Foreign film analysis

REC 2

This poster is for the foreign (Spanish) film franchise REC, you can tell from the poster the film is a horror, this is because the gritty "REC2" text and obviously the close up of a male charecter's red eye, another thing which helps portray the essence of horror is the contrast of the red and black colours, they both together create a dark and unsettling mood for us the audience. The only other aim towards the film itself (textual) is the"fear revisited" this gives a hint towards the fact its a sequel and does also add to the horror genre feel.

The film REC 2 is a Spanish film which i believe is shot by the use of first person throughout, this is used by the use of handheld camera's strapped to the helmet of the squad which was deployed to contain the virus. By the use of the handheld shot throughout it certainly does add to the tension and makes the film look and feel more realistic.

The trailer itself doesn't try and sell the film with fancy superstars or mind bowing special effects, it sells the film by showing a trailer FULL of action packed sequences, the trailer makes you think the film is going to be scare after scare after scare.

The estimated budget for the film was $5,600,000, during the opening weekend the film grossed $3,212,444 in spain, overall the film grossed $18,497,446 worldwide.

The film wasn't exactly a hugely hyped film so didn't release loads of merchandise like a box office film like the avengers for example. REC 2 released posters, dvd's and Blu-Ray's.

Alien 2 scene analysis

Alien Scene Analysis


The Alien film is easily one of blockbusters most iconic Sci - Fi horror movies released to date, it was directed by Ridley Scott and became an instant hit, two of the most popular scenes was the infamous 'chest burster' scene and the 'Here Kitty' scene because they did so much with so little.

The 'Chest Burster' moment was intended to be a horror/thriller scene, it was scripted to show Kane (John Hurt's character) recovering from a surprise attack off of a facehugger while eating dinner with his fellow crew, its obvious they're eating dinner because the use of mise-en-scene, the camera angle used was a mid shot with the crew around a table, i saw the crew sitting around a table eating cereal, using cutlery and having joking banter. The acting in this scene was believable and realistic..(due to only some of the cast during filming actually knowing what was going to happen)..of Course the events were not, the scene shows Kane and the crew eating cereal, a few seconds into the scene Kane starts coughing and holding onto his chest, after a few more seconds the crew click on that the matter is severe and lie Kane down on the table, he rolls around on the table screaming until his chest bursts and an alien emerges, the crew look on devastated as the alien looks around, makes a snarl and then runs away, this scene was as i stated before created to be a horrific scene which was supposed to scare and thrill the audience, back in 1979 when the film was released the response the creators intended was delivered, but personally this scene didn't scare me, with the effects used and the technique shown (being outdated now day's) i found it more humorous then i did scary. The scene wasn't consisted of much editing,just cut shots, personally i think this was done to make the event look more serious and due to the Still shots followed by the hand held shots i believe the message was delivered, the rhythm of the scene was face paced which shown seriousness to the situation, there was much diegetic sounds in the scene with the crew talking to one another, the sounds of objects falling from the table, the chest bursting and the alien snarling then running away, Surprisingly the Lighting was high-key, this made me feel comfortable, like the worst was over and Kane had indeed recovered, but to my surprise he had not.

