joker costume and make up

Joker is a famous evil villain and i think his popularity is mainly because of his unusual sinister appearance which makes him very memorable to viewers as a character. First of all we see in this image and in most images of the joker he is in low key light. This suggests his dark presence and his sinister personality immediately. The low key light also makes his wrinkles obvious and makes his facial features stand out more as they shadow and become more significant. Firstly he has green curly hair. This is already abnormal and different and suggests that something isn't right with him as a character.The colour green in Egypt symbolises regeneration and rebirth and this may suggest that as 'the joker' he is being reborn into this evil character. His face is also painted white. White connotes purity and peace however he has almost poisoned the white with the other colours of black and red which connote negativity. His eyes are all black. Black suggests darkness in general and evil. The eyes are a key way of communicating and expressing emotions and so if he has surrounded his eyes with black he may be suggesting his emotions are black. He doesn't have any emotions ad if he does he is hiding them away. The make up is quite smeared as well which makes him look crazy and messed up even more as it spreads round his face. The fact that its smeared also makes his eyes look misshapen again suggesting there is something not right about him as a person. He has a big red line across his face as well. This looks like a very sinister smile and links to his name 'The Joker' again this is smeared and looks a bit like blood connoting evil and unnatural feelings.We also see how the make up goes into two points in his facial creases. This looks slightly like teeth suggesting some sort of brutal animal manor of being quite rough and insensitive maybe as a predator. It may also suggest he is some sort of monster with his big sharp teeth blackened eyes and blood on his face.

superman costume

In the film super man the hero has two identities. One as Clark Kent and the other as the hero superman. We see these identities as two different charcters because of how they are reprisented even though they are both played by the same actor. When the actor is playing the role of Clark Kent he looks very neat,simple and well normal with the exceptions of his geeky personality and iconic glasses. He is wearing a white shirt with a beige sleeveless jumper on. These are very dull colours and doesnt make him as a person or character noticeable. The white could impply his pure side as he is a hero. The brown is a neutral colour maybe suggesting he is down to earth and wants to get on well with the people in a peaceful enviroment.The glasses try to suggest he does has imperfections as a normal person and this also makes him seem more normal. They look like the stereotypical nerd glasses suggesting he has a timid geeky personaltiy as Clark Kent. On the image to the left he has his hair parting on the left side and his hair is done all neat with a slight fringe. Nothing abnormal and again looking fairly normal. So all together as Clark Kent he is reprisented as a normal average human with a slightly geeky appearence. Now as super man we see him looking bolder,stronger and more different so he stands out as a hero. First of all he has his hair parting on the right side showing an immediate change in personality and character as this is a different hairstyle. He also has a bit of a curl from his hair showing a bit of quirkyness and even self confidence as he is taking more pride in his appearence. This singled out curl could even reprisent how he is different from the rest as the curl could represent him being away from everyone else. We also see a glimpse of his red cape and blue costume. The colour red connotes to danger and warnings yet blue connotes to peace and tranquility and these two together suggest his feelings as a character. He doesnt wear his glasses anymore suggesting some sort of perfection as we cant really see anything wrong with him suggesting his normality. His eyes actually look more highlighted and bold ans this draws veiwers in to make eye contact with him. As clark Kent the lighting is quite low key in comparison to supermans image this again suggests difference in personality as superman appears to be more bold. The high key lighting also highlights his face and makes it clear he has no imperfections.

iron man poster analysis

 

