Films analysed.
The Talented Mr Ripley
I analysed the film called, The Talented Mr Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella, 1999.
The Talented Mr Ripley.
A build up to the action: At the beginning of the film there is a fade in this builds up the action.
Creation of fear/ apprehension/ anticipation/ unsettling/ confusion/ doubt over a character: The main character keeps changing his name and makind it ocvious that he is lieing to the other characters. This gives confusion to the character.
Dark, shadowy atmosphere (use of light and dark images): I found that i was very dark lighting sometimes the film showed light images but this convention did show greatly.
Delay in showing the face of a significant character, or the action of an important event by first showing the hand of the character for instance or a reaction of someone watching the event: It didnt show characters faces for a certain period of time at the start.
Creation of suspense using soundtrack music-eerie innocent music?: At the start there is a soft clasical piano being played and sounds as if its in an old time period. As suspense built up in a significant time in the film e.g. each time he said his own name to another character music started to change dramatically. At the start i thought it was clever how they used Non digetic sound from showing a type writer being heard before the shot had been heard.
Morally ambiguous central chracter-film noir: A key point that i noticed in this thriller that met this convention was that one of the characters was cheating on his girlfriends and then another charactert that knew this thought it was wrong.
Realistic settings to create a sense of 'the unusual' occurring within a normal setting: A few settings in the film was normal i found when there were flashbacks i found that the flashbacks showed a garden. Also in the film it showed new york's Jazz clubs within the city.
Flashbacks: In this film i noticed that it showed flashbacks in the first 30 seconds of the film and it showed flashbacks of the main character to when he was younger.
Making and keeping the auidence tense and on the edge of our seats: When something significant happnens and we already feel tension the music changes and then also changes the atmosphere to make the viewer tense and on the edge of their seat.
Other notes: I found the conventions in this film good as they show alot and what it can do for a film. I may incorporate some of the conventions that have been used with this thriller. E.g. i thin it was very clever to use the non digetic sound, which was used by hearing a type writer before showing the shot. I also liked the idea of flashbacks and thought that this was shown very clearly.
The Talented Mr Ripley
I analysed the film called, The Talented Mr Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella, 1999.
The Talented Mr Ripley.
A build up to the action: At the beginning of the film there is a fade in this builds up the action.
Creation of fear/ apprehension/ anticipation/ unsettling/ confusion/ doubt over a character: The main character keeps changing his name and makind it ocvious that he is lieing to the other characters. This gives confusion to the character.
Dark, shadowy atmosphere (use of light and dark images): I found that i was very dark lighting sometimes the film showed light images but this convention did show greatly.
Delay in showing the face of a significant character, or the action of an important event by first showing the hand of the character for instance or a reaction of someone watching the event: It didnt show characters faces for a certain period of time at the start.
Creation of suspense using soundtrack music-eerie innocent music?: At the start there is a soft clasical piano being played and sounds as if its in an old time period. As suspense built up in a significant time in the film e.g. each time he said his own name to another character music started to change dramatically. At the start i thought it was clever how they used Non digetic sound from showing a type writer being heard before the shot had been heard.
Morally ambiguous central chracter-film noir: A key point that i noticed in this thriller that met this convention was that one of the characters was cheating on his girlfriends and then another charactert that knew this thought it was wrong.
Realistic settings to create a sense of 'the unusual' occurring within a normal setting: A few settings in the film was normal i found when there were flashbacks i found that the flashbacks showed a garden. Also in the film it showed new york's Jazz clubs within the city.
Flashbacks: In this film i noticed that it showed flashbacks in the first 30 seconds of the film and it showed flashbacks of the main character to when he was younger.
Making and keeping the auidence tense and on the edge of our seats: When something significant happnens and we already feel tension the music changes and then also changes the atmosphere to make the viewer tense and on the edge of their seat.
Other notes: I found the conventions in this film good as they show alot and what it can do for a film. I may incorporate some of the conventions that have been used with this thriller. E.g. i thin it was very clever to use the non digetic sound, which was used by hearing a type writer before showing the shot. I also liked the idea of flashbacks and thought that this was shown very clearly.
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