The 'Here Kitty' scene shown Brett (Harry Dean Stanton's character) looking for the ships cat while also looking for the alien, after looking for a few minutes Brett comes across shedded skin which at that moment in time didn't appear to be the aliens, using a hand held shot while walking curiously towards and threw the door added a sense of realism and made me more curious because you can't read the characters facial expression so i didn't know what was going to happen, when threw the doors the character Brett was in a long shot supported by low key lighting throughout this scene, the long shot made me believe he was supposedly alone until a mid cut shot of the Alien hanging from chains came into the frame, after wondering for a few seconds Brett saw and tried catching the cat, after failing to do so numerous of times there was a close up of the cat which was now cornered which i believe was used to show how close the cat now is and that it is in fact trapped, then a reverse shot was used from the cat to Brett showing the alien slowly creeping his way from the chains into the shot, the alien was out of focus which made me more curious and eager due to not seeing the alien fully grown until now, then reverse shot back to the cat to which hissed at the alien behind Brett, there was then a close up of the aliens head, at first i was impressed with the concept behind the alien due to the times the film was made technology wasn't that great so Ridley Scott had to use a guy in a costume, so this close up i marvelling at the look of the alien which i believe is the response the creators wanted to gain from the audience with this shot, then cut back to the cat recoiling away, to which Brett turned around to and saw the Alien, a close up shown of Bretts face showing fear. In my opinion i believe this scene certainly did create more of a thrill then the chestburster scene did, the low key lighting certainly added to the suspense and thrill through out the scene, it made the background seem more mysterious, the alien seem more horrific and added to the level of acting throughout, mise en scene wasn't used too well i don't believe in this scene, yes the costumes of both Brett and the alien was believable and the level of acting made the situation seem serious but there wasn't really many props used in this scene, i couldn't make out where Brett was, the only object i recall being used is a few boxes which the cat was hiding behind and what was behind the alien, but maybe I'm wrong, other people probably know where Brett was and saw more objects then i did but overall the scene did create a level of thrill, horror and anxiety, the scene involved diegetic sounds of Brett talking to the cat, the cat hissing, the sound of water falling and the sound of chains, there was only one non diegetic sound throughout this one scene and that was what i believe to be the over dramatised sound of Brett's heart, different to the chest burster scene which was fast paced this scene was slow paced which was done by the creators to add tension and weariness.

Inglorious Bastards Film analysis

Inglorious Bastards is a action/adventure film but also a war film, there was a high budget for this film (an estimated $70,000,000) but grossed an amazing $321,455,689 worldwide as of 17th December 2009. There are a lot of great techniques used in this film, from camera shots to great use of mise–en–scene,

At the beginning of the scene I analysed there was a close up on a guy was lighting up a cigarette, the background behind him was in use of low key lighting, this clouded up my judgement on what is actually going on, as the camera angle pans outwards i saw he is standing in front of a load of cinema tapes, which hinted towards the burning down of the cinema.

When you see the Nazi walking up the stairs he’s walking from the darkness into the light, this could show a desperate struggle he is facing to try and reclaim any chance of being morally good.

When the character Shosanna is seen in this clip she is wearing a vibrant colour of red, the colour red and it shows danger,

Whereas the Nazi is wearing white, which is a colour of pureness but also has a hint of black to his costume for example; his medals are black (could show he had to do dark things to gain these accolades), a black collar and black sleeves, which I see as a power struggle to do with his past and what he wants t be like, this backs up my opinion of the struggle to be morally good.

When the two come face-to-face you see they are on two different sides, the door between the two separates and shows two sides, furthermore the rule of thirds backs this up, they are both on two different sides of the camera frame. Furthermore you can see he is in the light where as she is in the dark, this shows she as negative intentions while he has positive.

Shosanna tells the Nazi to lock the door, he is surprised that she seems willing, as he locks the door, she moves to behind the camera in the middle of the room, there is a close of up her bag which shows there is significance and importance, she takes a gun out of her bag, closes her eyes and shoots him in the back, I see this as ‘stabbing someone in the back’ because he wasn’t expecting it, when he falls to the ground he lands between the film tapes (which are in lighting) of him killing the Jews which I believe is symbolic for it being the cause of his death, but also he lands half in darkness and half in shadow which I believed was to show he wasn’t dead.
After Shosanna shoots him in the back she moves over to the window and looks into the cinema, because the movie playing is of the Nazi’s and he is the star, she looks at his reaction on the screen, he is upset and looks nervous and scared, at this point there is soft music playing, this makes me feel sympathy for the Nazi because it is what she is feeling and she now seems not to be any better then him.
When she turns him around he shoots her, a close up of his face where you can see his expression, it made me believe he didn’t want to do it but thought it as immoral to be killed by a Jew, when she falls to floor there is a long shot from a high angle which shows space between the two, this shows neither are better than the other and the way I see it is he was so close…but yet so far.

