From watching the opening sequence of 'Momento', I could tell it was a thriller straight away. The music as it starts, indicates some sort of illusion and gives of an Sci-fi effect due to the split screens. The 'gun shot' which got really loud when it occurred made it more effective and the 'body bag' and 'blood' on the floor straight away portrays possible a horror, with the scene ending with a live person in a body bag is quite alienating and stylistically using thriller conventions. It in a way reminds me of the 'Seven' opening with the rush and amount is going on at one throughout, it was really rushed and chaotic. The use of it being chaotic makes us realize what the rest of the film will be like, and prepares us of the eeriness. The color of the trailer and grayness creates a depressing deathly vibe, and the use of no color makes it feel un-joyful. The vicerol made it unpleasant to watch and this contributed with the man in the trailer constantly hanging up on the phone calls.
Friday, 4 December 2015
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Film Review: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Recently, I went to see Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension at the Vue Cinema. The film was directed by Gregory Plotkin, as the previous Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2015) was directed by Christopher B. Landon and different directors previously. Surprisingly enough they all look similarly filmed, so the directors must follow an analogous method. The movie was quite good, but not amazing! I must say I really liked how they linked the movie to one of the previous, where the house they stayed in was where the two young girls were brought up. This actually made the film scary, as the moment in time the present family was in the house, the young girls were responding to their surroundings. The cast included Chris J Murray, Brit Shaw and Ivy Shaw.....not exactly any high profiled actors which i think works for these types of movies and separates them from any other thriller/horror.
According to IMBD, this is how the movie did at Box office!
Box Office:
Budget= $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $8,070,493 (USA) (23rd October 2015)
Gross: $18,247,445 (USA) (20th November 2015)
According to IMBD, this is how the movie did at Box office!
Box Office:
Budget= $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $8,070,493 (USA) (23rd October 2015)
Gross: $18,247,445 (USA) (20th November 2015)
Finishing our editing for Napoleon Dynamite
At this stage, we have nearly finished editing our opening sequence. If I'm honest it has been really difficult trying to get all the scenes finished, as we haven't been able to get some of the props to film for the scenes. Excitingly we have got the music for the opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfD8d3XJok
We have put the music into Final Cut Pro, on top of the opening sequence and it works really well. Surprisingly, makes our shots look really good and much more effective! Hopefully we should be finished filming by the end of the week.
I have realised in this practice of our opening sequence how much work and organisation goes into preparing and filming. Next time i will make sure to have everything ready before we film and have dedicated time slots to film and a deadline to finish. I am very excited about starting my thriller preparation next week and using my thriller ideas to hopefully create an amazing piece.
We have put the music into Final Cut Pro, on top of the opening sequence and it works really well. Surprisingly, makes our shots look really good and much more effective! Hopefully we should be finished filming by the end of the week.
I have realised in this practice of our opening sequence how much work and organisation goes into preparing and filming. Next time i will make sure to have everything ready before we film and have dedicated time slots to film and a deadline to finish. I am very excited about starting my thriller preparation next week and using my thriller ideas to hopefully create an amazing piece.
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