In this poster we see one side which is just the iron man costume. The other side includes other characters in a smaller image size. This suggests that it is iron man who is the main character and more important than the others and the one we all want to see. It also makes it clear that he is More powerful than the other characters as he over rules them. The lighting in the poster is very low key suggesting a very dramatic traumatic atmosphere. How ever there is the use of high key light on iron mans heart and eyes suggesting that he is pure and good as he shines bright from the heart. His eyes being in high key suggest truth as the eyes is a main express point for human as we show what we feel. Again the positioning of the other characters make a diagonal line to the titles this directly leads our eyes to the title and yet we have to look through the whole image before we are lead/attracted to the title. We also see the images of planes and explosions definitely suggesting some type of fight and war and that is what planes and explosions connote to this attracts viewers and suggests the film genre. Tony stark (Robert downey Jr. - iron man) is the first character we see besides iron man suggesting that he is the next most important it also suggests that he an iron man are fairly equal as they are the same height opposite each other but iron man is still more powerful. Even though tony stark is iron man in this poster iron man is presented as a completely different character suggesting that when tony stark is playing his role of iron man he becomes a different person who is more powerful and maybe more true of heart. The titles are presented in a gold metallic colour so we see that they are related to iron man as iron mans iconic colours are red and gold and he is made of metal. I think the colour gold also suggest that this is going to be a hit film because gold is often linked with treasure so they may be suggesting that this film is the best and is going to be classed as a public treasure maybe. With the titles being in the middle at the bottom i think this makes them look more confronting and suggests the confrontational intimidating feel.

spider man poster analysis

In this poster we establish that he is high up as we see the city in the background. This shows that he is higher than everyone else and suggests he has a greater power/ social status. We also see the use of pathetic fallacy to create an atmosphere of drama and tension suggesting this is what will be included in the film. We also see a mixture of high key lighting and low key lighting suggesting some sort of contrast between good and evil and may even suggest a battle as we see the storm. In one side of the image we see spider man wearing his iconic costume with its recognisable and signature colours making it clear that he is a main focus of this poster and film. In the other side of the image we see a spider man character but wearing black. We recognise the character but not the colours is this a hint at his true colours? a darker side to spider man? something he has hidden from the viewers. This makes the audience ask questions of the significance of the different coloured costume and intrigues an audience. Black often connotes to bad atmospheres and negative energy's and therefore also suggests some sort of drama and fight as we see the immediate contrast between the dark evil black to the bright red and blue colours. The fact that they have also presented this other character In a reflection gives us a hint to whether it really is spider man whether than just a different character. The position he is in he is creeping round the corner of a building. This body language connotes to a secretive mode and delicate situation suggesting that he is caught up in trouble and has to be careful where he goes or who sees him. The have also used a slight dutch tilt in their camera angle so the line of the building passes right through the poster on a diagonal axes this leads our eyes straight through the image its self so we looks at all of the image and it also leads us to the number 3 in the right hand corner. I think they have followed the rule of thirds by placing the three in the bottom right hand corner as it looks as though itself is hiding from the viewers eye which makes us more attracted to it. The way spider man has his arm positioned as well almost looks as though he is reaching out for the number along with the reflection making it seem significant and this also catches our attention.

The impossible

I went to watch this film with my family yesterday. I can honestly say i never stopped crying all the way through. It really tugged at your heart strings as nothing was held back we all saw the reality of the situation and nothing was hidden from us as an audience and we where all confronted with this horrible traumatic event and we saw every element of how it affected the family and what was happening to them. We see how a family who have been ripped apart learn how to stay strong through injury and try to get each other through the incident. After watching the film i then asked my family what scene they remember and why. The scene that every one of my family remembered most was when they are in a tree waiting for help a little boy named Daniel that they rescued starts to stroke the mothers head and stroke her arm comforting her. I think this scene was memorable because of the role reversal. It is not something we would ever expect to see during such a horrific event because stereotypically the mother would comfort the child who is probably scared as they are not old enough to understand. However in this scene we see the little boy comforting the mother this is a countertype and is not a known scene that the audience is presented with and has a massive effect on the audience. I also liked a scene where the wave first hit because instead of having loads of quick cuts and shots of her struggling and making us focus on her as a character they presented the characters feelings differently. When we see the wave first hit and a close up of the character the screen then just went black. It was black for a matter of seconds which is quite a long period of time which really drew in the audience from curiosity as we don't know what happened to the character or where she is or if the wave has already happened now. But after the black scene we start to hear the diagetic sound of the water and we see slight brown colours enter the frame and then we see the surrounding water and the camera bobs up and down out of the water which reflects the character drowning and being swallowed up by the water and trying to get to the surface to breathe. I though this was a brilliant way to make the audience feel connected and a part of the traumatic incident and this creates a real emotional connection and makes the storyline all of a sudden quite personal to the viewer. Me myself was holding my breathe as i was watching it although at first i didn't realise i was doing it it just felt like a natural reaction as they had stimulated the feeling of drowning using the scenes they did and the camera movement.

codes and coventions of marvel action films.

