The Dark Knight Rises
In The Dark Knight rises the opening scene is set on a plane. This alone shows power because to own or control an aeroplane you need to have a lot of money and money stereotypically shows power, also many people are scared of heights therefore suggesting that the suggested protagonist is trying to scare his prisoners.
A mid-shot is used within this clip to show the impact of the masked man. Despite him being the only one talking his mask is quite disturbing, this costume idea makes him look quite evil as the mask design is of two claws going into each other. The claws suggest they fight back and like the position of the hand rip things apart, this makes the character look evil and looks as if they would play the 'villain' role, this however is a stereotype. The hidden identity behind the mask makes him look very secretive and mysterious, from the unknown curiosity the audience are aware the film is a thriller genre therefore when creating my thriller it may be an idea to use a mask to create a mystery.
The accent of the voice of the prisoner is very deep and slow this again adheres the stereotype of a villain, even though he is tied up it is suggested it was part of the plan or something is about to happen. His deep tone makes him sound powerful and confident as to is also very clear, this suggests he is about to do something to get himself free because of his bold voice.
An establishing shot is used at the beginning of the scene, the image is of the mountains and a small white aeroplane drifting between them. This shot is used because it creates the impact of the distance from the plan to the edge of the mountain which creates the suspense in the next clip when the prisoners heads are out the aeroplane door. This makes the audience feel sympathetic to the prisons straight away, this subverts the stereotypical villain because normal there hate towards them however they've been put in the wrong role at this stage of the film.
Continuity editing is used throughout the scene because it shows the story of what is happening. This whole scene itself is 2 minuets however within this short period a man has died and a bass quest has been et by on of the characters. The continuity editing shows how quickly this happens. When creating my film I need to remember that even though I need to include titles I could possible pack in quite a lot of depth in term of the characters story within this time period. This term of editing means that the scene flows continuously without fast forwarding or rewinding the scene.
Well done for looking at some minor elements in this scene, such as the voice of the prisoner. Little things like that are often overlooked and it is important to consider the more subtle choices made by the director to reinforce meaning.
ReplyDeleteConsider the other implications of setting the opening scene on a plane: this is an action thriller, so what might the audience's immediate assumption/prediction of what will happen on, or to, the plane based on this?
When analysing a mid shot, especially in this case, consider why a close up of the mask hasn't been used. What does the midshot also allow us to see?
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Miss Mayo
The audience first see the plane which could lead to several sumptuous the main ones being they will crash or they are planing to spy/bomb a place.This frightful thought is almost predictable however the film industry is trying to make their film none predictable therefore they add a slight twist that nothing happens to the plane isn't, it's the traumatising hight fright which makes the audience see the characters fear.
ReplyDeleteThe reason a close up has been used because from this mid shot you can see the positioning of the characters arms. This shoulders are pulled backwards and his chest is slightly more forward, this positioning of his arms strongly suggest's he's tidied up probably at the wrists emphasising that he is a prisoner.
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Bethany