Foley Artists

Foley artists are people who make sound for movies, they can make diegetic sound or non-diegetic sound. Foley artists are a huge part of any film making, they create all of the necessary sound needed to make a movie, for example in an old western film, you have the sound of the horse trotting away, the Foley artists then make the sound, from scratch, so this can be done by coconuts being bashed together to get the impression that its a horse trotting.

• Coconuts being bashed together to make the sound of a horse trotting
• To rub cloth together so that it sounds like someones walking through snow
• To rub clothing together so that it sounds like someones moving around
• To walk on a hard surface with big boots to have someone walking up behind you
• Hitting an apple with a stick to create the sound of someone being hit 

Genre Group Peer Assessment

• They described some points in very good detail.
• They presented information clearly 
• They taught me a lot about genre's which i didn't know before
• At some points in the video they used key terminology, and this helped me understand it better.
• They used good visual images to help grasp the concept better
• They say that there are many genre's and they describe a few of them
• They described about franchises and how they make an impact on movies. 
• Actors make a big impact.
• They could improve on the way they use the key terms, because sometimes they used it in the incorrect context.
• They stopped a lot and stuttered
• Some points they didn't describe or analyses in enough detail
• They are missing things like why each genre has a different fan base
• What makes it part of the category?
• How you define what is a Psychological thriller and a Paranormal thriller?   

Memento Opening Thriller Analysis

 How does the opening engage/create interest for the audience?

This is probably my favorite out of the 3 films i am deconstructing , this is because it is the most engrossing and more interesting opening out of the 3. It starts off with the opening titles and a man holding a photograph, and he is waiting for it to dry, but then you realize that its in rewind and he has killed a man and its going back in time to when it started, this straight away draws anyone into the movie because you want to now what is going on and its a good hook for the movie and the audience.

Does it establish characters? How?

The main character is introduced very quickly unlike the other films, the first thing we see of him is holding a photograph and then the movie rewinds to where he shoots another man, but we don't know who the two men are till later on through the movie, by the looks of things the man that shoots the other man, has a type of amnesia because he has to write everything down that he needs to remember, there is one scene where he has a sticky note on his leg and it says "shave" so this is a strange way of letting us know who he is.

Does the opening introduce themes, mood or story/narrative? How?

The opening of the movie straight away shows mystery and enigma, and this has a gloomy mood on the movie in my opinion, then after a couple of seconds the movie rewinds and you see that he has shot a man and killed him, this then gives us the impression that murder is a big part of the movie, and so tension is with you throughout the movie. Also the narrative is used when he is mumbling to himself about what to do and asking himself numerous questions.

 How are the opening titles displayed?

The opening titles of the movie are very simple yet very effective, they are blue writing and a video clip of the man looking at a photograph and waving it so he can see it better.

How is enigma established?

Enigma plays a big part in this movie, this is shown very early on where he shoots a man, and then it rewinds, and he is in a room talking to himself and just mumbling to himself and, in my opinion i find that quite weird and this gives mystery and enigma because you don't understand the story line as of yet. This is done by not giving any information about the main character away, and so leads you on to a mystery or an enigma.

Mise-en-scene

There was the props used for the movie which were the gun, the blood and the set location which plays a big part in this movie and, helps with the enigma that is trying to be perceived.

 Use of soundtrack

The use of the soundtrack really aids the fact that the mystery is there, this is because the soundtrack is asynchronous which means the tone goes up and then suddenly drops down again and this gives a gloomy effect.

Use of diegetic sound

Diegetic sound is the audio within the movie scene so the sound of the gun shot is part of the scene and so is known as diegetic sound.

Editing & Special Effects 

There is a few special effects used such as the muzzle flair from the handgun when shot which can be created vie Sony Vegas and is a good effect to use for the interest of the audience, and the blood splatter could be another effect used as well. The editing is really just cutting and connecting different shots together.

Camera Shots

The first shot we see in the movie is a point of view shot, where he is looking at the photograph during the title opening, which shows that we are looking from that mans point of view, and engrosses you into the movie more than just a long shot. At the beginning of the movie we have allot of close ups and extreme close ups, this is done, so its like a crime scene and there are people taking pictures as it where, and this gives a different perspective of the movies opening, and these close up shots on each part of the crime scene which makes it more apparent that someone has been killed.   

Enemy of state Thriller Analysis

How does the opening engage/create interest for the audience?

The opening of the Enemy of state is where an old man is killed by another group of people, and this makes us wounder why this even occurred, by having this before the opening titles it makes you stay and watch the entire movie because you are so curious why this has happened, and what was the motive to go with the assassination. Also Will Smith is in the movie and because he is such a famous actor people will want to watch it because people are aware of his work.

Does it establish characters? How?

The start of the movie it introduces various minor actors that are there for the scene, but there is also main characters that have been shown to play a big part in the movie, for example Will Smith is the main character in the movie, he is shown as a dodgy lawyer, this is because he pays £10,000 for a video tape that has incriminating evidence against another man. Right at the start of the movie we meet the chairman and another man, and because the chairman didn't agree with what the other man was saying, so he was assassinated, but was made to look like a drug overdose and the car was pushed into the lake.

 Does the opening introduce themes, mood or story/narrative? How?

Straight away you felt like something bad was going to happen, and it put a dreary mood as soon as it began, you felt like betrayal was among them, the also mentioned national security which then makes us feel like they are under attack on numerous occasions, one way of them introducing themes and moods is the setting, when the chairman was killed it was 6:45 in the morning and at that time no one is around so its a perfect time to kill someone, and the music to go with it also makes it have a tension in the air which makes people want to watch on.

How are the opening titles displayed?

The opening titles are displayed with a video clip in the background playing, with an audio track as well to get your attention, the opening titles are with a cctv or satellite images as the background clips, this is a really good opening titles because it makes you think that the characters and you are being watched continually by the government, and some letters are different like the E's are changed to have jagged edges for the actors names if they have an E in it.

How is enigma established?

This particular movie is based all around enigma, and the enigma begins as soon as the movie starts, this is where we see the old man early in the morning with his dog, and the other men in black suits and another old man in a car, the both look like they know each other but agree on different things, and then when he is a about to leave in his car he is injected with a substance which kills him, but then they made it look like a drug overdose. This makes us think why did this happen and many other mysterious questions that we want to know, so it hooks you into the movie more and more.

Mise-en-scene

The mise-en-scene is everything you seen on the plot, so one example is the clothes worn in the movie. Different types of clothing represent different levels of hierarchy, for example this is show when the old man with his dog, he is wearing formal wear and the other man is in a suit and this gives you power levels and this is because the better dressed you are the more powerful you are according to the movie.

Use of soundtrack

The use of audio contributes hugely towards the suspense and interest of the movie and the audience, when the old man is killed audio is played to add another element to the action which is better then having no soundtrack.

Use of diegetic sound

Diegetic sound is the sound within the movie, so sounds of the voices actors and the sound of sound like the car hitting the water

Camera Shots & Special Effects

There were not any special visual effects during the opening of the movie, but there were numerous different camera angles, the first shot is a long establishing shot, this is used when you want to show the audience the location of where tge shots taking place. 

Editing 

They used editing for cutting bits out and matching them together so it looks more professional