Key points I believe employers look for in an employee is someone with determination and focus for any task they are given. Having someone who can finish the job efficiently and on time or before it.
I don’t have any certifactions.
I don’t have any rewards either.
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
DocudramaRKO 281
Orson Welles Interview on Citizen Kane
Orson Wells Interview On Citizen Cane
He explains that it was a kind of social call out but he didn’t have to think of much of a different story to go along with that message.
He got confidence to make his film by pure ignorance as he described it.
He says that he wasn’t scared about being too out there when expressing the views in the film because the problems themselves are that significant to him and he think it’s important to get his point across.
The Battle over Citizen Kane
DocudramaRKO 281
The Conjuring is about a big family that moves into a house that is haunted by demons and various horrible things happen to their family the longer they stay there. I chose to analyze this film because it’s one of my favorite horror movies and I always feel suspense during it, no matter how many times I have watched it. Its a really good horror movie.
| Film Title | The Counjuring |
| Year | 2013 |
| Director | James Wan |
| Country | United States. |
| Genre | Horror |
| If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why? |
Ask yourself the following questions:
| TOPIC | YOUR NOTES |
| 1. Who is the protagonist? | The Perron Family |
| 2. Who is the antagonist? | The supernatural entities in their house |
| 3. What is the conflict? | The family moved into a house with a lot of evil spirit’s that torture the family the more they stay at the house. |
| 4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words) | Fear |
| 5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals) | Regular intervals |
| 6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)? | The Perron family moves to a house with a bunch of demons that terroize the children and even killed their pet. And this was all supposedly based off true events. |
| 7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing, characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage such reactions? | Given that it is a horror movie the reaction they want the most is shock and fear. So theres a lot of teasing shots where you thinking something might be there and then it flips back to a different shot and thats where the jumpscare would be. |
| 8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions? | I think the setting is realistic and styled how the time period it was supposed to be filmed in looked like. And if you believe that it is a true story like they say then its real in that way as well. |
| 9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character? | The Conjuring was set in the 70s so a lot of that fashion matches with that time era. |
| 10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood? | Most of the lighting is dim throughout the movie and I think that’s just to make it easier to hide things in backgrounds of shots and to add suspense. |
| 11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically? | I noticed that the camera tends to move behind or in some way along with the characters. This could make the enviroment around the characters more nerve racking to the audience because they don’t see a lot of wide shots and experience the jumpscares along in the character point of view too. |
| 12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music? | A lot of the music or sound was suspensful feeling orcastra and I think that was obviously added to scenes to get the viewers anxious for what will happen in the next shot. |
| 13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture? | I don’t think this movie focused on any connections with modern day culture. Not only was it not in modern day but the 70s but it doesn’t really focus on any underlying social issues because its a horror story based around dealing with an evil entity. |
| 14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015. | “From “Saw” to “Insidious,” indie horror filmmaker James Wan’s films have always been confrontational in their guileless grand-standing. So it’s not surprising that watching “The Conjuring” is like getting a tour of a haunted house attraction from someone that pushes, and pulls you through every room.” The Conjuring Review and Film Summary (2013) | Roger Ebert July 19, 2013 |
| 15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene. | 01:34:40 – 01:38:50 The mother of the Perron family gets possesed and the Warrens, the supernatural investigators, are trying to excorcise the demon out of her in the families basement. |
| 16. In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film: | |
| a. Screenwriting: | The writing for this scene was intense and perfectly fitting for the scene and grabbed the reactions of the auidence that they wanted. |
| b. Sound Design: | The sound was loud and intense along with the yelling and the things in the setting rattling around so it made the scene even more nerve racking. |
| c. Camera Movements/Angles: | A lot of the camera movement in this scene is bumpy and moves along with the characters but in a more sloppy way but it adds more weight and suspense to the scene for the audience. |
| d. Light Setup: | The lighting was dark or only lit by a hanging light bulb most of the scene. I think the swinging light was meant to disorient the watcher a bit. |
| e. Soundtrack/Score: | I don’t know what to put here. |
| 18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film? I don’t know think there really is a socio-cultural context to this film. |
The batman is challenged by The Riddler because not only is he causing issues in Gotham but also for the Wayne family by exposing the truth behind things they’ve done.
