Crew:
Director - Simon Verhoeven
Producer - Quirin Burg & Max Wiedemann
Writer - Matthew Ballen & Phillip Koch & Simon Verhoeven
Cinematographer - Jo Heim
Music - Gary Go
Cast:
Laura - Alycia Debnam-Carey
Tyler - William Moseley
Koby - Connor Paolo
Marina - Liesl Ahlers
Olivia - Britt Morgan
Genre:
Horror
Thriller
Themes:
Friendship
Fear
Death
Loneliness
Year:
2016
Running Time:
92 minutes
Budget:
N/A
Box Office:
N/A
Production Company:
Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
Seven Pictures
Narrative:
When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.
The film has a circular and non-linear narrative to it. At the start of the film, the audience do not know what is going on, then there is a flashback so the story is explained. The end of the film turns into a circular narrative. This brings a very good twist and ending to the story, and personally i felt very satisfied with the ending.
Analysis:
The music and sound effects within this film fits all the conventions of a horror films. The silence during eerie scene within the film was very intense and raw. The sudden crescendo of music when there is a jump scare makes the moment much more frightening for the audience because just moments before, there was practically no sound at all. The silence pulled the audience in, knowing something will happen, and because there was silence in the film, the audience join in and become silent too.
Saturday 30 April 2016
Sunday 24 April 2016
Hush - Film (Week 27)
Crew:
Analysis:
Performance is what makes this film what it is. Because there is not much dialog within the film, the actors have to use their body language and physical acting to get the emotions and story across to the audience. It is much harder for actors to get emotions across without using dialog and also make it believable. The close up shots of the protagonists face help the audience understand what emotions she is showing, and makes them feel more closer to her ad they can understand her through body language instead of dialog.
Director - Mike Flanagan
Producer - Jason Blum & Trevor Macy
Writer - Mike Flanagan & Kate Siegel
Cinematographer - James Kniest
Music - The Newton Brothers
Cast:
Man - John Gallagher Jr.
Maddie - Kate Siegel
John - Michael Trucco
Sarah - Samantha Sloyan
Genre:
Horror
Thriller
Themes:
Determination
Fear
Courage
Problem Solving
Running Time:
81 minutes
Year:
2016
Budget:
$70,000
$70,000
Box Office:
Production Company:
Intrepid Pictures
Blumhouse Productions
Narrative:
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
Analysis:
Performance is what makes this film what it is. Because there is not much dialog within the film, the actors have to use their body language and physical acting to get the emotions and story across to the audience. It is much harder for actors to get emotions across without using dialog and also make it believable. The close up shots of the protagonists face help the audience understand what emotions she is showing, and makes them feel more closer to her ad they can understand her through body language instead of dialog.
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Captain America - Film (Week 26)
Crew:
Director - Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Producer - Kevin Feige
Writer - Stephan McFeely & Chris Markus
Cinematographer - Trent Opaloch
Music - Henry Jackman
Cast:
Captain America - Chris Evans
Nick Fury - Samuel L Jackson
Black Widow - Scarlett Johansson
Winter Soldier - Sebastian Stan
Falcon - Anthony Mackie
Genre:
Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Themes:
Trust, Right & Wrong, Friends
Year:
2014
Running Time:
136 minutes
Budget:
$170 million
Box Office:
$714 million
Production Company:
Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios
Narrative:
Steve Rogers (Captain America) struggles to live within within the modern world. He teams up with Black Widow and Falcon to battle a new threat from his past - The Winter Soldier.
Analysis:
Music - Music was essential to this film because without it, the atmosphere and emotions the audience should be feeling wouldn't be there. Up beat music during the violent scene created adrenaline for the audience
Music - Music was essential to this film because without it, the atmosphere and emotions the audience should be feeling wouldn't be there. Up beat music during the violent scene created adrenaline for the audience
Sunday 10 April 2016
Batman v Superman - Film (Week 25)
Crew:
Director - Zach Snyder
Writer - Chris Terrio
Producer - Deborah Snyder & Charles Roven
Music - Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL
Cinematographer - Larry Fong
Cast:
Batman - Ben Affleck
Superman - Harry Cavill
Lex Luther - Jessie Eisenberg
Wonder Woman - Gal Gadot
Lois - Amy Adams
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Themes:
Responsibility, Peace, Justice, Right & Wrong.
Responsibility, Peace, Justice, Right & Wrong.
Year:
2016
Running Time:
151 minutes
Budget:
$250 million
Box Office:
$720 million
Production Company:
Warner Bros.
DC Entertainment Inc.
Narrative:
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of hero it really needs.
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of hero it really needs.
Analysis:
Cinematography - The cinematography within this film is very unique and unlike anything i have ever seen. During the fight scenes, especially with Batman, there would be no change of camera shots. There was one long shot that travelled around the area following batman while he was fighting many people. This was very unique as it felt real and raw because the choreography would have to be superb for them to get it right within one shooting.
Responsibility - This is one of the main themes within the film, because both of the heroes have much power, especially superman, who has a responsibility to keep the world a safe place because he has the power to destroy it. The public/government have mixed feelings over Superman because he is so powerful, some see him as a threat and some see him as a hero.
Cinematography - The cinematography within this film is very unique and unlike anything i have ever seen. During the fight scenes, especially with Batman, there would be no change of camera shots. There was one long shot that travelled around the area following batman while he was fighting many people. This was very unique as it felt real and raw because the choreography would have to be superb for them to get it right within one shooting.
Responsibility - This is one of the main themes within the film, because both of the heroes have much power, especially superman, who has a responsibility to keep the world a safe place because he has the power to destroy it. The public/government have mixed feelings over Superman because he is so powerful, some see him as a threat and some see him as a hero.
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