adds a comical element to the scene. Dialogue is exchanged and the male leaves the rest of the men with dialogue stating 'gotta go'. This challanges a convention of the character; being part of a team, and committed, this could imply that this isn't the real team which the story is based around. Non-diegetic sound of a strong, loud beat begins to play as the character leaves the room, the other males lean over and watch him leave. There is a straight cut to an airport at night time in which the character walks across to a small jet, usually associated with private jets for wealthy individuals. This shows that the character lives the high life and is quite wealthy. The non-diegetic sound picks up and begins to play casino jazz. This conforms to the genre of a crime-heist film. Inside the plain is another man and the two of them begin to chat immediately as if they know each other. After lines of dialogue exchanged, there is a straight cut to a long shot of the sun through the plain window. This shows there is a time change, and as the camera pans down to an extreme long-shot of the Vegas strip. Las Vegas is 'The Home of Gambling' and sets an enigma in the audiences mind of, why are they in Las Vegas?
Establishing Character;
The character rappells from the roof into shot, central to the camera amongst toy shelves. The character is wearing dark clothing with a balaclava and black leather gloves. This gives connotations of the darker side of life, mystery and crime. The tracking shot indicates that he is the main character of the scene, keeping him close and central emphasises his importance. He walks confidently and with a quick pace. As he enters a room in the back, identified as the room next to the vault indicated by the door, the character begins to pin a gadget to the door, the sudden action indicates that he knows what he is doing and belongs amongst the other males now in shot wearing similar clothing. As the story progresses, the character pulled off his balaclava to reveal a good looking, male, blonde man (Bradd Pitt). The seriousness on his face shows he means business. As the next scene comes into shot through a straight cut, the same male walks confidently across an airport runway to a private jet. He is wearing a beige suit, black shirt and no tie, carrying a brown leather bag over his shoulder and a coffee stretched out in his hand. The fact he is wearing no tie, takes the seriousness of the suit away from the character. The coffee stretched out indicates that the character is fond of his appearance and does not want to spoil his image by spilling his coffee on him. This also shows he is a careful and appreciative man, because he doesnt want to ruin his suit even though judging by the connotations of wealth he could afford another one easily. The private jet is a clear indication that this character is a wealthy man, that lives the high life with the most classy commodities around. This character is well spoken and comes across as an educated man. This shows that the more sophisticated crime is more suited to him.
Establishing Setting;
The film begins with a long shot of shelves in a toy store, the character enters from the roof. The low key lighting and silence adds tension to the scene, this also sets an enigma in the audiences mind. The Toy store is empty and no lights are on, from this and the costume, the audience can instantly extract that the character should not be there and the store is closed. The camera follows him through the shop with a tracking shot, into a room which contains a vault door. The team of men in dark clothes and balaclavas, along with the gadget placed on the vault door, establish clearly that the goal is the vault. After the phone call, the scene cuts to an airport at night time, the tracking pan shot establishes that the character is on the runway heading toward the private jet. As the scene cuts to a long-shot at the sun with the aeroplane window still in shot, the camera pans down to an extreme long-shot of the Vegas strip, clearly identifyable by the MGM Grand and the Luxor hotel.
Monday, 14 November 2011
Genre - Main Task
Genre: Genre is the class or category in which a media text falls in to.
For my Main Task i have decided to work with Adelle Auckland. After much thought we decided to create a film opening based on the Crime genre.
Crime Fiction: Is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives.
There are many sub-genres for Crime, combinning Crime and another genre to create a more complex, in depth genre. Some of these are listed below:
Crime-Thriller
Crime-Drama
Crime-Gangsta
Crime-Detective
Crime-Mystery
Crime-Horror
Crime-Action
Crime-Heist
Our original thoughts and ideas fitted perfectly into the Crime-Heist genre.
Codes and Conventions of the Crime Genre
Loveable Rogue: A Loveable Rogue is predominantly the antagonist of the film. However within crime-heist films the antagonist is seen as a protagonist even thought they break the law, often for their personal profit, they are usually nice and charming enough and make an emotional connection or receive empathy from the audience. Loveable Rogues are a key factor in a crime-heist film, it places the audience on the side of the rogue.
For my Main Task i have decided to work with Adelle Auckland. After much thought we decided to create a film opening based on the Crime genre.
Crime Fiction: Is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives.
There are many sub-genres for Crime, combinning Crime and another genre to create a more complex, in depth genre. Some of these are listed below:
Crime-Thriller
Crime-Drama
Crime-Gangsta
Crime-Detective
Crime-Mystery
Crime-Horror
Crime-Action
Crime-Heist
Our original thoughts and ideas fitted perfectly into the Crime-Heist genre.
Codes and Conventions of the Crime Genre
- Police
- Balaclavas
- Dark Clothing
- Weapons
- Money
- Women
- Alcohol
- Gambling
- Villains
- Expensive commodities
- Banks
- Vaults
- Plans
- Darkness
- Secrecy
- Technology
- The Team
- Love Interest
- Doublecross
- Lovable Rogue
Loveable Rogue: A Loveable Rogue is predominantly the antagonist of the film. However within crime-heist films the antagonist is seen as a protagonist even thought they break the law, often for their personal profit, they are usually nice and charming enough and make an emotional connection or receive empathy from the audience. Loveable Rogues are a key factor in a crime-heist film, it places the audience on the side of the rogue.
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