| Film Title | The Batman |
| Year | 2022 |
| Director | Matt Reeves |
| Country | The UK & Chicago |
| Genre | Action/adventure |
| If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why? | If I worked on the film I think the main thing I’d try and fix is the length of the film. When I hear or see people talking about the movie, the most popular complaint is that it’s too long, given it’s a few minutes shy of being three hours long. |
The Batman information can be found at imdb.com
Ask yourself the following questions:
| TOPIC | YOUR NOTES |
| 1. Who is the protagonist? | Bruce Wayne (Batman) |
| 2. Who is the antagonist? | The Riddler |
| 3. What is the conflict? | The Riddler is trying to expose Gotham to the truth behind some of the most popular government officials or families such as the Wayne family. Mainly exposing Bruce Wayne for being a spoiled rich boy that doesn’t actually have it as bad as other “actual” orphans in Gotham. He mainly focuses on getting out the truth of everything. |
| 4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words) | Power and corruption? |
| 5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals) | Linear and some flashbacks |
| 6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)? | Batman tries to figure out who is behind the riddle mask and all the crime he was getting away with. While the Riddler is also trying to unmask who the batman really is to the world. |
| 7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing, characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage such reactions? | An example of this film influencing a particular reaction by camera angles and also lens/focus. In the first scene with the Riddler, he ends up throwing the murder weapon he was using, It was metal “carpet tucker”, on the ground. They show the weapon at a low angle and defocus everything above so the main focus is pulled to the weapon. I think this was used for dramatic effect and to scare/intrigue the audience. Also the lighting reflected on bits of the weapon to show only a small amount of the blood that was on it. The rest of the lighting was set more darker toned. |
| 8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions? | I’d say the setting is realistic to a modern day busy city but the atmosphere makes it feel more dark and tense there. An object that serves symbolic functions could be the bat signal. It’s explained in the movie the meaning behind the symbol being put into the sky and the type of emotions it can bring for people around Gotham. |
| 9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character? | A big example of how costume and makeup convey a character is the cat woman. She has a style that’s made to be eye-catching because she’s known to get her way through seduction and sneaking her way around people. Things like her cat mask convey that she has cat-like behavior, along with her name of course. Cats are usually sneaky and sly so that can blend with her character as well. |
| 10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood? | Most of The batman is set in dark lighting, the whole town is shown as dark. I feel like this was supposed to represent the darkness lurking in Gotham. Also a big thing about Batman is how he hides in the shadows and basically just how dark he is. The narrator is in his perspective at times so I feel this also shows how he views Gotham. |
| 11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically? | One scene that I noticed a lot of camera movement in was when The Batman goes to the old orphanage and they’re walking through the building while reading the words painted in green on the walls as a guide. Once they got into a room, with a door that had the words “Where it all began” painted on it, they noticed there was a projector projecting an interview with Bruce Wayne’s father making a big speech. I noticed through the scene they have a few reaction shots that seem more still but when they go back to a shot of the projection or other painted things on the walls they zoom it in to bring in focus and show its importance. |
| 12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music? | A song that plays a few times in the film is “Something in the way” by Nirvana. They usually play this during important plot moments and I think it is to add more weight and darkness to the scene because of how slow the song is. |
| 13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture? | I think it connects with modern social factors and culture by showing how people in power, like politicians, can be not who they portray themselves to be or have made horrible choices for something that wouldn’t effect them but would other people. |
| 14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources. Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015. | “The Batman is certainly long, and it’s even slow at times, but it’s never boring; Reeves sustains the tense mood throughout, and the procedural elements are mostly absorbing. The action keeps with the austere, grim mood. One nighttime car chase, shot through the blur of heavy rainfall and the delirious dance of car lights reflected in windows, takes your breath away. The fights are often shot in long takes that emphasize both the impressive stunt work and the sheer difficulty of being Batman. And as with the Nolan films, the directorial sensibility matches the form. The Batman’s darkness never feels fashionable, or opportunistic, or cheap. No, the director of Let Me In and War for the Planet of the Apes has always had a bleak view of humanity and of where humanity is headed. Reeves loves these dead-end apocalyptic environments and delights in tales that toy with the moral calculus of typical hero narratives. He has given us a Batman that he himself can believe in, not to mention a Batman that feels right for our times.” “Movie review: Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman'” (2022) | Vulture All content. FEB. 28, 2022 |
| 15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene. Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene. | Example: 02:14:47 – 02:19:47 The Riddler and the Batman meet in person for the first time and after the Riddler calls him out for him and his family causing him and the other orphans so much despair, the Batman calls him a psychopath which leads to the Riddler to having a meltdown. |
| 16. In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film: | |
| a. Screenwriting: | This scene explains so much through the dialogue why the Riddler is doing the things he is and how he feels a complicated mix of hate, envy, and admiration for him. After calling the batman out he mentioned how through the letters Batman was helping all along with his plan. The meltdown they wrote for the Riddler is realistic to how childish villains can be when they don’t get what they want. |
| b. Sound Design: | In the very beginning of the scene when the curtain between them was lifted, I noticed the intense music that they played for the Riddler’s reveal on the other side of the glass. This was for build up/suspense and to make people possibly excited or worrisome for his official meeting with Batman. |
| c. Camera Movements/Angles: | I notice they start out with a lot of over the shoulder shots when the Riddler and Batman first see each-other, I think this was to give the prospective of how they were seeing each-other now in person. |
| d. Light Setup: | They set up Batman in darker lighting than they do the Riddler. I think this adds to his dark characteristics but also because this scene is mainly focused on interrogating the Riddler. That is his intention so the spotlight is more on the Riddler. You even see when the Riddler is having his melt down at the end he gets up and goes more into the back of the room where it’s darker and more shadowy, like he’s trying to hide himself away. |
| e. Soundtrack/Score: | I don’t know what to put here. |
| 18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film? | Its basically based around a rich kid that became an orphan and was too withdrawn from the actual streets of Gotham and didn’t view politicians to be as evil as they were because his own father was one. He gets shown by the villains “the truth” |
Cinematographer
By May 10th, as a part of Team 4, I will have successfully shown evidence of camera motion and be able to provide justification for movement for our session 5 film by using the visual story and the Guide to Camera movement video
Greig has been a cinematographer for a lot of popular films. One of his most recent works is the new batman that came out this year but he’s also working on the second part of Dune in 2023 according to his IMDb page. I like him because I admire the camera shots/ overall cinematography of the newest Batman film.
