Story Board

Characters

We have used a couple of our friends to help act with us and also some of members of our group we are going to use in our film.
Here are the actors and actresses we will be using in our film.
Dillan Cintract-Wife in bed
James Andrews-Shooter
Henry Wade- Driver
John SMith- Main character

these are four characters within the film and this makes our ensemble cast. The film directors are William Wade and Gareth Bowen and Henry Wade plays a small direct part but is mainly acting.

film title sequences

This is the title sequences we are going to use in order for our film introduction. We used the title sequence idea out of reservoir dogs and this is the order it goes:
1. A film by Quentin Tarantino
After this the names of the characters all come up on screen.
2. Harvey Keitel
3. Michael Madsen
4. Chris penn
5. Steve Buscemi
6. lawrence Tierney
7. Eddie bunker
8. Quentin tarantino
9. Tim Roth
It then comes up with the name of the film which of course is Reservoir dogs.
10. casting Ronnie Yeskel, C.S.A
11. music supervisor Karyn Rachtman
12. Costume Designer Betsy Heimann
13. Editor Sally Menke
14. production designer David Wasco
15. Director of Photography Andrzej Sekula
16. Co-producer Harvey Keitel
17. Excutive Producers Richard N.Gladstein, Ronna B.Wallace, andMonte Hellman
18. produced by lawrencce Bender

This is the title sequence of reservoir dogs and we used this because our idea for a film is a crime caper with an ensemble cast, and the film reservoir dogs is an incredible crime caper with an ensemble cast and we hope our film to make the same effect as reservoir dogs.
We are not going to copy the exact names out of reservoir dogs we will use are own characters names and directors names ECT. We will do our title sequence in the same order as reservoir dogs but we will use our characters names.

list

Props list
-Gun
-Cut Whiskey Glass
-Tablets (tick-tacks)

Mise en Scene List
-Bed (white Sheets and Pillow Cases)
-Drinks Cabinet
-Other Bottles of Whiskey

Costumes List
Frank
-White Shirt
-Black Skinny Tie
-Smart Black Suit Trousers
-Formal Smart Shoes
-Scarf
Driver
-Black Cap
-Black Mack Coat (With High Color)
-White Shirt
-Formal Shoes
-Smart Black Trousers
-Leather Gloves
Shooter
-Jeans
-Trainers
-Dark Bomber Jacket
-Wooley Hat
-Wooley Gloves
Franks Wife
-Overlly Big, Large T-Shirt

Homework analysis of oceans thirteen (Crime caper with an ensemble cast)

ANALYSIS OF OCEANS THIRTEEN

A brief description of the film is about a bunch of men who put together a bank robbery, as the film is a crime caper with an ensemble cast pretty much all the characters within the film are all protagonists, Some characters play a bit more of a role than others but everyone within the team works together and plays a main role. The film is also a bit comic as some of the tasks the team do to set up the robbery go a bit wrong and this makes the film a bit funny as they say some sly funny comments to engage the audience.

I found it quite hard to find the intro of the film so I had to use the trailer; this still has a few micro and macro elements within to support the conventions of a crime caper. The five micro elements,

• Camera
• Grphics and Special effects
• Mise en scene
• Sound
• Editing

All these make Oceans 13 trailer maintain the conventions but also cause a bit of humor and enjoyment to the audience.

 

The first micro element I am going to mention is camera; there is a variety of different camera shots used within Oceans 13. In the trailer it is hard to detect different camera shots but some are obvious. The first obvious camera shot is when you see the top of all the high rising hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, this camera shot is a pan shot from high above, the panning of the camera around the city where its set helps to distinguish the location in which the elaborate crime will inevitably take place.this also sets the scene and tells the audience where the film is being set. There are mixes of close, mid and long shots used in the Oceans 13 trailer and here are a few examples. Near the end of the trailer there is a great close up of a man face, this is to establish he anger going through this man and makes the audience concentrate on noting but him and his facial expressions. A great example of a mid shot is when three men are on the roof and when someone is talking it goes onto each different actor and when it does this it is a mid shot, this is to establish who the people are and where they are as in a mid shot it also shows a bit of the back ground so it’s to show the audience where they are and in this case they are on a roof. “What you guna do, throw me off the roof”. A good example of a long shot is when the little man has jumped over an elevator and the elevator is shooting upwards towards the camera. This is also a clever effect making the elevator seem like its going straight towards the camera and shooting out of the screen.

 

There were a few of the camera shots mentioned but when watching the whole film there is a mix of other shots such as: track shot, crane shot the hand held ECT. My next micro element i am going to mention is the sound trough out the trailer.