Inglorious Bastards Film analysis Bullet points

Inglorious Bastards Film analysis Bullet points

• Crossfade on Shosanna to show importance and relevance, • Background is dark (guy behind stage) so therefor is hard to judge what is about to happen
• Guy behind stage lights a cigarette foreshadowing the burning of the cinema,
• Nazi walking up the stairs from the darkness towards the light,
• Colour red worn by Shosanna shows danger,
• Nazi was wearing white but has a black collar, medals and parts on sleeve,
could show his struggle to attempt to reclaim to be morally good again, • Doorway shows the two on opposite sides,
• When in the doorway Nazi was in the light and Shosanna was in the dark, this was foreshadowing what she was planning,
• Nazi’s reaction when she says “lock the door” shows he was surprised she was willing,
• Music is soft when Shosanna shoots the Nazi (unknown name) could show regret and sympathy that she is now no better than him,
• Slo-motion shot when Shosanna is shot, makes the moment more dramatic because she was a main character,
• High angle camera shot shows they are now as bad as each other when he kill’s her,
• When the Nazi is shot he falls half into shadow and half not, shows he’s not really dead, • When the Nazi gets shot in the back, he falls between the clips of him killing the jews,
• After she shoots him, she turns and watches the film, she see's him on the film looking upset and scared, she turns and looks at him lying on the floor and feels sympathy

Dark Knight background analysis

Dark Knight
My choice of favourite film would have to easily be Batman dark knight, the film was released in 2008, the budget for the film was an estimated $185,000,000 and grossed an amazing $1,001,921,825 worldwide as of the 1st of December 2010. the Dark Knight starred Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Heath Ledger (Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent/Two-Face), Gary Oldman (Gordon) The double Oscar winning blockbuster was directed by Christopher Nolan. On IMDB the film got a 9 out of 10 rating and also reached #8 out of #250 top films on IMDB voted by Movie viewers.
The film in my eyes is possibly one of the best modern day films, the acting in the film was brilliant, Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker is to this day the most memorable piece of acting I have actually ever seen in a movie, Christian Bale as the Batman as per usual Christian adapted to the role and made it memorable. There has always been a debate going on about the voice of the Batman that you can’t hear/understand anything he’s actually saying, people to this day still blame Christian Bale for the voice when it has nothing to do with him at all, Christian practiced and practiced for months to perfect the voice of the Batman while Christopher Nolan edited it via post production.
The story behind the dark Knight is: Batman tries to wipe crime completely from Gotham with help from District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant James Gordon, after doing so a new threat shows up ..The Joker.. Proving to be a challenge the Joker pushes Batman, using his heart against him after taking Harvey and Rachael (who Bruce Wayne loves and also who Harvey Dent loves) hostage, giving him a choice of what he needed or what he wanted, while thinking he was about to go save Rachael it turned out the Joker gave him mixed addresses so he saved Harvey instead..while Gordon was too late saving Rachael, due to Harvey having petrol on his face after an explosion he was left in hospital with one side of his face burnt, the Joker had visited him in hospital and ‘corrupted’ Harvey Dent now making him Two – Face, after the batman taking Joker down he learnt about the now Two – Face who took Gordon and his family hostage claiming it was his fault Rachael had died and wants him to tell his family things are gonna be okay when he knows there not, so he knew how it felt, Batman arrived on the scene, both him and two face had fell off a ledge two face now being dead, Batman had came to the conclusion he didn’t want people knowing of Harvey’s outburst and wanted people to know him as the crime fighter hero they all knew him as..
I particularly enjoyed how there was little references towards the original comics, for example: the original story of how Harvey’s face got burnt was; in court he was trying to convict a mob boss who then threw acid on his face, in the film while Harvey was trying to convict the same mob boss he pulled out a gun instead, I know its completely different but it was like a little nod towards to original comic series.