Film – Week 14 – Intro to Analysis

“Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner” by classic film scans is licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”

Hedy Lamarr – Read about 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr-inventor of cellphones, Wi-Fi and GPS

SUMMARY

  • This week was stressful because I have a huge math project due and a whole bunch of other work.

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

I watched 6 Underground

After Watching The Film…

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Image from bananatreelog.com
  • During covid I had a lot more time to myself. I am an only child so I was alone a lot. This made me have ot figure out things to do by myself that were helpful and productive. I am now a lot better at ocupying myslef when I don’t have anything to do.

THEATER

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

  • I learned a lot more about camera angles and sound effects by closely watching a movie.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Film Analysis: 6 Underground

Film Title:6 Underground
Year:2019
Director:Michael Bay
Country:Filmed in Abu Dhabi
Genre:Action,Thriller

As you view films, consider how the cuts, camera angles, shots, and movement work to create particular meanings. Think about how they establish space, privilege certain characters, suggest relationships, and emphasize themes. In addition to shot distances, angles, editing, and camera movement, note details of the narrative, setting, characters, lighting, props, costume, tone, and sound.

Ask yourself the following questions:

TOPICYOUR NOTES
1. Who is the protagonist?One
2. Who is the antagonist?All the bad guys they are trying to kill.
3. What is the conflict?The plot follows a group of six operatives who seek to bring justice to an unjust world. Ryan Reynolds plays a secretive billionaire genius code named One. Tired of watching the world go to crap, One devises a plan. He recruits a team of world-class operatives who each fake their death to become “ghosts” and join One’s cause. This group includes a doctor, a hit-man, a spy, a parkour ninja, and a sniper.
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)teamwork, family
5. How is the story told (linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals)There are a couple of flashbacks but for the most part, the story is told in regular intervals.
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?This group of individuals all go as a team to take out some very bad people who have hurt many people. It shows their adventures and character development which added a lot to the story.
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,
characterization, camera movement, etc.)?Why does the film encourage such
reactions?
This film has a lot of very high paced moments. In the beginning, they are in a very high-speed car chase and there is a lot of yelling and the cars vrooming and gunshots. I think it keeps the audience on their toes which is very good for a movie like this.
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized?What atmosphere does the setting suggest?Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?The setting is realistic. It suggests a present time, in a different foreign country, I think they are in Italy in the beginning.
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up?What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age?How do
costume and makeup convey character?
The characters are made to look cool. The sniper is a French lady, the doctor speaks in Spanish and is Latina. They are all in their 25 to 30s.
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?When the lighting is darker it makes you think the mood is dark and sad. Not a good time.
11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces?What do you see cinematically?When the camera is close up and you can see characters’ emotions better and you see how sad or happy they are. If the camera is wider you can see more around you.
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film?How does it direct our attention within the
image?How does it shape our interpretation of the image?What stands out about the music?
When they played songs like “legends” that song really hypes you up and it makes you more interested in what you’re watching. Then in more serious scenes, they play more mysterious music.
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film?Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?The film’s budget was 150 million dollars so It had a lot of money to make the film good. There are a lot of different glimpses at different cultures in this movie whether it is a state or someone talking in a different language or showing cultural food.
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this filmUse credible sources and cite sourcesExample: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All
Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/6-underground/
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements.Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene. Example, from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.This scene is a car chase that shows all character’s abilities and strengths.
00:03:00 – 00:08:00
I chose this scene because it has all the character’s personalities in it and raps up the plot of the story.
16. In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film:
a. Screenwriting:There were a lot of little jokes weaved into this scene that really helped show the personality of the characters in the film.
b. Sound Design:There were many big sound effects in this scene, the car roar, gunshots, at one point an eyeball falls into this guy’s lap and you can hear the squishy sounds of it, which added humor.
c. Camera Movements/Angles:There was a lot of close up angles on the characters in the car chase that added the effect of showing how everyone was feeling and their emotions.
d. Light Setup:There was a variety of different light setups during this scene.
e. Soundtrack/Score:I loved the soundtrack during this scene. It was so cool and made you so excited about what was going to happen next.
18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film?The main characters don’t go by their real names, they go by numbers. They start out as more just partners in crime (good guy crime) But later in the movie they become closer.

Film – Week 13 – Changes

“The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.”

― Peter Jackson,  Link

SUMMARY

  • This week was good, I’m not sure how I like doing the story of the film blog post, but it’s not bad.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Screenshot from sneakonthelot.com
Screenshot from sneakonthelot.com

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

Screenshot from The Story of Film Trailer on NetworkReleasing YouTube channel

Steps

  1. Access Episode 2 and begin watching

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

Worksheet from bananatreelog.com
  • It’s hailing very hard right now it’s making it hard to focus
  • Distress level: 4
  • Cognitive Distortion: Catastrophizing
  • Reframe my thought: It’s hailing really hard right now so if I can focus through the loudness of the hail, I can focus through most things.
  • Reecaluate distress level: 2
  • simple way to overcome negative automatic thinking by challenging and reframing the thoughts in a positive way.’
  • If something bad has happened to you, if you think of the positives it can really help your attitude go from bad to better. As long as you have a good attitude and you happy, life is better. If you keep looking back at something bad, then your life will be bad, get over whatever it is and move on. Don’t dwell on the past, be excited for the future and what it brings to you.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I learned a lot more about film today, I learned about PSA’s, pre-production and production. Then I learned about our thought process and how your adittude can change everything.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Story of Film – Episode 2 – Hollywood Dream

8 Things You May Not Know About the Hollywood Sign - HISTORY
https://www.history.com/news/90-years-later-8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-hollywood-sign

Notes

The following material is from Wikipedia.

1918-1928: The Triumph of American Film…

…And the First of its Rebels