Notes on video:
| Cue | Notes |
| – A more boxed in shot (Aspect Ratio) | A more smaller/ boxy shot can add in a more closed in and trapped feeling for the audience. |
| – Camera & Gears (Infrared effect) | In ‘Basic Training’, the main guy ends up taking some ecstasy at a party and then runs into a girl that he had a major crush on. At first his drugged scene was in an infrared lense to represent how out of it he was on the drugs but when the camera goes to the girl he likes on the swing its in normal color |
March 21st – April 26th pre production
March 23rd pitch #1
March 30th pitch #2
April 26th be done with pre production
practice shoot 27th and 28th
Start filming by 29th
Be done filming by May 4th
May 5th record necessary sounds
May 5th – 9th editing
May 9th check everything
May 10th present
Nothing
I used camera motion most in the scene with a hand falling down and pulled off of screen. I moved the camera along with the hand when it was slammed down on the table to add to the drama and weight to it. It’s probably the most interesting exit in the film so I wanted it to draw attention.
Me, Nadia, and Hailey worked together to get a lot of the filming done while Orion and Bree were gone. The rest of the team communicated in a group-chat. Bree also would make a document of what she needed us to get done for him to continue their editing process.
Some skills I learned through this project is how to work under lots of stress and still push through. Especially how to work through it all when half of my team was gone.
The skills I learn from here will help me be prepared for a lot of stress or the possibility of people on a job calling out.
James from the film competition said that he liked our film but wished we had more to the ending or had it end differently but in a better way.
Tim from the film competition said that we should have shown who the killer was through the film more clearly.
“Darker lighting could make things more scarier” Brunette in second row ( I didn’t remember his name)
I thought that film was a bit patchy looking but was the best we could get with the struggles and disadvantages we had to overcome. If we had more time to do what we planned and more help in person I think the film would have turned out a lot better.
Bella Conley
Bella Conley
| cue | notes |
| How do I take someone/something out of frame in a clean and smooth shot? | The three stages of illusional can be linked with how to make a good jump scare. |
| Cue | Notes |
| “Can you envoke wonder?” | Wonder can make a movie great and be the best |
Theres various pieces that go into story telling and Andrew explains a few good methods. Knowing where your punchline is and emphasizing it, making a good build up that makes people stay interest and feel a certain way after they’re finished.
1918-1928: The Triumph of American Film…
…And the First of its Rebels
(The following material is from Wikipedia)
Screen Writer
By March 2nd as part of Team 5 in Film, I will know how to use with tone by looking at The Visual Story by Bruce Block, I will have been able to put this in the film by the end of session 4 by using The Visual Story by Bruce Block by the end of post production.
He is also a screen writer and worked on what of my favorite claymation movies Coraline. He also help in other well known Tim Burton films that I enjoy. I think how he writes and progresses a film is very intruiging.
Tone
Control lighting to give a certain feeling
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1732359.The_Visual_Story
Notes on video:
Everything has to connect throughout the whole thing
What matters most is dramatic order and a good hook
Last week we filmed and edited it all
No money was spent on the production
I used creativity in my writing by changing the script how our group decided and giving interesting beginning, middle, and end
The entire group was pretty good at communication, they helped me decide what to change in the script.
In every role, there is a lot of work and mini-jobs to do within it, and deadline that can be either small or well-sized depending on how you manage your time and I think this trains me for when I actually will have a job in the future.
I don’t believe I was here on the day we presented but a quote from Peyton’s blog was “The overall response was good to our film. The professionals said some good things and also some good feedback. James Clark said that our film needed to be a bit more consistent and to not repeat itself with jokes. Eric Belgau said that our film was an odd mix of genres that kind of worked. He also said that the film needed better pacing.”
I feel like I did well but could have managed my work a little better.
I didn’t know how to set up the number things but I soon learned how to by the help of Mr le Duc
| Cue | Notes |
| Space Depth and distance | |
| Line and Shape straight contrast | |
| Tone Control lighting to give a certain feeling | |
| Color desaturated contrast | |
| Movement horizontal contrast diagonal | |
| Rhythm slow contrast | |
Since I wasn’t here a couple days ago, I’m not entirely sure.