Planning - Sinister: Suspenseful Elements

Planning - Lighting

High Key Lighting

High key lighting is where the subject is fully lit they do this as they want the specific subject to stand out above over things. In the image there will be no shadows and is quite homogenous. You will often see high key lighting used in comedies, happy places and where dialogue is used. The advantage to high-key lighting is that it doesn't require adjustment for each scene which allows the production to complete the shooting in hours instead of days. The primary drawback is that high-key lighting fails to add meaning or drama by lighting certain parts more prominently than others. The term "high-key" has found its way from cinema into more widespread usage, for example referring to an event that requires much organization or is subject to a great deal of publicity.

 Low Key Lighting

Low key lighting is where the subject is not well let so it gives off a spooky impression. The contrast is that it goes form dark to light therefore there is no shadows in the image. You usually find low key lighting in horror films and places where there is mystery and suspense so it gives off different illusions because the audience wont no what to think.The term "low key" is used in cinematography to refer to any scene with a high lighting ratio, especially if there is a predominance of shadowy areas. It tends to heighten the sense of alienation felt by the viewer, hence is commonly used in film noir and horror genres.

Planning - Binary Structuralism

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->This is where a representation is shown, where there are two parts one being ideal and the other being incorrect. It is often used to compliment the audiences self image. Such as 90% of television viewers are White British, therefore White British ideals are passed through media regardless of the Ethnic Minority groups.

Age:

Youths are portrayed as being trouble makers, violent and inexperienced.

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Professionals are shown to have the most power. The age group 25-40 is considered the ideal age.

Old age are seen as ultra conservative, old fashioned, dislike youths.

Race:

Ethnic minority groups are portrayed as subservient in working roles that are self aware of the inability to climb the social ladder. They are also shown to be involved in drugs, violence and anti social behaviour.

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Class:

Upper class are usually only associate with themselves and any interactions with lower classes are involved in employment.

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Middle class are shown in the best light. This is because the majority of television viewers fall into this category.

Lower class are shown to be highly uneducated.

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Gender:

Women are objectified to be sexual objects for men; they usually portray women to be subservient to men in either relationships or their jobs. Men are seen as the greater sex. This photo shows Angelina Jolie in the film tomb raider although she may be powerful she is still shown to be sexually objectified by her costume.

Sexuality:

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Homosexuals are often portrayed as ultra feminine or ultra masculine depending on gender. There work roles are usually hospitalised or industry based.

Region:

 Regional representations are often ignorant to the ideals of mainstream culture. Regional representation often very heavily stereotyped. London is seen as the best place to be situated.

Planning - Camera Shots and Angles

Extreme long shot

Here we have taken a shot called ‘extreme long shot’, this type of shot is used to help set the scene for the audience . if there are no humans within the shot, they are overwhelmed by the setting created. This helps too show the outside of the buildings and their landscapes. However, if action is involved, it will be thrilling to the human eye.

In our film we will be using this shot to set the scene and to give the viewer an idea of where the film is taking place.

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Medium shot/Hollywood shot

Here, we have taken a shot called ‘medium shot’ or also known as the Hollywood shot. The scene is shot from the knees or waist up and is one of the most used camera shots which features within films today.

In our film we will be using this shot when they are opening the door to greet one another, it will be the best shot as you just want to see there top half of their body.

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Extreme close up shot

Here we have taken a shot called ‘extreme close up’. This type of shot shows, in great depth, detail which the human eye can’t see on its own in one frame.

In our film we will use this shot to have an extreme close up of the drinks that Donald is forcing Shelly to drink to make her drunk.

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Long shot

Here we have taken a shot called the ‘long shot’. Here, images are seen as life sized, for example, people in a movie scene would be seen as 6 foot tall. The people featured within the movie scene would fill ¾ of the entire screen and the references surrounding them help aid their sizing.

In the film we will use this shot to show Donald's reaction after he sees the killer and then after show how much of a dominant figure the killer is.
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Planning - Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

Mise en scene is a French term that means ‘placing on scene’. Decor, costume and space all add to the arrangement on screen, therefore all contributing to the mise en scene.

