To explore the use of setting & colour of films. Monday May 4th 2020
Starter:
6 correct
4 wrong
Setting
Why might the director choose the following settings?1 An isolated house in a rural setting for a horror film?
They might do that because they want to build the tension, it is of course expected in a horror movie to have some sort of dark eerie setting, but because it is a horror, the setting works very well and every time when it's the same setting which comes across as quite scary, it doesn't get old.
2 A big city for an action film?
Because it's an action movie there is going to be A lot of stuff going on and because of this, the only solution really is to make a large setting so there is enough locations that they can film at and have different things going on.
3 A small seaside town for a romantic comedy
Because it's small, it usually is a very lovely sight to see in a rom-com is when two people are in the seaside, maybe they use a small town so everyone knows one another and also their isn't too many things to look at so the couple can be the main focus.
4 A range of different countries for an action adventure film?
It's an adventure , they are going to be traveling places exploring things but also there will be some sort of mission to get thrown into it, that's where the action comes from, or they might need to travel to retrieve something, or set things right.
5 A large modern science laboratory for a science-fiction film
A reason they do this is because something usually goes wrong in a science experiment which cause distribution to the story line, so in the modern science laboratory they have to find a solution and also because it is fiction it's not real so a science experiment could just be effects.
Colour
Why might a director choose the following colours?
1. Blue and red for superhero colours?
Because they are two colours which go together and are quite bold, they are also the traditional colours for a superhero.
2. A black suit for a villain?
Because black is associated with something evil, depressing, scary and even sometimes death.
3. Bright colours for a comedy film?
Because it's supposed to be funny or course you would use bright colours in a film like this, you would not want to use dark colours because people might make the wrong impression and think their is a dark part to this comedic movie.
1. Blue and red for superhero colours?
Because they are two colours which go together and are quite bold, they are also the traditional colours for a superhero.
2. A black suit for a villain?
Because black is associated with something evil, depressing, scary and even sometimes death.
3. Bright colours for a comedy film?
Because it's supposed to be funny or course you would use bright colours in a film like this, you would not want to use dark colours because people might make the wrong impression and think their is a dark part to this comedic movie.
The Greatest Showman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-CVJuNQo6w
Tightrope song scene
Shot 1:
0:18- Birds Eye View of the house and the carriage leaving.
Shot 2:
0:26- Medium Shot of The mother's body from the waist up.
Shot 3:
1:51- Over shoulder shot, Over Zac Effron's shoulder showing the crowd.
Long shot- 2:38- A shot showing the window and The mother dancing with a figment of her imagination.The
Close-up -1:07- A full show of Jenny's Face.
The story is shown through charity, the mother's point of view mostly, but at some points it also shows the point of views from Phillip and PT Barnum.
We see characters different point at views at- 0:35-1:04-2:01-2:08-2:29-2:31 and 3:07 for all of Mr Barnum's point of views.
The way the first shots set the scene in this scene, is it keeps on switching between Pov shots.
The shots normally change between 5-10-15 seconds
The set at the start is of the family's house
It's set in that particular place because he's leaving their home.
The string changes between all their lives and where they are.
Could the same story be set in a different place?
I don't think so because, he's leaving home, he's leaving his family it just really works from the house.
The colours are very important in the film because it helps set all the scenes, in some scenes people are wearing very bright and expensive clothes.
Shot 1:
0:18- Birds Eye View of the house and the carriage leaving.
Shot 2:
0:26- Medium Shot of The mother's body from the waist up.
Shot 3:
1:51- Over shoulder shot, Over Zac Effron's shoulder showing the crowd.
Long shot- 2:38- A shot showing the window and The mother dancing with a figment of her imagination.The
Close-up -1:07- A full show of Jenny's Face.
The story is shown through charity, the mother's point of view mostly, but at some points it also shows the point of views from Phillip and PT Barnum.
We see characters different point at views at- 0:35-1:04-2:01-2:08-2:29-2:31 and 3:07 for all of Mr Barnum's point of views.
The way the first shots set the scene in this scene, is it keeps on switching between Pov shots.
The shots normally change between 5-10-15 seconds
The set at the start is of the family's house
It's set in that particular place because he's leaving their home.
The string changes between all their lives and where they are.
Could the same story be set in a different place?
I don't think so because, he's leaving home, he's leaving his family it just really works from the house.
The colours are very important in the film because it helps set all the scenes, in some scenes people are wearing very bright and expensive clothes.
Plenary
The star wars shot is used effectively because it's shows the tension built up between the two characters and it shows the whole room so you can really see what's going on.
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