 

The sound involved in the trailer is a bit different to any music any person would listen too. This music could only work with this kind of film (Crime caper with an ensemble cast). The sound throughout the whole trailer is a bit jazzy and fun. The sound is all done by musical instruments such as: bongo drums are to be very effective and also the saxophone ECT, together these make a great sound track for the trailer. The sound works with the film and when someone is talking the sound goes quite and sometimes the sound even goes off if the speech is funny or just to establish the characters within the film. Then when something exciting shows the music goes a bit loud. The sound has to be right in this case and it really makes the trailer seem fun and also makes the characters within the film seem clever. Another clever effect with the sound is the narrator who is planning the mission is talking when the camera is capturing many people play poker all around the casino, quick shots on and off different tables whilst talking shows that you know they are planning to do something to that casino.

 

The sound within the film can really create the atmosphere of a fun and cool film. The next micro element I am going to analyze is mese en scene.

 

Mise en scene plays an important part in revealing the genre of the trailer. As this film is set in Las Vegas you know that in Las Vegas everything is bright and rarely any moment in this trailer there is a dark dull spot. The lighting is always bright and this sets the films mood of being a fun film and something the audience can enjoy. There are a few moments in the trailer when the lighting is a bit dull and one example is when a load of men are standing around a hospital bed with the room lit up by one bright light. This makes the room seem private and lonely. The costumes involved are all which are expected of con men. They are all smart, but they put on the right outfit for the right occasion. E.G when showing the men sitting down doing things it shows them with shirts hanging out and not that smart, but when in the casino there is a quick close up of a smart watch and then zooms out and along with that smart watch the man is also wearing a smart suit. To play the part of a wealthy man, wearing a smart suit or tuxedo really makes you seem like one. Within a trailer it is hard to find out what props are used because it doesn’t really show many props, but the part when they have a card machine and all the cards pop out shows a bit of humor and in a crime caper with an ensemble cast there is always a bit of humor. This attracts the audience and makes them get more connected with the film.

 

Another micro element of the trailer is editing, and within this trailer there are a few great examples of it.

One of the first things the audience will see when watching this are the parallel editing, this is a very effective of way of showing two/three things at once and is very effective. A great way of using the parallel editing is when showing two things at once and having a voice over to tell what’s going on. Another editing element is 180 degree rule. This happens a couple of times in the trailer and I’m sure a lot of times in the actual movie, this is a very effective shot and it shows the audience who’s talking to whom. The 180 degree rule can be done as an over shoulder shot so you can see the back of someone and the front of another or you can do it out of the eye sight of someone. Either way they are both effective and work as well as each other.

 

The special effects used within the trailer where hard to distinguish but when seen are quite effective within the trailer. One special effect used is having a stund double. There is one part in the trailer where a man jumps over an elvator when it shoots upwards. This was a stunt man doing this as it was a dangerous tunt for any famos actor/actress to do. The graphics in this trailer are very effective as they wrok alongside the music and the plot of the film. The graphics are when the words pop up on the screen with a different colored background. This works well with the sound as when they pop up a laod bit of music comes up and a sentence comes up on the screen and all the words when put together come up with a sentence and in this case is: If you cross-one ocean-you face- them all. Revenge-is a funny thing-but what are the odds-of getting even. These allw ork with the plt and the sound aswell. This is very effective in a trailer because it attracts the audience and gets their attention.

 

To conclude I have analysed each micro area of this trailer. I found it quite hard to analyse the trailer as it wasn’t a  film intro, but in some ways it s easier as there is a lot of special effects and graphics used in most trailers. By looking at this trailer you can clearly see that this trailer/film is a crime caper with an ensamble cast.

 

Sexy Beast

The are many aspects of this clip that are heavily influential to our sequence. First the characters have a similar background to our lead character successful crime involved people that are living life as comfortably as possible surrounded by wealth and money. A rangs to riches group. The mise en scene used, the objects furniture the Gary's and D's home, try to show this extravagance and wealth as much as possible. 

The character of Don, has an aggressive and confronting personality. A very uptight character. His costume resemboles this, white ironed shirt with no creases. Show a powerful character. 

Reservoir Dogs; opening sequence analysis

Reservoir Dogs opens will sound rather than picture. Before you see the characters, you hear them talking. This voice over provides the audience with some suspense or an element of surprise when sound is matched to a picture. Voice over’s soon become a common occurrence through out ‘Reservoir Dog’ and other Quentin Trantino films.

