Analyse of films

7 pounds :Dir Gabriel Muccino

Camera: Romantic-Drama-Mainstream. I know the genre romantic drama because it deals with realistic character and emotional themes. It's mainsteam because distributed by Columbia Pictures. Close ups when he was frustrated and tracking when he is moving. The directors chose these so that the audience will know how he is feeling. This will make the target audience feel sorry for him because he doesn't look alright. They also use it to shows his mood and the audiecne know his is feeling down due to his facial expressions and body language seen in the close up shots

Sound: Dramatic music plays in the background which shows it's a sad drama. The narrator also speaks in the background(Non Digetic).

Mise-En-Scene: Will Smith(Tim Thomas) on the phone to police breathing heavily(On Screen). The next clip shows him swimming to land then shows him getting dressed. After he's sitting down looking depressed and reads a suspicious letter. All of these show something isn't right or something has gone wrong.

Memoirs of a Geshia: Rob Marshall
Camera: Drama-Mainstream. It's a drama because it deals with real life situation and it's mainsteam because it's distributed by Columbia pictures which is a big film industry. The director uses close up of when the girls are crying so that we will see their emotions and know they are upset. This will make the target audience feel really sorry for the girls and will want to know what's going to happend to them. Another type is the cuts of when the rider is looking down at the girls and the girls looking up at him. The directors used this so that it will give the audience a view of the type of character he and the girls are. This will will make the audience know that he is greater than them because they look up to him while they are under him crying. This is also low and high angle shots.

Sound:Sounds of heavy waves and storm,Conversation go on between two men,young girls screaming and crying(On Screen). Dramatic music background(Non Digetic) shows something sad is about to happen or is happening relating to the situation.

Mise-En-Scene:Set of the sea people working about. Next clip shows a panicing family and then two young girls being taken away. All of these show that something bad is going to happen to the girls.

Water: Deepa Mehta
Camera: Drama-Independent. It's independent because it wasn't produced gloabally and it didn't cost much to make. Medium close up shot of a script from the Hindu book. The effect this has is the target audience will believe that Hindu has a part in the film and the director chose it so the audience will guess what to expect. There is also a medium close up with cuts of when the girl is getting her hair cut completly. The effect this has on the audience is that we can see what she is going through and how it effects her. The director does this to build the mood up for the rest of the story and so the audience will have an idea of the rest of the film. A tracking shot also shows the family on a journey which maked the audience know that they are on a destination somewhere.

Sound: Indian music background (non digetic) which could suggest that the film is set or has something to do with India. This identifies the type of culture or society the audiecne are going to see. Man tells girl that she's a widow.

Mise-En-Scene:Opens with Script from a Hindu book, family on a journey, girl gets her hair fully cut. All of these show that religion has a part in

White Chicks:Keenen Wayans
Camera: Comedy-Mainstream. I know the genre is comedy because of it's opening scene and front cover and I know it's mainstream because it was released gloabally and distributied by Columbia Pictures. The director uses High angle shot of the city of Vancouver because he wants the target audience to know where the film is located and so the type of characters they are likely to expect. The effect it will have on the target audience is that they will know it's set in a city and will make them feel aware of the characters they are likely to see for example business people. A close up is used when the fake character is singing in a fake language. The director uses this so that the audience will find it funny as it is a comedy. This will make the audience know that he isn't serious because they can see his facial expressions and know that he is faking it.

Sound: Latin-rap music as background. This shows that it is set in a latin ghetto community as rap is stereotypically seen as ghetto. Contrapuntal sound used when fighting which shows the actions are not serious. Actors putting on accent which shows they are pretending and shows it's humerous side. Actors singing made up song funny which shows it's a comedy.

Mise-En-Scene: Skyscrapers of city, two undercover policemen dressed as other people fighting ice cream men. All of these show it's set in a big city and the film involves comedy fighting.

Pan's Labyrinth: Guillermo del Toro
Camera: Fantasy film-Mainsteam. I know it's a fantasy film because it deals with a made up fantasy story that isn't real. It's mainstream because fantasy films are always mainsteam also it's distributed by Warner Bros. Pan shot of boy lying on floor breathing heavily. The director uses this to show how the boy is feeling. The effect it has on the audience is that we want to know what has happend or happening to him and feel sorry for him. A pan shot is also used when showing the unusaul looking buildings right to left. The director uses this to show a certain setting. This tells the audience straight away about the genre and the kinds of events and situations to expect.

Sound: Boy breathing heavily (digetic). This can mean he's scarred, worried or tired. Narrator speaking in spanish.

Mise-En-Scene: Boy lying down looking hurt and scared, weird looking buildings, land with broken buildings, girl and woman in car. This could all mean that it's set in a mysterious world and things are going on around.