In marvel films we can see iconic and recognisable layouts, angles used and atmosphere. In Marvel films they all have a good guy/guys and a bad guys/guys. they story line always end up that these two forces wi9ll clash and some sort of war or fight will take place that is full of action and will use traditional fight scenes and adapt them. For example in the avengers we see that iron man treats himself as some sort of distraction/decoy to distract the alien race so he can help destroy them. Also included in the plot will be some sort of disagreement between the good characters to show the tension and the stress that they are taking out on each other or in some cases take out on themselves. In marvel action films rolling shots and Crane shots are most likely used to give the audience that sense of movement and being involved with the action and making the scenes look dramatic and busy. Iconic scenes could be used which trigger some sort of memory to create more of a connection with audience for example when hulk catches iron man from falling and scrapes down the building it reminded me of that king Kong sort of feel as the hulk - this big ugly monster who is misunderstood, saves iron man who in this scene acts as a damsel in distress. Of course! Cant forget that. Action films will nearly always have a damsel in distress it makes the movie interesting by giving the good guys something to fight for and adds another symbolic iconic character to the film. For example in spider man on more than one occasion does he have to save Mary Jane from some evil villain/ plot. I think that low key lighting is often used to firstly introduce the evil character to make it directly clear that they are the bad guy and gives us a real sense and definition of good/evil. The good guys normally have a scene where they will be filmed from a low angle to make them look high and mighty and very powerful 'good conquers evil' sort of feel that they are the ultimate. I like marvel action films because there audience are anything from children to adults and its something everyone can watch. They make this possible by having some sort of modern props and fancy language used that maybe younger kids don't understand however the general storyline is always recognisable and easy to understand as a general action film. I think that quick transitions are also often used in action films as other transition may be too slow for the supposedly panicky and energetic atmosphere they are trying to create. Marvel never do anything by half. They always put everything into there films to give it the wow factor and give it that power and that is why they are extremely popular with the public.

Action is one of the genres i would like to go into and base my film opening on as i think we could experiment more with the camera creating tense and action packed movements and angles and also create a creative plot.

Avengers assemble (Released April 11th 2012)

The avengers is a superhero film that was produced by marvel studios. This film will be in the category of action/comic and i would much like to base an analysis on this short trailer. Firstly though a little information about the film :

Marvel studios:
 

Marvel studios is an American television and motion picture studio based in Manhattan Beach California. The Studio is part of Marvel Entertainment which is partly owned by The Walt Disney Company. Being a part of the Disney company means Marvel Studios works together with The Walt Disney Studios. Marvel was first founded in 1993 and was known as marvel films until 1996 when they changed to marvel studios.

 The Avengers was directed by Joss Whedon. The Avengers premiered on April 11th 2012 at Hollywood in El Capitan Theatre. The film received positive reviews from most film critics and set or tied numerous box office records including the biggest opening weekend in North America and the fastest film to gross $1 billion. The Avengers grossed $1.51 billion worldwide and became the third highest grossing film of all time. Clearly this film was very successful and many people enjoyed the experience of watching it.

A statement from the director states that he clearly enjoyed making the film and understood the plot and the general meaning and moral of this story:

 "It goes back to the very first incarnation of The Avengers, it goes to The Ultimates, it goes to everything about it. It makes no sense, it's ridiculous. There's a thunder god, there's a green "id" giant rage monster, there's Captain America from the 40s, there's Tony Stark who definitely doesn't get along with anybody. Ultimately these people don't belong together and the whole movie is about finding yourself from community. And finding that you not only belong together but you need each other, very much. Obviously this will be expressed through punching but it will be the heart of the film."

