Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Amelie -Opening Scene


Mise en scene
The film starts by showing two of the institutions, 'UFC' followed by 'UGC'.
After some titling
Street view-car driving by
Empty restaurant terrace-
Medium shot of an old man - who rubs out a mans name from a telephone book due to death.
reproductive system to show the birth of Amelie
Pregnant lady
Birth of Amelie
Actor/Actress name- hand spelling them out with plastic alphabets
Child-like activities; playing with hands, drawing on her face, making faces, playing with dominos...




Editing
Combination of cuts and fading is used throughout the opening.

Sound
One sound plays throughout the opening in the background, with a narrator narrating each scene in French.

Camera
Unstable stand
Close up of child
panning
low- angle shot
high key lighting










3 comments:

  1. hey
    like the way you've organised it into different sections and youve used loads of media terminology.
    could connote some stuff but other than that its cool bro
    :)

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  2. this is a good set of analysis little one; but you need to expand on sound and editing. :')

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  3. Www. Some observation of what is seen in the opening and listing of it but stays in the territory of denotation only

    Ebi. Need to move beyond listing to genuine analysis of the way meaning is created by the different techniques.

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