When the film opens with its first few shots the audience is met with a group of men sitting in a café talking. The audience’s immediate attention would have been drawn to the costume and mise on scene, within the scene. This would have given them their first insight into the film.

The collaboration of mise en scene and costume, produced a very unbalanced scene in some respects, compared to the usual, stereotypical, gang/crime meeting scenes in other films. The large group were sitting in a very average café, not too run down, the sort of place you would image a range of people would go to eat. We got this impression from, as it was clean, busy and well lit. The group around the tables were all dressed in smart attire (shirt, tie, blazer etc), all in black. This clever choice of costume I felt, quickly put a dark edge on the scene, being given the impression that these men are well paid, choose not to associate themselves together in more upmarket places, maybe because of the way they earn their money? Even though they could afford to eat there. Further more, the all black suits, provide this image of organised crime, suggesting an under current of dodgy goings on.

Contributing further, briefly mentioned earlier, the lighting used, is very high key. The café is lit like any café would be, there is no hidden goings on in or out of the light that the audience can’t catch. The lighting contributes to this scene, tilting the scenes unbalanced nature. A well-lit scene/ café suggesting there is nothing hidden or sinister going on, however there is a table of robbers and criminal sitting at the table. I find this aspect of the scene really interesting and a good component that could be used in our opening sequence.

The camera shots and movements also strongly drive the opening sequence. With a scene set around a table, the camera was placed on a track on moved around the table, capturing characters speaking and other character reactions. With the camera constantly moving the scene becomes more hectic and busy. Often the camera when moving would move behind someone and the image would go black, leaving the audience with sound only. Again that common occurrence in Trantino’s films, that I mentioned earlier, making the film more stylised. These un-fluent camera movements could be a reflection on what happens later in the film. Not everything flowing so smoothly and being so clean cut, and even being left in the dark at times.

In addition to this, the scene allows the audience to get a brief insight into complex and unique character around the table. We get this insight through the convocations being had. The realist script, opens with a the group talking about the meaning of a song, and then quickly moves on to a more deeper and possibly more intellectual conversation about women works the minimum wage and whether or not to tip. I also liked the idea that even though they are criminals, they have certain morals and respect for women works, taking into consideration the class and employment issues concerning America. Characters as complex and this are often not found in most crime capers. The script is a key and strong tool used by Tarentino, in ‘Reservoir Dogs’.

feedback from group

To start we went around the group and every group told there idea of a film opening to the class. When it came round to our group we told the class our idea for a crime caper with an ensemble cast, we got some great feedback from many members of other groups and we have used some of their comments to make our film opening even better.
As our idea is rather complex it was hard to explain to the group, so a lot of people were asking questions about how we will do some scenes, such as the shooting scene through the car. But we do not need to film this we can do it by sound and with no picture. As our last opening sequence had not the best lighting we need to make sure we have a light atmosphere so we can use a bigger variety of camera shots and angles.

Film Plot

The main character in our sequence is a successful, high up, crime boss. He lives in a good house, has nice cars and is driven. His luxurious life style is also reflected in the clothes in he wears, the furniture and way his home is decorated. Because of the attention to mise en scene, from our group this expensive and high class life style our lead character lives, will be clear to the audience.

Our film opens with a male character waking up, late at night and getting picked up, by his driver. It being late at night would insinuate that he is involved in some sort of crime. The first few shot of him would show him getting ready waking up and preparing himself, this would also be an opportunity to show this luxurious life style.
The following shots would be him in the car with his driver driving to an unknown destination. The car he would be picked up in would be expensive, again in bedding that idea of a successful man that climbed his way to the top living a life of crime.
Then the car would come to traffic lights and stop, at this point very quickly with no build up, a hooded man would come to the window and shoot the driver and character.

Our group feels this would be a intresting opening because of the shock eliments. A lead character, successul in crime, expected to take controle in the plot is killed of in the opening two minutes of the film. We feel the shocking factor would be and intresting opening for a crime caper.

out law (an example of a crime craper with an example cast)

Oceans 11

A film that is clever and funny. It is a crime caper movie with an ensemble cast, the team of 11 hustle a rich man who owns a casino. Like Italian job they hustle a group to get money. The timing of the shots are held with the correct camera angles for a long time, where George Clooneys character is established there is a mid shot of his back and his front. Dress sense is all smart and distinctive in a posh gang way.
We are using the Oceans 11 look in our opening crime caper sequence, the way the characters dress such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney is very smart and non distinctive. In our opening sequence we want to dress like this so it would be influential to us.

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