The film is about unity between 6 very different super hero's who are needed to save the earth despite their differences.

The music was composed by Alan Silvestri. He has composed music for other box office hits such as forest gump, cast away, and back to the future trilogy. Clearly he has an experienced field of composing music and can create different pieces for different genres which contribute to the success of the film. I think the music through out the film the avengers is very well put together and always creates the right mood and helps us create a deep connection and emotional relationship with the film as music is a big element in film production.

This is my analysis on the trailer for The avengers assemble:

Mise en scene:

 At first we see the sky scrapers and the yellow cars. We can instantly connote these scenes to large cities especially American cities as they are known for their yellow taxis as London is for their big red buses. We also however see fires and this brings a sense of chaos to the scene. The cars are scattered and abandoned and in such a popular city we instantly know that this is abnormal and something is wrong. We also then see two short scenes of people running away again indicating something is wrong and is happening. We then see some scenes where there are explosions this clearly indicates some sort of attack or destruction is happening. We then see a man with an eye patch on. Half of his main facial features which help him express feelings is gone. This could be signs of him as a character and that maybe later on in the film he hides things or has trouble expressing certain things. We then see the army vehicles and soldiers clearly suggesting some sort of war and that this is a very serious incident that is happening. We then see more guns and explosions making it completely clear that this is an action film packed full of explosions. Whilst captain America is in the gym the lighting is quite high key and the colours are nude such as light browns. This could suggest that he has a steady natural down to earth character. This contrasts to the low key lit hut we see in the next scene where the hulk is. This suggests that there is something more sinister about this character in comparison to the previous one. We also see a short scene of him ripping his shirt as he is turning.  The colour of the shirt is purple and purple is one of the hulks iconic colours. We then see the hut surrounded by men in black this suggests some sort of possible attack as they close in on the hulk who is in the hut. We then see the character Thor who has a red cloak and breast plates. This can indicate that he is a fighter as the colour red connotes danger and breast plates are used to shield against weapons in war. High key lighting is then shown as he summons the lightning bolt lightning is a common fear which is shared by many people and he is able to control it suggesting great power over many people and that he is even of a greater status than other people. We see two iconic characters shaking hands this brings a sense of equality between the different characters even though as we have been shown they are all different with different powers. We see a scene of a sign that says 'stark' so this is a hint that this sign is significant to the plot. We then see his red and yellow coloured Armour which is iron mans iconic colours. Red again connotes to danger however the yellow connotes to gold and suggest he has a richer background and is of value to the team. We then see the two reds fighting this shows that they are clashing and struggling to get along. But a sense of equality is brought back again when we see Thor, iron man and captain America stood in a circle. We also see that they all have red on their costumes showing they are all linked and related and shows common background. We also see a scene were a whole crowd kneels this could suggest the human race giving up and submitting to the higher power. We then see scenes of hulk screaming,explosions and Thor screaming this makes everything seem so dramatic and adds curiosity for the viewers. We then in the last scene see them all stood together in a circle which suggests unity and strength as they fight together.

Editing:

As this film is based upon fictional characters with super powers and such alot of computer editing has been used to make the characters really come to life by using computer generated imagery. Slow motion is used in the scenes where the people are running away to give the audience time to see them all running and time to question what is happening it also adds dramatic effect as panic is slowed down we see every part of it. We also see alot of explosions and it is likely some of them were also computer generated. Transitions are quick cuts to keep the trailer looking action packed busy and keeps the viewer wanting more. However the transitions are quicker when the hulk is transforming this adds tension and panic to the scenes. Slow motion is also used as the two characters share a hand shake this emphasises the action and creates significance. The titles we see are also very modern looking as they look shiny and metallic suggesting modern technology. When Thor hits captain America's shield the scene is in slow motion this is to highlight the impact of the hit and make it seem more powerful. Transition then become fast again leading up to the longest shot of the trailer where iron man is fighting off alien invaders. A slight use of action matching has been used when iron man falls to make this action more fluent. Little action matching has been used as this would make the trailer seem too slow and less thriller and exciting.