Decor refers to the decoration and scenery of a stage. It includes objects, sets and props, fundamentally any object used within a film. The director’s job is to choose objects that are symbolic to the character and the film; this will furthermore influence the significance to the scene and provoke the audiences’ thoughts.This decor shows an office, from first look it gives the impression that the office could be owned by a powerful person who is high up in the business. Items such as the wooden desk and black leather chair give this idea.

Costume may be one of the easiest ways to detect a actors role within a movie without the character speaking, the costume an actor is wearing will allow the audience to create an assumption of the actors behaviour, profession and status. The actors are always dressed accordingly to their character. Itprovides lots of information about the character. Such as a man wearing worn out shoes, ragged t-shirt and old trousers would automatically be seen as a person low in the hierarchy, maybe a tramp. However, if a character walked in wearing a suit and tie the accidence would automatically associate him with power. Sexual objectification can also be shown through costume.

Automatically looking at this woman in scrubs the audience will come to the assumption that she works in the medical profession. Costume is there to dress the actors accordingly to their characters part in the film.

Space can create mise en scene due to the way in which a character is positioned from the camera and the distance from the camera. This portrays the characters status. If the actor is shot through a lowcamera angle this signifies their power. Such as in this photo the two characters standing up have more p ems to be more dominant than the character in the back ground or the one kissing his hand. ower over the character on the floor. However if the actors were positioned so that one actor was closer to the camera it would portray the illusion that the character closer to the camera has more authority or significance in the scene. Shown in The Godfather, the character with the red rose seems to be more dominant than the other characters.

Props are items or objects that are used in addition or in combination with a character’s (or subject)costume to contribute to their representation.They could also be other objects or items in the  scene in connection with the setting. Example: baseball bat, cigarette, gun, chair, pen, wine glass, clipboard etc.

Sets are a crucial part pf the mise-en-scene. It gives the viewer an idea of the time, location and where the story is going to take place. It ultimately sets the mood for the rest of the film. It basically is where a scene is set or located in a film.

Planning - Media Psychology

Media Psychology

Freud has the idea of the good and evil sides of the brain.

Lacon- association,  disassociation.
Palrachy- the idea men are more powerful than women.
Voyerism- sexual pleasure in watching people when they are unaware of it.







Voyerism
The ideal I means we are not capable of thinking negatively about ourselves, meaning that our way of thinking is correct because we have nothing to compare it to. We have always thought of our thoughts as being perfect. This is known as the Ideal I.

The idea of spying has become a staple film. This can be seen in a variety of ways both literally and metaphorically.  Voyerism on shot- Actors and actresses take part in voyeurism as they are meant to pretend that they are not being watched by film crews. Cameras take part in voyeurism. Cameras and voyeurism- The cameras act like eyes which capture images.

POV shot- we are able to take on the role  the person in the film. This works particularly well in thriller films and was also famous by Alfred Hitchcock.

The Id

The id is concerned only with pleasure it cares nothing of consequence and operates only on instinct and impulsive. The Mirror stage and the ideal I this theory was madefamous by Jacques Lacon he stated that infants do not recognize themselves as being an individual. At about 18 months a child will realise that they are human, thus being an individual and establish their interpretation of themselves. This is known as the mirrors stage

The ego

The ego is our concerned with the reality of consequences. It is highly aware of how others perceive it and is constantly demanding that we act in a way which others find approving.

The superego

The super ego negotiates between the two parts of the brain, making decisions on whether or not to follow instinctual impulsive (pleasure) or to act accordingly to expectations to other conscientious.

The superego

The super ego negotiates between the two parts of the brain, making decisions on whether or not to follow instinctual impulsive (pleasure) or to act accordingly to expectations to other conscientious.

 Freud?

Known as the farther of psychology, his theory said that the human brain can be broken into three main parts which govern our behaviour, these being: Ideal I, EGO and superego.

 The protagonist (hero) and antagonist (villain) are usually hyper- exaggerated examples of either good or evil. Watching these character is a ways of appeasing those factors of our behaviour.