Media Homework
Cloverfeild (Beheading of the Statue of
Liberty)
In this scene the actors are wearing just modern, every day, casual clothing, as the event i.e. an alien coming to earth and sending the head of the statue half way through the city of
New York, happened with no warning at all. This scene if set on a random street in New York, close to the statue of Liberty so there are several cars on the street where the statues head lands, even crushing one or two, other than apartment buildings and a few other things you would normally find in an average street there aren’t many other props. I believe this was used to give the audience a sense of unease and suspense and I would like to mimic the use of shock and horror in my own work, this also will make the audience want to know what could possibly send something as heavy as the huge status head so far into the city and in such a destructive way.
Moulin Rouge (El Tango de Roxanne dance)
In this scene, the most the actors are wearing raggy dresses and shirt, as they would not be able to afford much more luxurious clothing, even Christian (Ewan McGregor) isn’t wearing very expensive clothing, only an old shirt and trousers, things you see him wearing through out the movie. However Satine (Nicole Kidman) and the Duke (Richard Roxburgh) are wearing the complete opposite, long silk dress and a smart clean tux. This scene is set in the Moulin Rouge theatre, with several tables and chairs, as well as luxurious velvet drapes and grand instruments, and the Dukes gothic mansion with expensive paintings and furniture. It’s the theatre where ‘The Unconscious Argentinean’ dances with one of the prostitutes, while singing about Christian’s jealousy of Satine and the Duke sleeping together. I think this scene is very powerful and passionate as it portrays intense emotions such as jealousy, anger and desire, I am hoping to be able to copy in my own work.
Sucker Punch (Robot train failure)
This scene shows the three of the female actresses wearing very revealing clothing, but also in the style of army/fighting clothing, this is because the main target audience for this movie is mainly for heterosexual males. The scene is set on a futuristic planet, on a train filled with androids rushing to an alien city. Like you would expect the train is all metallic and hard, with pipes and valves dotted around. It is this where the three female actresses fight the androids to defuse the bomb that will destroy the alien city, the reason I think this scene is inspirational is because out of all the missions they have to do, this one is the only one they have failed and killing one of the characters, even though at first everything looks like it is going really well. I would like to use a dramatic twist of events in my work like they did in Sucker Punch.
Red Riding Hood (Cliff hanger ending)
In this scene we scene, at first Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) saying her goodbyes to lover Peter (Shiloh Fernandez) and later on just Valerie, the actors wearing quiet old, hand made clothing mostly make out of natural materials such as wool and leather, as the film is set in the middle of a thick forest in the middle of the mountains. This also means there clothing will be very thick to protect them from the harsh cold. As I said before, this scene is set, at the beginning at the edge of a lake, and at the end, Valerie’s grandmothers. It is the end of this scene that is so inspiring. Peter has been gone for a year, as he was bitten by a werewolf and became one himself, and Valerie is living at her grandmothers. She is out side when suddenly a huge black wolf appears, then the movie end, and it is this dramatic cliff hanger ending, making the audience want to know more, that I want to replicate in my work.
Cirque Du Freak (Graveyard fight)
In this movie, you see Darren (Chris Massoglia) wearing an old tux, lying down in a coffin, and you see the vampire Mr Crepsly (John C. Reilly) wearing a bright red jacket and trousers, a very over-exaggerated outfit. The scene is set in a very stereotypical graveyard with cracked tome stones, fog, and ancient willow trees. I find this scene inspirational because although this is a rather nasty fight Mr Crepsly has with a vampire he runs into, the director manages to keep the humours aspect to the scene, which helps distract the audience from the violence. I want to use this use of different emotions and actions, change one thing to another, changing the feel of my work.