Sound:

Straight away we hear the start of the big powerful score of music. We hear the low key wind instruments making a very sinister evil sounding blow. This adds tension immediately and is parallel to the trauma and drama that is taking place throughout the trailer. We hear the slow motion screams as we see them running this creates more of a dramatic effect as we hear them scream for longer there fear is made apparent. We then hear another blow of the wind instruments as we hear a character say ' A war has started' this adds power and intensity to the phrase. This phrase is non-diagetic to the people who are running and screaming. We then hear 3 blows of music i think these are recreating the explosions that we see. We then hear the fast pace drums as the marvel logo appears. Violin then also creeps in this adds more depth to the piece of music and adds sorrow to the piece of music and drama. We hear the lightning strike as Thor summons it up this acts as a sound motif for this character. When we see the stork sign we see another explosion of music highlighting the significance of the sign and the character. The music then fades out as we hear a character say ' we need a time out'. This suggest exhaustion between the fighters.  The music then comes back much more stronger and louder with the wind,drums and violin all working together to give a more powerful dramatic atmosphere. The ace is also faster and there is a constant beat of drums which could reflect heartbeats racing and the tension rises and things get more powerful. The constant bang of drums could also represent the different punches that are thrown through out this war and all the different hits they  have to take it. A choir is then introduced into the score of music to add dramatic effect and build up the music. Violins pitch keeps getting higher and higher and music becomes louder building up the atmosphere. The music then stops so we can just hear the diagetic sound of the explosions and shooting this change of sound will catch viewers attention. We then hear the last explosion of music as they are all stood together this is a powerful image and a powerful scene as them together are powerful.

Camera angles and movement:

The first scene is shot using a crane shot and is also an establishing shot of the city a panning shot is also used so we feel like we a circling the scene in a helicopter and feel involved with the plot and that we are already siding with the good side as police use helicopters to view crimes from over head and track people down easily. A tilt shot is used as people run so we see a decent amount of the crowd running and we get an idea of how many people this is effecting. A wide angle shot is also used as they run so we get an idea of the depth of the crowd. We see an explosion and a characters facial expressions with two perspectives they have done this by using the reflection of a window. A wide angle shot is used when captain America is in the gym this is so we see the power of his punch as the bag flies across the room. The rule of thirds is also followed as he is on the left of the frame this makes it clear that he is the main focus point in the frame. A close up is used as the hulk peers over his shoulder however we struggle to see his face because of the mass muscle on his shoulder this close up highlights this and makes him look more well built and full of muscle as he practically fills the whole frame with just his shoulder. A crane shot is used over the hut so we see all the gun men surrounding the hut and this highlights the hulks danger. A low angle shot is used as Thor holds up his hammer this makes him look powerful and strong. A low angle is used again as iron man walks out of his suit this is hiding his identity at first and building it up to reveal who he really is as a character. A wide angle shot is used as we see them stood all together in a circle so we can make a judgement of how close they are allowing each other to be to each other. A rolling shot is used as Thor lands on a plane this is to make the scene feel more realistic and gives the audience a short glimpse into Thor's perspective. A low angle is used as Thor smashes him hammer into captain amercia's shield this is so we can see the impact up close and this draws us in and we become interested in the consequences of the clash. A high angle shot is used on the crowd as they kneel so we see the sea of people as they fill the whole frame. We see another high angle shot as a character goes to shoot an arrow up as if he is aiming at the camera. He is shooting at the audience he is attacking them making us as an audience and you as a viewer feel personally involved in the attack as he is shooting for your attention. The last scene is a panning shot as each character is a mid close up up again this presents them all as equal and united ready to fight.